Jarred Solomon raised to 13,000 getting called only by Nicolas Fierro who was in the big blind. The flop came down 
and Fierro check called the 21,000 bet. On the turn, the 
, and the river, the 
, both players checked and Fierro took down the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
302,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
148,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
With some assistance from the excellent tournament staff we just received the latest chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
112,500
|
112,500 |
|
||
|
283,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
280,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
|
269,000 | |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
136,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
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The end of the level has arrived. The players are on a 20-minute break while the grey 5,000 chips are coloured up and raced off.
From middle position Nicolas Fierro raised to 9,000 getting called by only Solomon who was in the small blind. the flop came down 
and both players checked.
The turn was the 
(we missed the card, but it was a blank) and Solomon lead out for 12,000. Fierro made the call giving us river action. On the river the 
appeared and once again Solomon lead out, making it 15,000. Fierro tanked for a bit and raised to 50,000. Solomon lifted his cards up, looked at them intensely and came up with a call.
Fierro showed 
and raked in the pot bringing up back up to
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
269,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
180,000
-86,500
|
-86,500 |
Jack Ellwood has been very quiet so far, but with his stack (hovering around 150k) he can't afford to get to frisky without the goods.
When he entered the fray he had mixed results:
. It was checked around to Philippe Boucher on the button who bet 20,500. Ellwood and the other two players folded.
From the under the gun position Alexander Dovzhenko just raised to 9,000 getting called only by Nicolas Fierro who was in the small blind. The flop came down 
and Fierro decided to lead out for a pot sized bet which was 22,000. Dovzhenko didn't hesitate and announced "pot," putting in 88,000 chips. Fierro stared at his cards for well over a minute before making the call. Dovzhenko had 97,000 chips behind.
The turn was the 
and Fierro took another minute to recheck his cards and come up with a check. Dovzhenko checked behind immediately. The river card was the 
and this time Fierro checked rather quickly. Dovzhenko announced he was all-in and Fierro folded his cards.
"Show please?" Fierro asked Dovzhenko who smiled and turned over 
for just a pair of tens. Dovzhenko didn't come to this final table to fold and he makes sure the rest of the table knows he's not afraid to put his chips in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
250,000
-99,000
|
-99,000 |
Philippe Boucher just lost both pots where he defended his blinds.
The first hand he called a Michel Dattani button raise before he led out for 16,000 on a flop. Dattani raised to 44,000 and Boucher called before he check-folded to a 46,000 bet on the turn.
The next hand he called a Nicolas Fierro button raise and a 15,000 flop bet. The turn and river were checked through by both players and the final board read 
. Fierro just had a pair of lings and Boucher mucked.
The first orbit saw four raise and takes, one three-bet and one hand with post flop action.
Nicolas Fierro has been in the thick of most of the action. The last hand saw him defend his big blind after Alexander Dovzhenko raised to 10,000 from second position. The flop came and Fierro check-called a 12,000 bet before he led out for 46,000 on the turn. Dovzhenko folded.
