Michael Chrisanthopoulos bets $175,000 pre-flop and Erik Seidel calls. The flop comes down Q 8 3. Erik checks and Chrisanthopoulos bets $400,000. Erik asks for a count and then bets $600,000. Chrisanthopoulos shoves all-in and Erik calls. The players show their cards:

Erik Seidel: A 10

Michael Chrisanthopoulo: Q J

The board finishes out J and then Q. Chrisanthopoulos rakes the pot.

Mike Chrisanthopoulos raises to $175,000 from the button and Erik Seidel calls in the big blind. The flop comes 8 7 7 and both players check. The turn is the T and Seidel bets out $250,000. Chrisanthopoulos makes the call and the river is the K. Seidel bets out $500,000. Chrisanthopoulos again calls and Seidel shows a seven for flopped trips. It's good to take the pot.

Alexander Kostritsyn bets $150,000 and both Erik Seidel and Michael Chrisanthopoulos make the call.

The flop comes down A 9 9 and action is checked around. The turn comes 8 and Seidel bets $225,000. Chrisanthopoulos calls and Kostritsyn folds. The K falls on the river and both players check.

Seidel has a pair of queens, which is enough to take the pot. Seidel is close to passing Chrisanthopoulos.

Here's what the chip stacks look like after the Erik Seidel vs. Michael Chrisanthopoulos all-in debacle.

1. Alexander Kostritsyn $8 million

2. Michael Chrisanthopoulos $7 million

3. Erik Seidel $3 million

Alexander Kostritsyn raises to $150,000 and Mike Chrisanthopoulos re-raise to $450,000. Kostritsyn makes the call and the flop comes 8 7 6. Chrisanthopoulos checks and Kostritsyn bets out $275,000. Chrisanthopoulos raises to $650,000 and Kostritsyn makes the call. The turn is the T and Chrisanthopoulos bets out $1.5 million.

Kostritsyn announces a raise, making it another $1.75 million to play. After some thought, Chrisanthopoulos asks Kostritsyn to count off the chips he has behind and the answer is $1.335 million. After a bit of thought, Chrisanthopoulos lays it down and ships Kostritsyn a $6.75 million pot.

On the first hand back from break, Mike Chrisanthopoulos raises to $175,000 on the button and Erik Seidel re-pops all-in for his $1,475,000. Chrisanthopoulos goes into the tank but eventually makes the call, showing A J to Seidel's pocket deuces.

The flop is a disaster for the Full Tilt pro, coming K J T and giving Chrisanthopoulos the better hand. The turn is the 5 but the river is a ridiculous 2, giving Seidel the set and doubling him through Chrisanthopoulos.

The break is over and the cards are back in the air with increased blinds and antes.

 

We've reached the end of the level and players are on a 10-minute break.

We have only three players left and this is what the chip stacks look like as we attempt to get a winner:

1. Michael Chrisanthopoulos $8 million

2. Alexander Konstritsyn $5.7 million

3. Eriek Seidel $1.7  million 

Michael Chrisanthopoulos raises to $120,000 from the button and Peter Ling makes the call in the small blind. The flop comes A K T and Ling checks to Chrisanthopoulos, who bets out $350,000. Ling ruminates for a few minutes before re-raising to $1,050,000 and Chrisanthopoulos immediately moves all-in. Ling has two-thirds of his stack in the pot but still takes some time to think through the call before common sense prevails and he turns up A 5 to Chrisanthopoulos' A K.

A roar goes through the crowd as Chrisanthopoulos' advantage is revealed, and the two players stand to await the turn card. The turn is the 9 and the river the 8 and Peter Ling has been eliminated in fourth place. The Melbourne native earns $500,000 for his efforts and Chrisanthopoulos rakes a $2 million pot.