Patrick Fortin just scooped a huge pot after flopping a set of queens. We stumbled upon the action with the already on the board and it was a decent pile of chips in the pot that caught our eye.
Fortin bet 1,300 from under the gun and his opponent in the middle position made the call. The turn was followed by another 3,000 bet from Fortin was well as a call from the other player.
Fortin bet another 4,650 on the river and once again his opponent made the call. Fortin showed for a set of queens making his rival muck his hand.
Zachary Korik just busted Tommie Janssen with aces versus kings to move over 100,000 in chips. Korik had the aces and no help came for Janssen after the money went in preflop.
With around 8,000 in the pot and a board reading , Ismail Erkenov checked to Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen, who bet 5,600 from the hijack. Erkenov thought long and hard before making the call, but mucked when Guillen rolled over .
On a board of , both Hauke Heseding and Anatoly Gurtovoy checked to Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari. Akkari bet 3,500 only to have Heseding raise to 8,025.
Action was on Gurtovoy and he announced that he was all in for 9,350 total. Akkari and Heseding both called.
The river was the and Heseding wasted no time announcing that he was all in as well. Akkari mulled over the decision for a bit before finally letting go of his hand. Heseding turned over for the straight while Gurtovoy shook his head and threw away his for a set of jacks.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur and Gert Zumkehr made it to a flop with 6,300 in the middle. The latter led for 2,000 and Ladouceur called before both checked the turn. The river fell and Zumkehr check-raised his Canadian opponent's 3,000 raise up to 7,000. Ladouceur made a crying call and mucked upon seeing his opponent's .
Roberto Romanello told us how he lost a pot worth more than 110k with pocket kings. He opened and then four-bet when his neighbour, Vasili Firsau, three-bet. The latter then decided on a massive five-bet shove for 55,000 with ace-nine. Nine-ball on the river and the popular Welshman, who loves his mamma's piping hot lasagne, was left with 10,000. He was up to 14,000 when we spoke to him.
From under the gun, Zachary Korik raised. Team PokerStars Pro Martin Hruby reraised, and play folded back to Korik. He called.
The flop came down , and Korik checked. Hruby bet 2,125, and Korik check-raised to 5,550. Hruby called.
On the turn, the landed, and that was followed by a bet of 8,375 from Korik. Hruby made the call, and the dealer placed the out on the river. Korik bet 17,725, and Hruby called.
Korik showed the nuts with the to beat Hruby and scoop the pot. Hruby mucked his hand and was knocked back to 15,500 in chips. Korik climbed to 90,000.
Melanie Weisner leaked some of her short stack opening the hand with a 800 raise in the middle position and Julio Gomez Perez called in the cutoff seat. Action folded to Giuseppe di Stasio in the big blind and he reraised to 3,000. Weisner folded and Perez called.
The flop brought and Di Stasio continued for 3,100. Perez went along again and both saw the come on the turn. Di Stasio announced an all in putting the pressure on Perez. He tanked for a while and finally opted to call.
Showdown:
Di Stasio:
Perez:
Di Stasio was in a good shape with a two pair while Perez needed a king or a diamond on the river to survive. However, the was not what Perez was looking for and he was forced leave the table.