Bobby James raised to 1,700,000 in the cutoff, leaving 525,000 behind, and Georgios Tsouloftas moved all in from the small blind. James called for his remaining stack.
Bobby James: K?Q?
Georgios Tsouloftas: A?J?
James needed help going to the flop, which came 9?7?5?. The 3? turn left him one card away from elimination and James watched the 7? come on the river to spell the end of the tournament for the UK pro who more than doubled his previous career earnings with his fifth-place finish.
Bobby James K?8? opened to 240,000 from the cutoff before Oliver Weis A?K? three-bet to 680,000 from the button. The blinds folded and James responded with a four-bet to 1,600,000. Weis jammed as the bigger stack and James conceded the pot.
Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 240,000 under the gun and Mikhail Shalamov three-bet to 700,000 in the cutoff. Lyubovetskiy then moved all in for 1,160,000 and Shalamov called.
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: A?A?
Mikhail Shalamov: K?K?
Lyubovetskiy found himself on the right side of an aces-versus-kings cooler and was poised for a double up, but the J?9?2? flop meant he had to sweat Shalamov's flush draw. The 5? turn was safe, while the 5? on the river sealed his double up.
On the hand after pulling off his big bluff against Oliver Weis, Georgios Tsouloftas picked up K?K? under the gun and raised to 250,000. Mikhail Shalamov called on the button, as did Weis in the big blind.
The K?Q?4? flop gave Tsouloftas top set and he bet 250,000. Shalamov quickly folded A?J?, while Weis also got rid of 10?9? and Tsouloftas took the pot.
Oliver Weis raised to 250,000 from under the gun and called when Georgios Tsouloftas three-bet to 850,000 from the cutoff.
Weis called bets of 425,000 and 900,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read A?6?3?7?10?.
Weis checked for a third time, and went deep into the tank after Tsouloftas sized up to 2,200,000. Seven time banks later, Weis ditched his 9?9?, only to be shown A?2? by Tsouloftas who windmilled the bluff onto the table.