Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:26 PM Local Time
The last few hands of the level provide no further excitement and the players are now on a 20-minute break. Updated counts:
Richard Gryko - 1,607,000
Mike Leah - 808,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:23 PM Local Time
Mike Leah opens to 32,000 and Richard Gryko three-bets to 86,000 to force a fold.
The next hand, Gryko opens to 35,000 and wins the big blind without resistance.
Gryko receives a walk.
Leah raises to 32,000 and Gryko calls. Both check the flop and Gryko bets the turn for 48,000. Leah folds.
Richard Gryko - 1,565,000
Mike Leah - 850,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:16 PM Local Time
Mike Leah opens to 32,000 and Richard Gryko three-bets the pot for 96,000 in total, Leah folds.
In the next hand, Gryko raises 35,000 and Leah calls. On the flop Leah checks and calls Gryko's continuation bet of 38,000. The turn is checked through, and Leah also checks the river. Gryko bets 122,000 and takes down the pot uncontested.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:10 PM Local Time
Richard Gryko opens to 32,000 and Mike Leah calls. On the flop, Leah checks, then calls Gryko's 35,000-chip continuation bet. On the turn, Leah check-calls again, this time for 84,000. Leah then also checks the river. Gryko checks behind and gets shown .
Richard Gryko - 1,300,000
Mike Leah - 1,115,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:55 PM Local Time
Richard Gryko raises to 32,000 and Mike Leah calls. On the flop, Leah checks and Gryko bets 35,000, which Leah calls. On the turn, Leah checks again and folds to Gryko's bet of 104,000.
Richard Gryko - 1,437,000
Mike Leah - 978,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:50 PM Local Time
Mike Leah raises to 32,000 and gets called by Richard Gryko. On the flop both players check, and Gryko bets the turn for 42,000. Leah raises to 120,000 and forces a fold.
Two hands later, Leah raises to 32,000, and Gryko calls. On the flop, Gryko checks and Leah bets 35,000 to receive a call. Both players check the on the turn and the on the river. Gryko announces king-high and Leah has a pair of jacks with .
Richard Gryko - 1,370,000
Mike Leah - 1,045,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:36 PM Local Time
In the first hand after the break, Mike Leah raises to 32,000 and Richard Gryko calls. On the flop both players check, and there is no betting action on the turn either. Gryko then bets the river for 37,000 and Leah calls. Gryko flashes the for a full house with sevens over jacks, and his fourth card is not visible.
Gryko raises the next hand and Leah folds.
And on the third hand of the level, Leah raises to 32,000. Gryko calls and they see the flop come . Gryko bets 42,000 and Leah calls. Gryko bets again on the turn, this time for 122,000. Leah folds.
Richard Gryko - 1,570,000
Mike Leah - 845,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:29 PM Local Time
| Level: | 22 | | Blinds: | 8000/16000 | |
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:21 PM Local Time
Richard Gryko opens to 24,000, and Mike Leah calls to see the flop. Leah checks and Gryko continues for 26,000. Leah calls again. Leah then leads the turn for 66,000. Richard Gryko calls and the completes the board on the river. With a pot of 242,000, Leah bets 165,000 and Gryko calls.
Leah flashes his for two pair first and then also turns over the as well. Gryko rivered a straight with the .
After the hand, both players agreed to a quick five-minute break.
Richard Gryko - 1,401,000
Mike Leah - 1,014,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:09 PM Local Time
Mike Leah raises to 24,000 and Richard Gryko calls to see a flop of . Both players check, and Gryko bets 32,000 on the turn. Leah calls and Gryko fires a second barrel on the river, this time for 92,000. Leah calculates the pot and then calls to see Gryko announce ace-ten: for trips tens with ace kicker.
Mike Leah - 1,252,000
Richard Gryko - 1,168,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:03 PM Local Time
Mike Leah opens to 24,000 and Richard Gryko calls. On the flop, Gryko checks and Leah continues for 26,000. Gryko calls. Both players check the on the turn and the appears on the river. Gryko bets 52,000 and Leah calls.
Gryko: for two pair, kings and fours
Leah: for two pair, aces and kings
Two hands later, Leah min-raises to 24,000 again and Gryko defends to see a flop of . Gryko checks and then folds to the 26,000 continuation bet of Leah.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:53 PM Local Time
Mike Leah opens to 24,000 and gets called by Richard Gryko to bring the flop. Gryko checks, Leah continues for 26,000, and Gryko calls. On the turn, Gryko checks again and Leah bets 60,000. Gryko raises the pot to 280,000, and Leah eventually jams to put his opponent at risk. Gryko calls all in for 494,000.
Gryko: for two pairs, kings and nines
Leah: for two pairs, kings and threes
A jack would result in a split pot while Leah needs one of the two remaining threes in the deck to secure the bracelet right there. The river is the and Gryko doubles up.
Mike Leah - 1,336,000
Richard Gryko - 1,084,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:43 PM Local Time
Richard Gryko raises to 24,000, and Mike Leah calls. On the flop, Leah checks, and Gryko bets 25,000. Leah calls, and both players check through the turn and river. Leah announces his kings and Gryko nods in acknowledgement. Leah's shows to win the pot.
One hand later, Leah opens to 24,000, and Gryko calls to see a flop. Gryko bets 36,000, and Leah folds, allowing his opponent to pick up a small pot.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:35 PM Local Time
Mike Leah raises to 24,000, and Richard Gryko calls to see a flop of . Gryko checks, Leah bets 26,000, and Gryko calls. Both players check the turn, and the river completes the board. Gryko leads for 72,000, and Leah calls.
Gryko announces a seven, and Leah says, "Two pair," tabling to win the pot.
Mike Leah - 1,870,000
Richard Gryko - 550,000
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:25 PM Local Time
In the last hand of the previous level, Mike Leah raises to 22,000 preflop, then continues the flop for 25,000. Richard Gryko called preflop, but folds to the follow-up bet.
The new level starts with another min-raised pot to the flop and both players check. On the turn, Gryko bets 21,000 and gets called, before both check the river. Leah shows for a flush and wins the next small pot.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:19 PM Local Time
| Level: | 21 | | Blinds: | 6,000/12,000 | |
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:18 PM Local Time
Mike Leah - 1,642,000
Richard Gryko - 778,000
Leah holds a more than two-to-one lead over his opponent and one more hand will be played in level 20.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 3:05 PM Local Time
Mikkel Plum raises to 20,000 from the button, and Mike Leah calls in the big blind. On the flop, Leah checks and Plum bets 26,000. Leah check-raises the pot and Plum gets his stack of around 360,000 chips. Leah calls.
Plum: for a ten-high straight
Leah: for ace-high and a wrap
The turn immediately improves Leah to a queen-high straight, and the river even makes that an ace-high straight to bust Plum in third place.
Mikkel Plum - Eliminated in 3rd place (€55,755)
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 2:59 PM Local Time
With three players remaining, big stack Mike Leah is playing most of the hands and wins a three-bet pot against Mikkel Plum after a flop of . Plum and Leah then play another small pot against each other on a board of and Plum wins it with the .
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 2:50 PM Local Time
Mike Leah min-raises to 20,000 from the button, Mikkel Plum calls from the small blind, and Richard Gryko defends his big. They all check through the flop. Plum bets the turn for 30,000, and Gryko raises to 104,000. Leah folds, and Plum calls. On the river, both players check, and Gryko's wins the pot with a flush.
Richard Gryko - 830,000
Mikkel Plum - 400,000