Vieira Put Through a Rollercoaster
In a blind versus blind battle, Diogo Vieira limped his small blind, getting a raise from big blind Alan Goasdoue. Vieira got tricky and put in a limp-raise, but that was not enough for Goasdoue, who put his entire stack of 2,800,000 at risk by shoving it all in. Vieira went into the tank for a bit then called.
Alan Goasdoue: 
Diogo Vieira: 
is what the dealer put on the table, winning the flip for Goasdoue and doubling the amount of chips he has, while Vieira was left with around two big blinds.
Vieira was left with only 175,000, which he got in a few hands later from early position and Roger Taieb called from the small blind.
Diogo Vieira: 
Roger Taieb:
The board ran out 
and Vieira doubled up to still have a shot at victory,
The adventure was not over yet for Vieira however, as next hand he got all his chips in the middle again. This time he went for it from under the gun, and got flat called from Thibault Reverdito in the hijack. Roger Taieb went for blood again by rejamming to 1,800,000. Reverdito folded.
Diogo Vieira: 
Roger Taieb: 
This time the board was 
, cracking Taieb's aces and securing another double-up for Vieira, revitalizing his chances to win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,680,000
2,830,000
|
2,830,000 |
|
1,700,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
|
1,290,000
-835,000
|
-835,000 |