Hands #4-8: Czuczor and Gierse Take Medium Pots
Hand #4: David Peters raised to 270,000 with 
. Marton Czuczor called in the big blind with 
. Peters bet 200,000 on the 
flop, and that got Czuczor to fold.
Hand #5: Peters raised to 270,000 with 
, and Marius Gierse called in the big blind with 
. The flop came 
, pairing both players. Gierse check-called 225,000, and an 
arrived. Check-check on that card to a 
river, and Gierse came out betting with 400,000. Peters tanked for a couple of minutes and then let his hand go.
Hand #6: Czuczor opened on the button to 280,000 with 
. Sergei Petrushevskii defended his big blind with 
. Both whiffed the 
flop, and a 250,000 bet from Czuczor won it.
Hand #7: Gierse raised to 250,000 on the button with 
. Peters called out of the big blind with 
and flopped top pair as 
hit. Peters check-called 280,000 and the turn was a 
, pairing Gierse. Both players checked to the 
. Two more checks, and Peters dragged the pot.
Hand #8: Czuczor raised it up with 
to 280,000. Petrushevskii called from the button with 
. Neither improved on the flop, and both checked. The turn was an and Czuczor checked again. This time, Petrushevskii bet 375,000. Czuczor called, and a completed the board. Both checked again, and Czuczor took the showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
9,770,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
|
4,050,000
-1,095,000
|
-1,095,000 |