Hand #33: Rainer Kempe raised all in for 3,450,000 from early position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #34: Bertrand Grospellier received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #35: Doug Polk raised to 650,000 from early position, Grospellier reraised to 1,850,000 from the small blind, and Polk folded.
Level: 23
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 50,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,150,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
||
|
9,775,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
||
|
9,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
||
|
8,350,000 | |
|
4,575,000 | |
|
4,500,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
4,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
3,500,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
Hand#28: Chris Moore raised to 535,000 in middle position. Rainer Kempe jammed in the small blind for about 2.5 million and won the pot.
Hand #29: Moore raised again to 535,000 and, this time, Doug Polk defended his big blind.
Both players checked the flop and Polk fired big with 815,000 on a board of 
. Moore folded in short order.
Hand #30: Martin Jacobson raised early to 525,000 and won.
Hand #31: Andrew Robl shoved it in from the cutoff and everyone behind folded without a second thought.
Hand #32: Haralabos Voulgaris raised to 650,000 on the button and Moore shoved all in from the small blind. Jacobson mucked, but Voulgaris snap-called with 
. Moore turned over 
.
The flop, turn, and river came 
to give Voulgaris the double-up.
Players went on a 20-minute break at the conclusion of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,350,000
4,850,000
|
4,850,000 |
|
|
4,475,000
-5,125,000
|
-5,125,000 |
Hand #26: Doug Polk raised to 525,000 from middle position and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Dario Sammartino raised to 550,000 from the button and Rainer Kempe defended his big blind.
They checked to the turn of an 
board where Kempe bet 480,000. Sammartino called, the 
river completed the board, and Kempe bet 840,000. Sammartino called.
Kempe showed 
for a pair of fives, but Sammartino tabled 
for a pair of eights to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,550,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |
Hand #25: Mike Kamran raised all in from the cutoff for about 1,050,000 and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind with 
, leading Kamran's 
.
The board came down 
, not enough help to Kamran, ending his tournament in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,850,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
With play about to begin, Melissa got caught up with a few of the players at the final table of the High Roller for One Drop.
Hand #21: Mike Kamran opened for 530,000 under the gun and Haralabos Voulgaris defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Kamran bet 500,000. Voulgaris shoved all in and Kamran snap-called.
Kamran: 
Voulgaris: 
Voulgaris had outflopped his foe, and the hit the turn, meaning Kamran needed a four, king, or queen to chop or win. The 
improved Voulgaris though, and he doubled through for most of Kamran's stack.
Hand #22: Dario Sammartino raised to 550,000 in middle position and won the pot.
Hand #23: Sammartino raised to 550,000 second to act, and Andrew Robl shoved all in for 1,805,000 in the hijack. Sammartino called after getting a count.
Sammartino: 
Robl:
Robl had the lead and the 
kept it that way. Even better for him, an 
turn locked it in, making the 
river meaningless.
Hand #24: Chris Moore shoved from the small blind with the bigger stack and Martin Jacobson folded his big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,350,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,220,000
-3,380,000
|
-3,380,000 |
Hand #18: Dario Sammartino raised to 550,000 from the button, Bertrand Grospellier three-bet to 1,660,000 from the small blind, and Sammartino tanked for about three minutes before he folded.
Hand #19: Martin Jacobson raised to 525,000 from the hijack and Andrew Robl called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Robl checked to Jacobson who bet 525,000. Robl called after about two minutes to see the turn and checked again. Jacobson bet 820,000, Robl called after about three minutes, and the river completed the board. Both players checked.
Robl showed for a pair of aces, but Jacobson had it beat with 
for kings and jacks.
Hand #20: Martin Jacobson raised to 525,000 from middle position and Doug Polk called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Polk check-called 450,000 from Jacobson to see the 
turn. Polk checked, Jacobson bet 1,000,000, Polk check-raised all in for 4,465,000, and Jacobson tanked for about four minutes before he folded.
"Got one through!" yelled Polk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,900,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,000,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 40,000
