After a raise and a three-bet before the flop, it folded to Francesco Lorenzini who four-bet all in from the button. Inge Forsmo looked at his cards in the small blind and announced a call. The rest of the table folded and the hands were revealed to show that the two were flipping for Lorenzini's life.
Lorenzini:
Forsmo:
Lorenzini watched anxiously as the board fell and he was unable to pair up, sealing his fate in this tournament. Forsmo was able to score the knockout and his stack is now at about 2.2 million.
Micah Raskin seems to have his luck back. After getting down to 50,000 before the break and then doubling up, he had just put his tournament life on the line once again and survived.
Raskin shoved for 133,000 from the button and Ismael Bojang called in the big blind.
Showdown:
Raskin:
Bojang:
Raskin was getting ready to stand up and leave the room, but had to change his plans as the dealer flipped on the flop giving him a pair of fours. The on the turn made it three and the bricked on the river doubling Raskin one more time and saving his tournament life.
Sofia Lovgren, the last remaining female player, has busted to Amerigo Santoro.
The action folded around to Santoro on the button and he raised and then called when the Swede three-bet all in for around 300,000 with ace-nine suited from the big blind. Santoro opened pocket tens and safely navigated the board.
Hollywood grinder Matt Salsberg talks (at length) to Lynn Gilmartin about his day. He started out average, made an amazing call or two before blasting into the chip lead (a little earlier, he's still doing well though).
Left with just 44,000 cips in his stack Micah Raskin shoved from under the gun and Angelo Recchia called in the cutoff seat. However, this wasn't over just yet as Michael Benvenuti shoved his own stack of around 480,000 from the small blind. Recchia thought about it for a while and eventually folded his hand.
It was now time for Raskin and Benvenuti to show their cards.
Showdown:
Raskin:
Benvenuti:
Raskin was in a bad shape, but it got much better on the flop as Raskin paired his jack. He the hit trips on the turn, while the on the river made no difference and Raskin's tournament life was saved for the time being.
You can have all the aces versus kings you want, this here is real poker.
Adrian Piasecki and Michele Di Lauro took a flop and the the former check-called the latter's 46,000 bet. Both players checked the turn to see the river.
Piasecki checked to face a 122,000 bet that he treated to a check-raise all in for 488,000 chips. Di Lauro took his time and called with for second pair. Piasecki thought he was out when called but was very relieved as he opened for the same hand.
Micah Raskin raised to an unknown amount from the hijack and was three-bet to 86,000 by Yevgeniy Timoshenko from the small blind. It folded back to Raskin and he called.
The flop was and Timoshenko continued for 87,000. Raskin flat called and the fell on fourth street. Timoshenko slowed down with a check and Raskin replied by announcing all in.
Timoshenko snap called for his tournament life and showed for the nuts. Raskin shook his head and showed . The river was of no help to Raskin and Timoshenko was able to double up to about 1.2 million. Raskin, on the other hand, has fallen to about 50,000.
We stumbled upon a big hand in the corner of the room that saw one player break two million in chips.
We caught the action with about 300,000 in the pot and a board reading . Francesco Lorenzini had just slid out a big bet of 225,000, and Igne Forsmo, who began the day as chip leader, made the call. Lorenzini confidently turned over , but he seemed a bit surprised to learn it was no good as Forsmo's had him out-kicked