Rupert Elder had called a reraise against Bernd Werner to see a flop where Elder checked across to his German opponent, the latter betting 2,075 which Elder called.
The turn was the and Elder checked a second time, Werner quickly bet 7,000 which was almost the size of the pot but again Elder made the call. The river was the and Elder checked a third time, after some deliberation Werner checked behind and showed for a rivered pair but it was no good vs Elder's .
Ramzi Jelassi opened to 500 preflop and big blind Vincent Gabel (no relation to Clarke) flat-called to see a flop.
Jelassi put out a continuation bet of 700 after Gabel checked but the latter called, the action quickly went check-check on the turn.
Gabel also checked the river and Jelassi fired out just 800 this time, Gabel did not waste much hesitation in calling however and the Swede quickly mucked his hand and said, "You win..."
Gabel didn't need to show either and picked up the meagre pot without any fuss.
Annette Obrestad has assumed her regular tableside look, sunglasses on, darkly painted nails riffling chips and a silent but deadly aspect which characterised her aggressive play the inaugural WSOPE Main Event. Not one to back down from every postflop confrontation, she bet when her heads up opponent Marin Mihaylov checked a flop. He check-raised to 1,600 and she calmly tipped in 4,500. Mihaylov passed quickly.
A full board of was out on the felt when we got there, and Team PokerStars Pro Max Lykov bet 6,225. Across the table, EPT Barcelona runner up Jesus Cortes Lizano thought about it and eventually his internal scales came down on the side of "call" - but a second later he'd mucked owing to the set that Lykov turned up.
A preflop war ended in tournament defeat for Mathias Kehl. Several raises, ending with a shove from Alexander Debus after Kehl had fourbet 7,500 out of a 23-ish-k stack saw Kehl call after just a slight pause with . Covered by Debus, he could only watch as his opponent's held over a board to send him to the rail.
The flop read when we got there and a gentleman had bet out 1,500. Yury Kerzhapkin raised to 3,500 with just 5,000 back. His opponent peered over to assess Kerzhapkin's single yellow T5,000 chip, as though he couldn't quite believe that that was the sum of Kerzhapkin's tournament wealth. Then he called.
They saw a turn and the first player checked. Kerzhapkin's last chip went in, his opponent called, and they were on their backs.
Kerzhapkin: for a set
Gentleman opponent:
River:
Kerzhapkin duly doubled, and is now rather more comfortable than before on a still below average 18,000.
A player opened from UTG to 500 and Andreas Wiese reraised to 1,300 next to him. Davidi Kitai cold-called in middle position and the UTG player came along for the ride.
The flop came and UTG led out for 2,000. Wiese made the call and Kitai rechecked his cards before quickly sending them sailing into the muck. The turn was the and UTG now checked, Wiese bet 2,300 but elicited a quick call from his opponent.
The river was the and both players checked, Wiese turning over to win the pot.
Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden has been eliminated. According to tablemate Javed Abrahams, he lost most of his chips after check-raising an flop with then betting the turn and river only to find he'd been called down by .
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flop where Elder checked across to his German opponent, the latter betting 2,075 which Elder called.
and Elder checked a second time, Werner quickly bet 7,000 which was almost the size of the pot but again Elder made the call. The river was the 
and Elder checked a third time, after some deliberation Werner checked behind and showed 
for a rivered pair but it was no good vs Elder's 
.
turn.
was out on the felt when we got there, and Team PokerStars Pro Max Lykov bet 6,225. Across the table, EPT Barcelona runner up Jesus Cortes Lizano thought about it and eventually his internal scales came down on the side of "call" - but a second later he'd mucked owing to the 
set that Lykov turned up.
held over a 
for a set
and UTG now checked, Wiese bet 2,300 but elicited a quick call from his opponent.
to win the pot.
flop with 
then betting the 
turn and 
river only to find he'd been called down by