Seval Hægeland raised to 8,000 from middle position. Danny Purkins called from the cutoff seat as did Uwe Braukhoff from the small blind. The three players took a flop of . Braukhoff checked, Hægeland bet 20,000 and Purkins raised all in for 67,000 total. Hægeland and Braukhoff both called and the action was completed. The players showed:
Braukhoff:
Hægeland:
Purkins:
The turn and river came the and respectively and Hægeland's nut flush earned him the pot massive 235,000 pot and eliminated Danny Purkins in the process.
Michael Collins moved all in from under the gun for 19,600. Action folded around to Cory-Ann Joseph on the button who called. The players showed:
Joseph:
Collins:
Collins' hand held up and Joseph was left with 44,000 chips.
The very next hand, Joseph moved all in from the cutoff seat and Bachar Ziv called from the small blind. Joseph had which trailed the of Ziv. Joseph got no help from the board and was eliminated.
Action folded to Kent Justice who raised to 6,000 from middle position. Beng Hong Ker re-raised all in for 35,000 from the button. Roger Spets called from the big blind and Justice passed. The players showed:
Hong Ker:
Spets:
The flop hit Hong Ker square as it came down . The on the turn however put him right back where he started. The on the river was the end for Hong Ker who was eliminated just short of the money.
Action folded to James Honeybone in the cutoff seat. Honeybone moved all in for 40,000. Clarence Abrams called from the button. The players showed:
Honeybone:
Abrams:
The flop came and Honeybone winced in dissapointment. Before either could really react, the dealer laid down the on the turn. Honeybone paced the poker room floor with emotion. The on the river helped neither player and Honeybone took down the pot in a dramatic "set over set" scenario.
On a flop of , James Honeybone moved all in for his last 76,500. Dan Schreiber made the call. Honeybone had the and Schreiber tabled the . The turn was the giving Honeybone the lead. The river brought even more drama coming the . Honeybone's two pair was counterfeited and Schreiber's queen kicker played. Schreiber doubled up to 175,000 chips.
Typically the level or two after the dinner break in a major tournament is packed with action. No one really knows if it's the food, or the fresh air, or what exactly happens in that hour that sends the chips flying. Currently however, that phenomenon is eerily absent from this particular level. Players seem very reluctant to get involved in big pots and are playing and a rather lethargic pace. Being five spots from the money is obviously a huge factor, but that is typically when the aggressive players start throwing the chips around. Needless to say, with blinds constantly increasing, it will just be a matter of time until things pick up.