Hands #57-59: Hofmann Takes the Lead
Hand #57: Abdelhakim Zoufri raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Hofmann called in the big blind. The duo checked down the board of 
entirely and Hofmann announced an ace before rolling over 
for trips aces.
Hand #58: Johannes Toebbe made it 120,000 to go from the button and Hofmann three-bet out of the small blind to 325,000, Toebbe called. The flop came 
and Hofmann continued for 325,000, Toebbe called. The 
turn paired the board and both players checked before Hofmann also checked the 
on the river.
Toebbe bet 625,000 and Hofmann immediately talked through possible hands such as king-queen, king-jack and queen-jack. The Swiss eventually called and Toebbe showed 
, which Hofmann had beat with 
. "I was close to fold this time," Hofmann added and jumped into a comfortable lead.
Hand #59: Albert Hoekendijk raised out of the small blind and Zoufri called in the big blind. Both Dutchmen checked down the board 
and Hoekendijk won the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,650,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
3,975,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
|
3,380,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
2,300,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |