Players are now on a 20-minute break. When action resumed, blinds will be on 400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante. There are four players now remaining as we head to the real business end of the table.
Tom Waters completed the small blind with 
and David Docherty checked his option in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
. Waters checked and Docherty made it 600,000 to go. Waters made the call.
The turn came 
. Waters checked and Docherty bet 2,400,000. Waters choose the moment to check raise to 5,500,000 and Docherty made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,125,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
11,550,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
Chip leader Declan Rice opened from the button to 1,200,000 and Tom Waters defended his big blind.
The flop of 
saw Rice continuation-bet for 1,000,000, an amount which Waters check-called. The 
turn went check-check before the 
appeared on the river.
Rice now saw a reason to bet again after a third check from Waters. The bet was 2,000,000 and Waters immediately called.
Rice tabled 
for two pair, and he extended his chip lead as Waters threw his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,350,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
14,925,000
-7,050,000
|
-7,050,000 |
Declan Rice limped the small blind. Andy Black shoved from the big blind and Rice looked him up. The commentators on stream were urging Rice to make the call. He thought for a bit and then called.
Andy Black: 
Declan Rice: 
Andy Black had attempted a blind steal and Rice had caught him at it. The flop ran out 
. Black hit a pair of sixes and audible gasps came from viewers on the rail.
The turn came the and the river was the 
to give Rice the straight. It was a legendary bust for a legendary player, who made the exit on his own terms.
Black was eliminated in 5th place for �95,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,250,000
7,550,000
|
7,550,000 |
|
Busted |
Panagiotis Mavritsakis limped in from the button, and David Docherty checked his big blind.
The two saw a flop of 
and Docherty checked to the in-position player. Mavritsakis bet the minimum of 600,000 and a turn was dealt.
On the 
turn Mavritsakis upped the ante to a non-insignificant 2,725,000 sizing. Docherty check-called the bet again before both players checked the 
river.
Docherty showed his 
first and Mavritsakis mucked his hand, signaling that the top pair, no kicker was good enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,650,000
2,725,000
|
2,725,000 |
|
13,650,000
-3,375,000
|
-3,375,000 |
David Docherty raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack and Eugeniu Barbaros moved all in from the cutoff for 7,575,000. Panagiotis Mavritsakis took his time so as not to give away the strength of his hand before moving all in himself. Docherty folded and two players flipped their cards for the showdown, with Barbaros at risk.
Eugeniu Barbaros: 
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: 
The board ran out 
. Mavritsakis's kings held up and he took down the pot to bring his stack to over 17 million chips.
Barbaros was eliminated in 6th place for �73,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,025,000
8,325,000
|
8,325,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 38
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
After a very slow start to the level with few notable pots, the tail end of it finally saw some action.
Panagiotis Mavritsakis made a very big open to 2,900,000 from under the gun, effectively committing himself all-in with just two big blinds left behind.
The action folded around to Andy Black in the big blind, who three-bet the million extra required to put Mavritsakis all-in. Mavritsakis then made the call for his tournament life and their holdings were presented.
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: 
Andy Black: 
Both players had an ace, but Mavritsakis had the dominating kicker. No suckout or chop occurred on the board of 
and Mavritsakis doubled, now playing nearly the same stack as Black.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000,000
-735,000
|
-735,000 |
|
|
8,700,000
3,475,000
|
3,475,000 |
Level: 37
Blinds: 200,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,975,000
3,475,000
|
3,475,000 |
|
|
17,700,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
10,925,000
-1,775,000
|
-1,775,000 |
|
|
9,735,000
-1,440,000
|
-1,440,000 |
|
|
8,325,000
1,225,000
|
1,225,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,225,000
-5,475,000
|
-5,475,000 |
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