Chris Ferguson raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Mikko Hirvonen called in the next position.
The pair went heads-up to a flop of and Ferguson continued for 3,000. Hirvonen called.
The turn and river were checked by both players. Ferguson turned over the rather Omaha Hi-Lo-friendly for top two-pair and Hirvonen re-checked his hole cards before mucking.
Players are going on their second 20-minute break of the day. The tournament clock shows that there are 53 players of 68 remaining. A reminder that late registration and re-entry is open until the start of Level 9. That means there are three more levels plus a 60-minute dinner break for players to enter or re-enter.
Kim Kallman was on the button with 2,600 and Georgios Koliofotis had called in the big blind. The action was back on Franz Haid under the gun who raised pot to 11,600. Kallmann re-raised all in and Koliofotis folded. Haid called.
Franz Haid:
Kim Kallmann:
The flop came . A tablemate called for a six, and it came the giving both players the same low, but more importantly handing Kallmann an open-ended straight draw and the nut flush draw. The river was the and Haid took three-quarters of the pot with his pair of queens holding up.
On a flop of Anatoliy Zyrin checked to Alexander Lakhov who bet 3,000. A third player called before Artur Sojka raised pot to 21,000. Zyrin and Lakhov both moved all in and the last player in the hand folded. Sojka moved all in also.
Artur Sojka:
Alexander Lakhov:
Anatoliy Zyrin:
Sojka had flopped a full house, Lakhov had trips and Zyrin had an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn was the and the river the which meant Sojka took the main high pot with his full house. While Lakhov and Zyrin chopped the low.
Joe Tejapaibul raised to 2,200 and Eldert Soer three-bet to 7,800. Thorsten Schuler moved all in for 12,600. Tejapaibul called and there was some question over whether Soer could raise but he could not.
The flop came . Tejapaibul moved some chips in, Soer raised all in and Tejapaibul called.
Joe Tejapaibul:
Thorsten Schuler:
Eldert Soer:
The turn was the and the river the . Tejapaibul made a full house and won the side pot between him and Soer. The pair chopped the main pot courtesy of Schuler's ace-three low.