Cimbolas Gives Up on the River
Caught from the turn, a pot of around 550,000 already in the middle, Nicholas Nemis bet out 270,000, called by Matas Cimbolas. The river brought the [as] to join the [3ctstcad] Nemis threw in a timebank card instead of chips – at first. He eventually made the decision to move all-in for 725,000. Cimbolas threw his cards in the muck with some vehemence.
10 Million Chips Next To Each Other
Two giant stacks are being wielded by neighbours Jiushuang Wang and Weijie “Jervi” Zheng, and there have been a few small skirmishes between them but major fireworks are possible in the near future.
It was Gary Banks, however, who gave Wang his most recent little pot, having defended his big blind to the tune of 60,000. There was no further betting over the [adks8sac4d] runout until the river, when Banks check-folded to Wang’s 100,000 bet.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jiushuang Wang | 4,800,000 |
290,000  |
| Weijie Zheng | 4,350,000 |
2,510,000 |
| Gary Banks | 1,620,000 |
620,000 |
Foxen Exits
Alex Foxen started out the shortest with a stack of just 200,000 to start the day. He survived the first half hour but has just departed the tournament area after running out of chips.
According to his former neighbor and good friend Steven van Zadelhoff, Foxen shoved with [Ax2x] off-suit under the gun. Another player over shoved with ace-queen and that hand held up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | Busted |
-200,000  |
Bicknell Makes a Tough Fold, O’Kearney Profits
We got there on the river as Kristen Bicknell was tossing in a time extension card, seemingly facing a tough decision. We asked Dara O’Kearney after the hand was over what had happened.
O’Kearney opened under the gun with a min-raise to 60,000 and Paul Michaelis called on the button. Bicknell came along from the small blind, the big blind folded.
The flop of [7s5cKd] saw Bicknell and O’Kearney check. Michaelis bet 115,000 and both Bicknell and O’Kearney called.
On the [2h] turn, Bicknell led for 240,000. O’Kearney called, Michaelis folded.
The [7h] on the river paired the board and Bicknell bet 625,000 with 355,000 behind. O’Kearney shoved and Bicknell went into the tank.
This is where we picked up the action as we saw Bicknell eventually fold.
As O’Kearney was stacking his newfound chips, Bicknell’s neighbor Joao Vieira asked “Pocket fives?” While we didn’t hear Bicknell confirm she indeed had pocket fives, she was heard saying, “What can I beat?”
Bicknell now short while O’Kearney is up to 3.7 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dara O'Kearney | 3,700,000 |
1,100,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 355,000 |
-1,380,000 |
Ultimate BvB Cooler for Patel
Small blind Joep Raemekers made it 210,000 to go (a three-bet of an earlier open, from an unknown player) and found big blind Sanjay Patel raising once more – to 480,000 (just under half his remaining chips). It folded to Raemakers who moved all in quickly, almost beaten into the pot by Patel.
Raemakers: [AcAd]
Patel: [KsKd]
No surprises from the board and Patel drops to 800,000 while Raemakers is up to 2,200,000.
O’Kearney Functions Better with Sleep
Also flips better: Dara O’Kearney just eliminated a player to up his stack over 2.5 million. He opened in the cutoff, three-bet by the small blind to 270,000. O’Kearney set his opponent all in (he had under 700,000) and was called quickly.
O’Kearney’s [8d8h] did better than hold against [Adqs] over the [kh6s7d9sts] runout – they made a straight.
Apparently yesterday the Irish satellite legend was operating on just three hours sleep and feels a lot perkier having had more of a nap pre Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dara O'Kearney | 2,600,000 |
1,500,000 |
Farrell Wins the Pre-Flop Battle With Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier opened the cutoff for 65,000 only to see Niall Farrell three-bet to 275,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way but big stack Rettenmaier wasn’t done with the hand just yet. He four-bet to 670,000. Farrell peeked one last time at his cards before shoving all in. Rettenmaier folded right away.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 3,100,000 |
-705,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 2,800,000 |
570,000 |
Guarantee Met
The tournament clock indicated a total of 500 players have registered for the tournament, of who 227 remain. With 500 players wagering $10,000, the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool is now met. Players can still (re)enter for the first two levels of play today.
Refos Finds an Early Double
Raoul Refos, who started the day as one of the shorter stacks in the room, has doubled early. He got in his stack with [7x6x] against pocket aces. Fortunately for the Dutch grinder, he found a seven on the flop and a six on the river. He’s back to 765,000 now, good for more than 25 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Raoul Refos | 765,000 |
300,000
|
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