Samuel Phillips and Hossein Ensan clashed in a big pot just now and it was the former that came out the winner.
Phillips fired a 155,000 bet on the flop and Ensan made the call to see the on the turn. Phillips bet 315,000 but Ensan raised to 775,0000. Phillips thought for a minute and then made the call.
Both players checked the river and Phillips turned over to win the pot.
Maximilian Senft had all his chips at risk with and was up against the of Piotr Sowinski.
On a flop of things looked truly desperate for Senft. He would have to go runner runner to survive. So he did with a turn card and the river to give him Broadway and another life in the tournament.
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Pawel Brzeski opened for 100,000 and was three-bet by Piotr Sowinski to 255,000. Brzeski moved all in and got the call.
Brzeski showed and was probably happy to see the of Sowinski. The cards fell and Brzeski who had been on the wrong end of the dealer several times today finally got the rub of the green.
That Dominik Panka, eh? He has been running particularly well today and Gerald Karlic has become his latest victim.
Panka had four-bet shoved over Karlic's three-bet from the blinds and the latter quickly called.
Panka:
Karlic:
The Austrian looked good for a double up but after the board had come the popped up on the river to give Panka a pair. €47,400 will have to do as a consolation for Karlic.