Hands #83-86: Hofmann and Hoekendijk Pull Away
Hand #83: Thomas Hofmann raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #84: Abdelhakim Zoufri raised on the button and Hofmann called in the big blind. Both players checked down the board of 
and Zoufri showed 
, Hofmann chopped with the 
.
Hand #85: Johannes Toebbe raised to 160,000 on the button and was called by Hofmann in the small blind and Albert Hoekendijk in the big blind. The flop of 
brought no betting action, Hofmann's bet of 210,000 on the 
was then called by both opponents.
Hofmann cut out a bet of 565,000 on the 
river and that forced two quick folds to award the pot to the Swiss.
Hand #86: Toebbe raised to 200,000 and Hoekendijk called in the small blind. The 
flop and turn were checked. Hoekendijk made it 300,000 to go on the river and Toebbe folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,685,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
5,950,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
||
|
1,545,000
-540,000
|
-540,000 |