In a battle of the blinds, Orpen Kisacikoglu check-called a bet of 140,000 by Kai Lehto on the turn for 140,000 and the fell on the river. Kisacikoglu checked again and Lehto opted to check behind.
Kisacikoglu turned over for nines and sevens, however, that ended up second best to the for nines and eights of Lehto.
A raise by Orpen Kisacikoglu from the button was called by Michael Soyza in the big blind, who checked and called a bet of 65,000 on the flop. On the turn, Soyza checked once more and Kisacikoglu bet 200,000. Soyza check-raised to more than 700,000 and that forced a snap-fold from Kisacikoglu.
Michael Soyza raised to 70,000 first to act and Kai Lehto three-bet to 225,000 in the small blind, which Bahram Chobineh called. Soyza also came along to see the flop and all three players checked. On the turn, Lehto checked and Chobineh bet 100,000. Soyza opted to check-raise to 350,000, prompting a snap-fold from Lehto, and Chobineh called with 385,000 behind.
Chobineh checked the on the river and Soyza moved all in. Chobineh had two time banks remaining and used one of them, then called.
Soyza turned over for a straigh and Chobineh mucked.
"Did you have ace-queen?" Soyza asked and Chobineh shook his head, exposing the . "I had a different plan, didn't work out," Chobineh replied and added "good luck guys" before heading to the payout desk to collect �110,100 for his efforts.
Down to the last three players, Soyza has more than half of the chips in play.
Bahram Chobineh raised first to act and was called by Michael Soyza on the button and Kai Lehto in the big blind. Lehto checked the flop and Chobineh continued for 125,000, both opponents called. They checked the on the turn and Lehto also checked the river.
Chobineh bet 125,000 once more and Soyza called, Lehto folded. Chobineh showed and Soyza had that beat with .
"You folded a jack, right?" Soyza asked Lehto, who nodded and replied "I had jack ten."
Chobineh won the next pot against Soyza to get some chips back, but remains the shortest stack of the final four right now.
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 60,000 first to act and Bahram Chobineh called in the small blind. Michael Soyza in the big blind three-bet to 250,000 and both opponents folded.
Then, Chobineh raised on the button and found resistance by Soyza in the small blind. The flop brought and Soyza bet 80,000, Chobineh called. On the turn, Soyza made it 325,000 to go and Chobineh folded.
Down to the last four the screens show an average of more than 50 big blinds and it may take quite some time to reduce the field further.
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 60,000 on the button and Kai Lehto called in the small blind. On the flop, Lehto checked and folded to a bet.
Kisacikoglu also raised the next hand to 60,000 and Michael Soyza defended his big blind. The flop and turn brought no action and Soyza check-folded the river to a bet of 85,000 by Kisacikoglu.
Kai Lehto moved all in from the button, as Bahram Chobineh in the small blind was talking to Ali Reza Fatehi and Ahadpur Khangah on the rail. Dario Sammartino, the far shortest stack among the final five, was in the big blind and checked his first card, then called for his last 260,000.
"I only saw one card, an ace," the Italian added.
Dario Sammartino:
Kai Lehto:
The board came and Sammartino was sent to the rail in 5th place for �88,800.
The action started with a raise to 70,000 by Michael Soyza on the button and Liv Boeree called. On a flop of , Boeree checked and subsequently called a bet of 60,000 by Soyza to see the on the turn. Again Boeree checked, and Soyza's second barrel was worth 200,000. Boeree called, leaving herself 275,000 behind.
The fell on the river and Boeree checked, Soyza emptied the clip and moved all in for 400,000. After using three time banks, Boeree called and Soyza turned over for kings and nines. Boeree mucked and was eliminated in 6th place for �70,000.
Orpen Kisacikoglu in the small blind pushed and Liv Boeree in the big blind called in the very first hand, and it was the PokerStars Team Pro that was at risk for 310,000 after having paid her big blind ante.
Liv Boeree:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
The board came and Boeree rivered the wheel to double.