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5.58pm: Csire feeling the pressure, Zandvliet turning the screw
"They're some really professional players," Robert Csire said to our photographer Mickey May as that last hand went on. This final table is a major deal for Csire and he's wearing that pressure on his face. The Hungarian is now guaranteed a minimum of €30,700.
Joeri Zandvliet is now a large chip leader with 6,845,000 and might pound Casire and Chuck Fabian in the run up to the heads up. If Zandvliet wins the next major confrontation we may as well get the engraver to work on his trophy.
It's a 20-minute break, join us in a new post then. -- RD
5.50pm: Max Silver eliminated in fourth place (€22,650)
From under-the-gun Joeri Zandvliet made it 125,000 to go, Max Silver then three-bet to 315,00 from the small blind. Back on Zandvliet he four-bet to 585,000 in total, Silver considered his options for about 20 seconds then announced all-in for 3,015,000 total, quick call from Zandvliet who had 3,100,000 just covering Silver by the slimmest of margins.
Silver: [8h][4h]
Zandvliet: [Ad][Kd]
Both players were giggling like schoolboys, as the dealer spread a flop of [Jd][7d][Js], Silver was now drawing thin. The turn was the [9h] giving him a few more outs as he adden a gutshot straight draw to the non diamond eight and fours that could win him the hand. The river though was the [6d] and Silver passed his chips and his lucky gorilla to Zandvliet.
It was a sterling defence of his title by Max Silver but ultimately he's come up just short in his quest to win a second UKIPT title, Zandvliet meanwhile now has over half the chips in play and is looking good to win his second title. -- NW