PokerStars Team Online player Javier Dominguez has just been catapulted up the leaderboard after winning the 'classic flip' against previous chip leader Bruno Lopes.
Dominguez had opened preflop to about 6,500, only for Lopes to make it 20,100 from the blinds. Dominguez quickly shoved for 192,500 and Lopes called just as quickly.
Lopes:
Dominguez:
The board came and Dominguez is now over the 400,000 mark while Lopes has just under a quarter of a million left.
Ilan Boujenah had two stabs at getting Dermot Blain off a hand but the Irishman wasn't to be shifted.
Boujenah opened from the highjack and Blain peeled to see a flop. Boujenah continued for 6,100 and Blain check-called to the turn. The action went check-check to the where Boujenah bet 13,500 when checked to him. Blain took his time and called with , beating his opponents .
Cesar Garcia Dominguez and Taylor Paur were involved in a raising war on a flop when we caught up with the hand.
Dominguez had 44,000 out on front of him and Paur raised it to 90,000. The Spaniard moved all-in for around 190,000 and Paur called after checking his cards one more time.
Dominguez tabled for top two but was behind to the American;s for a set. The board ran out a bricky .
In early position, McLean Karr opened to 8,500, and Bruno Lopes three-bet to 20,500 a couple seats over. Karr made the call, and off they went.
The flop came , and Karr check-called another 26,000. The turn went check-check. On the river , Lopes got another 60,000 into the pot with Karr check-calling him down.
Lopes turned up , and the black queens were the only hand we'd see. Karr mucked his inferior holdings, slipping back to about 120,000 in the process.
David Benyamine moved all in for his final 50,000 preflop and Dermot Blain push in behind him. It was an Ireland-France showdown.
Benyamine:
Blain:
The flop looked great for Benyamine coming and he looked very good for a double up on the turn but then the luck of the Irish struck on the river, Blain making a straight to relieve the Frenchman of his remaining chips.
Kenny Hallaert has doubled up with against Andrei Stoenescu's in a blind on blind battle, all in preflop when the Belgian hit a monster draw on the turn and caught one of his outs on the river of a board, the Belgian now has about 160,000.