Action folded to Andras Nemeth in the small blind and he limped in. Big blind Pavel Plesuv checked his option.
What started out as a small pot would soon become anything but. Nemeth bet 35,000 on and Plesuv raised to 115,000. Nemeth came over the top with the three-bet to 285,000. Plesuv called.
The hit the turn and Nemeth continued his aggression with a bet of 400,000. Plesuv used a time bank card before he called.
With the completing the board, Nemeth checked. Plesuv again needed a time bank card before he checked behind.
"It's very unlikely this wins," Nemeth said before showing .
Indeed it didn't, but Plesuv had anything but a powerhouse himself, taking down the pot with and a huge grin on his face.
Andras Nemeth opened button and Luc Greenwood defended big blind. The flop came and Greenwood checked. Nemeth bet 90,000 and immediately called when Greenwood shoved for about 500,000.
Andras Nemeth:
Luc Greenwood:
Greenwood was in need of help with an inferior pair. The turn prompted him to push out his ten as if asking for one on the river but it was a instead.
Matthias Eibinger completed the blind and Andras Nemeth raised to 140,000. Eibinger came back with 560,000 and Nemeth called. The flop came and Eibinger bet 575,000 after using a time bank. Nemeth called. On the turn, Eibinger counted out his stack then moved in for 1,505,000. Nemeth grimaced but called at the buzzer before he'd have had to use a time bank himself.
Matthias Eibinger:
Andras Nemeth:
The river was the and Eibinger dragged the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
Pavel Plesuv limped in from the small blind and big blind Liang Xu checked.
Plesuv bet 40,000 on and Xu called. They both checked the on the turn and the completed the board. Plesuv checked and called Xu's 110,000 bet. Xu showed and Plesuv mucked.
Action folded to Liang Xu in the small blind and he completed. Matthias Eibinger made it 140,000 but this time it was he who faced the limp-raise as Xu announced a raise and dropping in around 500,000. Eibinger mucked almost immediately.
Liang Xu raised to 90,000 under the gun and big blind Pavel Plesuv called. Plesuv check-called a bet of 50,000 on before they both checked the on the turn. The completed the board and Plesuv checked once again. Xu bet 150,000 and Plesuv called. Xu showed and Plesuv mucked.
Pavel Plesuv opened for 85,000 on the button and Matthias Eibinger defended big blind. The flop came and Eibinger checked. Plesuv bet 60,000 and Eibinger made it 180,000. Plesuv continued to the and called another barrel of 200,000. On the river, Eibinger checked and Plesuv bet 525,000.
"I'm probably not folding," Eibinger muttered.
Nonetheless, he thought long enough to use a time bank but did slide in the call. Plesuv flipped over for an airball and Eibinger showed his .