John O'Shea continues his journey in his attempt to repeat or better his feat of a 17th place finish at EPT London this year. We just caught up with a hand that left his opponent wondering, "did he have it?"
There was a limp in early position and this caused a chain reaction when two other people limped in behind him. John O'Shea was sat in the small blind and he didn't feel like playing follow the leader and instead raised to 2,000. Two people came along for the ride. The original limper from early position and the button.
The flop was and O'Shea lead out with a bet of 3,750. The early position limper called and the button folded. The turn was the bringing a flush draw onto the board and the pot was now ~18,000. O'Shea checked this time and his opponent made a bet of 4,500. O'Shea took his time and then counted out a raise making it another 10,000 more for his opponent to call. His opponent went deep into the tank and eventually made the call. The river was the hitting a potential flush and O'Shea dumped the rest of his chips over the line. His opponent's body actions showed the table that he was not happy with the move. He asked for a count and then finally folded.
We caught up with Valdemar Kwaysser, WSOP bracelet winner and IPT San Remo and LAPT San Jose winner, as he was checking a flop. Matthias de Meulder bet, and Kwaysser called.
Kwaysser checked again on the turn and de Meulder bet again, this time to the tune of 3,400. Kwaysser called again, and they were at the river.
The river came down the and Kwaysser checked for a third and final time. De Meulder fired again, 6,300 this time, constituting a third of Kwaysser's remaining stack. Kwaysser gave it some serious thought but eventually folded, the serial do-weller dropping to 19,000 in the process. The sole de Meulder playing today - we're guessing that his brother Christophe is playing tomorrow - moved on up to 55,000.
After losing a large percentage of his stack with trip fives to a runner-runner flush, Saout has been crippled even further and left with just 5,200 chips!
Saout opened the betting with a raise of an undefined amount and then quickly called as the small blind moved all in for what turned out to be 11,325 chips.
Saout:
Small blind:
Flop:
Well they do not come more final than that, though Saout did actually have a minuscule amount of equity as he could still split the pot if the board showed quad queens.
Turn:
The arrival of the three of hearts mathematically locks up the already locked up hand for the small blind, rendering the on the river useless.
Saout's stack is now in the danger zone at just 5,200 chips
It looked as though Antoine Saout had made the opening raise and then Dan Murariu had reraised out of the small blind; either way Saout was announcing, "Call," in position when we arrived, and the two of them got to see a flop.
Flop:
Murariu bet out 2,800, but Saout made it 10,000 to go. Murariu tanked up for a little while, and then made the call.
Murariu checked the turn and Saout now bet 8,375, prompting another long dwell from Murariu. Eventually he called, and they saw the river - the , putting four hearts on the board. Murariu checked again, and this time Saout, looking rather unhappy, checked behind.
Murariu: for a flush
Saout: where neither of those cards were a heart, for flopped trips
Murariu is at around 80,000 now. Saout meanwhile is down to 15,200.
Various lucky charms have been on show today but it appears that girlfriends are somewhat jinxed. Something found out by Joann Georges Lenne moments ago after he showed his cards to his girlfriend who is seated directly behind him, aiding with his wheelchair.
Alin Pandilica started the betting by raising from under the gun to 800, Lenne three-bet to 1,800 but the action was not finished yet as Yulius Sepman put in a further raise, this one to 5,000. The action folded back around to Lenne, who agonised about his options before deciding the best one was to simply call.
Flop:
Lenne now checked, Sepman quickly tossed three chips across the line, worth a total of 2,500, leaving himself just 3,800 chips behind. Lenne, himself running low on chips with around 11,000 behind, knew a call would severely dent his stack and mucked after 30 seconds of deliberation.
Disaster for Ludovic Lacay as he called off a 2,050 river bet from Dan Murariu at the end of a board, only to muck when Murariu turned over for a full house. Murariu looked perfectly innocent as he raked in the pot, putting him up to 60,000 or so. Lacay looked rather unwell as he was reduced to exactly 5,975.
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and O'Shea lead out with a bet of 3,750. The early position limper called and the button folded. The turn was the 
bringing a flush draw onto the board and the pot was now ~18,000. O'Shea checked this time and his opponent made a bet of 4,500. O'Shea took his time and then counted out a raise making it another 10,000 more for his opponent to call. His opponent went deep into the tank and eventually made the call. The river was the 
hitting a potential flush and O'Shea dumped the rest of his chips over the line. His opponent's body actions showed the table that he was not happy with the move. He asked for a count and then finally folded.
flop. Matthias de Meulder bet, and Kwaysser called.
turn and de Meulder bet again, this time to the tune of 3,400. Kwaysser called again, and they were at the river.
and Kwaysser checked for a third and final time. De Meulder fired again, 6,300 this time, constituting a third of Kwaysser's remaining stack. Kwaysser gave it some serious thought but eventually folded, the serial do-weller dropping to 19,000 in the process. The sole de Meulder playing today - we're guessing that his brother Christophe is playing tomorrow - moved on up to 55,000.
on the river useless.
, putting four hearts on the board. Murariu checked again, and this time Saout, looking rather unhappy, checked behind.
for a flush
where neither of those cards were a heart, for flopped trips
board, only to muck when Murariu turned over 
