Fabian Quoss opened to 8,000 in early position, Paul Volpe three-bet to 17,500 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Quoss, who four-bet to 38,500. Volpe moved all in for effectively 126,500, and Quoss snapped it off.
Quoss:
Volpe:
The flop gave Quoss the lead, and he retained it as the turn and river came , respectively.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier opened to 8,000 from under the gun. Olivier Busquet flatted in position, and Anaras Alekberovas three-bet to 28,000 from the big blind. Mercier four-bet to 57,000, Busquet quickly folded, and the action was back on Alekberovas.
He tanked for quite some time, then five-bet to what looked like 87,000. Less than five seconds after the chips hit the felt, Mercier moved all in. Alekberovas snap-mucked.
Marvin Rettenmaier, Anaras Alekberovas, and Morten Klein took a flop of . Rettenmaier checked, Alekberovas fired 12,500, and only Klein called.
The turn was the , Alekberovas led for 21,000, and Klein called.
The completed the board, and Alekberovas moved all in for effectively 73,500. Klein snapped it off.
Alekberovas turned over for a bluff, and Klein showed for an ace-high flush. He doubled to 225,000 chips, while Alekberovas was crippled to just 25,000.
Philipp Gruissem opened to 10,000 from under the gun, Fabian Quoss called on the button, and James Carroll defended his big blind. The flop fell , and the action checked to Quoss, who tossed out 20,000.
Carroll check-raised to 50,500, Gruissem folded, and Quoss moved all in. Carroll grabbed his entire stack, but thought better of it and mucked his hand.
"Show the eight of hearts," Gruissem told Quoss in German.
His fellow countryman obliged, opening up the . The entire table, even Carroll, laughed.
A few hands later, after unknown action, Carroll was eliminated.
Juha Lauttamus open-shoved for 63,500 on the button, and Paul Volpe re-shoved for around 240,000 from the small blind. Oliver Busquet mucked, and the hands were tabled.
Lauttamus:
Volpe:
Lauttamus stood up, and when he saw the in the window, he blurted, "Oh no."
The and the followed it on the flop. The turn was much nicer to Lauttamus, as the gave him the lead once again. Volpe could still make a flush or trip sevens.
The bricked on the river however, and Lauttamus successfully doubled.
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flop gave Quoss the lead, and he retained it as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
flop with 
. His opponent, Juha Helppi, had 
, and held as the turn and river came 
, 
. Rettenmaier checked, Alekberovas fired 12,500, and only Klein called.
, Alekberovas led for 21,000, and Klein called.
for a bluff, and Klein showed 
for an ace-high flush. He doubled to 225,000 chips, while Alekberovas was crippled to just 25,000.
, and Compagno doubled.
, and Gruissem was eliminated.
and the 
followed it on the flop. The turn was much nicer to Lauttamus, as the 
gave him the lead once again. Volpe could still make a flush or trip sevens.