A final table of 7 has been reached and the remaining players decided to take their dinner break of one hour now. They return at 10:40 local time. The level 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante will be played after 2:33 of play in the current level of (8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante).
Steve O'Dwyer limped in from the hijack for 20,000 and his neighbor Igor Kurganov raised to 70,000. Chance Kornuth on the button now shoved all in and both blinds quickly released. O'Dwyer did the same, and so did Kurganov without putting up much of a show. Another non showdown pot for Kornuth, who's up to 574,000 (29 big blinds).
The pots have all been small ever since that preflop shove by Chance Kornuth. There have been a min raise every hand, but no more called bets went in after the flop since. The calm before the storm?
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 50,000 from the button and Igor Kurganov called from the small blind. Both players checked the all-diamond flop, and then O'Dwyer called a bet of 67,000 from Kurganov on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Kurganov fired out 180,000 and O'Dwyer thought for over a minute before making the call.
Kurganov showed he'd been bluffing with the , and O'Dwyer rolled over the for two pair and the win.
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant made it 45,000 from first position and Steve O'Dwyer in the hijack was the only caller. The two of 'em checked on and did so too on the on the turn. The river came the and Sukonthachartnant made a bet of 60,000. O'Dwyer raised to 225,000 and his determination worked out as Sukonthachartnant folded after thinking about it for about a minute.
Oliver Price raised the button and Michael Egan defended the big blind to see a flop. Egan check-called a bet of 40,000 and then check-called one of 85,000 on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, action went check-check and Price tabled the . It was good as Egan simply mucked.