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Dario Minieri flat-called a raise preflop from the button from Yulius Sepman. The flop came down and the Sepman continued with a bet of 1,400. Minieri raised to 3,800 and Sepman called.
The turn went check, check after the fell to see the fall on the river. Sepman fired 2,275 and Minieri folded, dropping to 23,000.
A few minutes later on a flop of , William Thorsen fired a bet of 2,125. Minieri was next in line and he raised to 5,300. Sepman was also in the hand and put in a reraise, moving all in for 23,175 total. Thorsen tanked, with 2,600 behind, before folding. Minieri also tanked.
After getting a count, Minieri asked Sepman where he was from. Sepman didn't respond at all. After a couple of minnutes, Minieri flipped over and announced a fold. Sepman didn't show and raked in the pot. Minieri now has about 16,000 chips.
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Marco Mattes opened the pot with raise from late position, and both blinds came along with him to the flop.
It brought , and action checked to the raiser. He continued out with a bet of 2,000 into the pot of 2,775. Roberto Romanello called from the small blind, but Steen Hella stuck in a check-raise to 5,700. That was enough to fold Mattes, but Romanello came right along with the call.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The on the river double-paired the board, and Romanello fired out 11,000 chips. Mattes took one last look at his cards before returning them to the dealer, and Romanello picks up another pot.
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Good game, Ms. Thater
The last walk past Katja Thater's tough table found her seat empty and no chips in front of her vacant space. We think it's safe to say she's bid farewell to her short stack and this tournament.
donpeters
A player raised to 900 and Sorel Mizzi called along with Scotty Nguyen. The flop came down and the preflop raiser checked. Mizzi fired 2,100 which got Nguyen to muck. The other player came along to see the hit the turn.
Here, both players checked and then the completed the board. The first player bet 6,000 into Mizzi. MIzzi was slow to do so, but eventually released his hand, dropping to 22,000.
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William Thorson - Out
Down to just a few big blinds, William Thorson opened the pot to 1,500 from early position, and Dario Minieri moved all in for about 12,000 (he's been riding the short stack for a while now, too). The tabled folded back around, and Thorson stuck the remaining 625 of his chips into the middle, all in for his tournament life.
The news wasn't good. He showed up , in bad shape against the of Minieri.
The board ran , and Thorson's baby kicker was not good enough. He's been eliminated from Day 1b.
donpeters
Aleksey Yuzikov limped in from early position before Ludovic Lacay raised to 1,400. Richard Gryko called out of the big blind and then action went back over to Yuzikov. He put in a reraise to 5,000. Lacay folded, sensing something fishy in the air, and then Gryko made the call after a few moments of thought.
The flop came down and both remaining players checked. The turn was the and gryko led out for 5,600. Yuzikov moved all in for 16,500 and Gryko made the call.
When the hands were revealed, Gryko was drawing dead with against Yuzikov's . The river was the meaningless , giving Yuzikov the double up and then some to about 44,000.
donpeters
Just hanging in the back corner
Scotty Nguyen hasn't been up to much all day. We just witnessed him getting in a small pot that he lost after folding the river. It only cost him about 2,000 chips, but did slide him down to 21,375 all together.
Scotty also doesn't seem to be himself today. He's sitting in the back corner of the tournament room, out of sight for most of the spectators. Normally, you can hear the Prince of Poker loud and clear even without seeing him, but Scotty's been extremely quiet. We haven't heard one single "Baby!" uttered all day.
donpeters
Antony Lellouche raised from the button to 1,150 before Michele Limongi reraised to 3,600 out of the big blind. Lellouche then four-bet to 11,000, getting a fold from Limongi. This put Lellouche at 125,000.
On the next hand, Lellouche opened to 1,150 again like the good chip leader he is. Limongi called again, this time out of the small blind.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the hit the turn. Limongi checked and then Lellouche fired 2,300. Limongi called and the came on the river. Limongi checked and Lellouche fired 3,400. Limongi made the call.
Limongi was ahead going to the river holding , but Lellouche paired his on the river to win the pot. He's now up to 132,000. Limongi dropped to 23,700.
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Everyone knows how aggressive Ludovic Lacay can be. Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro happened to run his pocket queens into Ludovic's aces a little while ago in preflop all-in action. After his queens failed to improve, Kelopuro fell to 4,400 and Lacay improved to 66,000.
and the Sepman continued with a bet of 1,400. Minieri raised to 3,800 and Sepman called.
fell to see the 
fall on the river. Sepman fired 2,275 and Minieri folded, dropping to 23,000.
, William Thorsen fired a bet of 2,125. Minieri was next in line and he raised to 5,300. Sepman was also in the hand and put in a reraise, moving all in for 23,175 total. Thorsen tanked, with 2,600 behind, before folding. Minieri also tanked.
and announced a fold. Sepman didn't show and raked in the pot. Minieri now has about 16,000 chips.
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, and action checked to the raiser. He continued out with a bet of 2,000 into the pot of 2,775. Roberto Romanello called from the small blind, but Steen Hella stuck in a check-raise to 5,700. That was enough to fold Mattes, but Romanello came right along with the call.
, and both players checked. The 
on the river double-paired the board, and Romanello fired out 11,000 chips. Mattes took one last look at his cards before returning them to the dealer, and Romanello picks up another pot.
and the preflop raiser checked. Mizzi fired 2,100 which got Nguyen to muck. The other player came along to see the 
hit the turn.
of Minieri.
and both remaining players checked. The turn was the 
, giving Yuzikov the double up and then some to about 44,000.
hit the turn. Limongi checked and then Lellouche fired 2,300. Limongi called and the 
on the river to win the pot. He's now up to 132,000. Limongi dropped to 23,700.