Action folds to Christian Oman, who open-shoves for about $250,000 from the small blind. Medhi Ouakhir makes the call immediately in the big blind, turning up 5 5 to Oman's A 9. The flop comes T 8 7, giving Oman the open-ended straight draw, and after the turn is the 6 the young Swede gets there, leaving Ouakhir needing to hit a nine for the chop. The river is the J and Oman hits the six-card straight to double through his opponent midway through the current level.

The dinner break is over and the cards are back in the air from the dungeon at the Hyatt Regency. Five players remain and we'll continue play until that number is reduced to a single digit. Until then, we remain, PokerListings.com.

We've reached the end of the level and players have been released upon the feeding troughs for an hour's worth of chow. Here are the chip counts as we go to break:

Seat 1	Trond Eidsvig	$0
Seat 2	Christian Oman	$228,000
Seat 3	Mehdi Ouakhir	$747,000
Seat 4	Niclas Svensson	$0
Seat 5	Daniel Woolson	$0
Seat 6	Juan Maceiras	$0
Seat 7	Michael Schulze	$1,526,000
Seat 8	Ricardo Sousa	$510,000
Seat 9	Mathias Viberg	$581,000

 

Ricardo Sousa raises to $42,000 under the gun and the action folds to Michael Schulze, who makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes K J 4 and both players check. the turn is the 6 and Schulze checks to Sousa, who bets out $65,000. Schulze makes the call and the river is the 7, prompting both players to check once more. Sousa shows A-Q but Schulze has A-6 and takes the pot with a pair of sixes.

On the next hand, Mathias Viberg raises to $45,000 from under the gun and Schulze calls in teh small blind. The flop comes K T 9 and both players check. The turn is the 6 and Schulze bets out $60,000. Viberg calls and the river is the 9, prompting both players to check again. Schulze shows K Q for two pair and Viberg flashes an ace as he mucks.

Schulze is (perhaps correctly) being derided in the gallery for being something of a calling station, but dude has a large chip lead and is playing a strategy that keeps him from getting into trouble with some of the more experienced players while still maintaining his advantage.

Mathias Viberg raises to $45,000 on the button and Christian Oman and Medhi Ouakhir call in the blinds. The flop comes 6 5 4 and action checks around. The turn is the A and Oman leads out for $70,000. His opponents fold and Oman shows K Q as he rakes the pot.

The blinds are moving on up once more as the level has come to an end. Stay tuned for more action, or inaction, however the case may be.

Christian Oman raises to $32,000 on the button and Michael Schulze makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes 4 3 2 and Schulze checks to Oman, who bets out $47,000. Schulze makes the call and the turn is the 8, prompting both players to check. The river is the 5 and Schulze gives a mirthless laugh before betting $120,000. Oman moves all-in and Schulze snap-calls, turning up A 6 for the six-high straight. Oman, however, has A 6 as well and both players shake hands and chop the pot.

Juan Maceiras limps-in from the cut-off and Ricardo Sousa completes in the small blind before Mathias Viberg raises to $50,000 from the big blind. Maceiras immediately moves all-in for $217,000 more and Sousa gets out of the way. Viberg thinks for a few moments before making the call and turning up A K to the Spaniard's pocket deuces.

The board comes 9 9 8 A T and Viberg wins his race, pumping his fist on Fourth Street as the fateful ace hits the board. Marceiras is eliminated in 6th place and will take home 344,640 PLN for his time.

Ricardo Sousa and Mehdi Ouakhir limp-in before Niclas Svensson moves all-in for his last $106,000 total. Sousa folds out but Ouakhir announces that he can't let Svensson take down the pot that easily and makes the call, showing 4 4 to Svensson's Q T. The board comes 8 5 5 2 8 and Svensson is out in seventh place. The Swede takes home 272,840 PLN for his efforts this week.

The break is over and the cards are back in the air with increased blinds and antes and only seven players remaining. Stay tuned for more updates just as soon as we finish our cheesecake, here.

In the meantime, here are the chip counts of the surviving players:

Seat 1	Trond Eidsvig	$0
Seat 2	Christian Oman	$261,000
Seat 3	Mehdi Ouakhir	$404,000
Seat 4	Niclas Svensson	$128,000
Seat 5	Daniel Woolson	$0
Seat 6	Juan Maceiras	$87,000
Seat 7	Michael Schulze	$1,315,000
Seat 8	Ricardo Sousa	$648,000
Seat 9	Mathias Viberg	$749,000