In the very last hand of level two, Micah Raskin and Mike McDonald got involved in a big pot that lasted five minutes into the break. Dmitry Gromov raised to 2,600 and Micah Raskin three-bet 6,500 on the button. McDonald cold four-bet to 20,000 and only Raskin called that to see the flop.
McDonald bet 18,000 and Raskin raised to 45,000, which prompted a call by the Canadian. After the on the turn, McDonald check-called a bet of 50,000 and Raskin then bet massive 100,000 after the river. McDonald gave it a lot of thought before releasing his cards.
In one of the very last hands of the previous level, Leonid Markin bet 7,500 on the flop and Paul Newey called before the fell on the turn. Markin fired 15,000 and Newey called to see the on the river. Now Markin checked and called a bet of 19,000 by Newey to get shown for a straight flush!
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We arrived at the table just as Mike Leah and Mike McDonald had committed 12,000 each on a flop of .
The turn brought the and Leah bet out 20,000 which was called. The completed the board and Leah reached for his chips and threw out 50,000. McDonald thought about his decision for a minute before making the call.
Leah then tabled his for a full house which was enough to take down the pot as McDonald mucked his cards.
McDonald has dropped down to just 23,000 in chips.
Fedor Holz was just seen betting 16,000 on a flop of after Jean-Noel Thorel checked from the small blind. Holz, sitting in the hijack position, was called by Vladimir Troyanovsky in the cutoff, Thorel folded.
The fell on the turn and Holz bet out a hefty 45,000. Troyanovsky didn't need too much time before putting 40,000 of his own chips in the middle.
The rolled off on the river and after some thinking Holz announced all in. Troyanovsky thought about it for quite some time, asked for a count (it was 86,400), and eventually folded. Swingy day for Holz so far, but lately he's swinging in the right direction again.
Timothy Adams opened with a raise from the cut off before Sam Greenwood bumped it up to 8,000 from the big blind. Adams then slid out 41,000 in chips and watched as Greenwood made the call.
The flop came down and Greenwood checked. Adams then bet out 32,000 and was quickly called before both players checked the on the turn.
The dropped on the river and Greenwood paused for a moment before leading out for 75,000. Adams thought for a moment before making the call.
Greenwood then tabled his for ace-high. Adams rolled over his for trip sevens and took down the monster pot.
Joining the action on a flop of , Mikita Badziakouski check-called a bet of 3,200 by Adrian Mateos and did so again after the turn. The on the river completed the board and the Belorussian checked for a third time. Mateos bet 13,000 and turned over as winning hand after Badziakouski had made the call.
Tobias Reinkemeier already made a lot of chips early on after registering for the event in level two and was just involved in a battle of the blinds against Isaac Haxton. The PokerStars Team Online Pro raised to 6,200 from the small blind and Reinkemeier called to see the heads-up flop of .
A continuation bet of 7,000 by Haxton was called and the American then bet 21,000 after the turn. Again, Reinkemeier didn't go anywhere and tossed in the chips before then mucking the on the river to a bet of 52,500 by Haxton.
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It doesn't happen often that we catch Ole Schemion straight-out bluffing, most of the times he just has it basically.
Just now we broke that trend though, as we saw him check-raise Stephen Chidwick's 15,000 bet to 37,000 on . Chidwick called and checked behind on the turn. The river brought the to the table and Schemion bet out 59,400.
Chidwick needed quite some time to make his decision, but ultimately came up with the correct one. Chidwick called and Schemion rolled over with a big smile on his face. Chidwick, with not much of a smile, tabled and took it down.
flop.
on the turn, McDonald check-called a bet of 50,000 and Raskin then bet massive 100,000 after the 
river. McDonald gave it a lot of thought before releasing his cards.
flop and Paul Newey called before the 
fell on the turn. Markin fired 15,000 and Newey called to see the 
for a straight flush!
and Leah bet out 20,000 which was called. The 
completed the board and Leah reached for his chips and threw out 50,000. McDonald thought about his decision for a minute before making the call.
for a full house which was enough to take down the pot as McDonald mucked his cards.
rolled off on the river and after some thinking Holz announced all in. Troyanovsky thought about it for quite some time, asked for a count (it was 86,400), and eventually folded. Swingy day for Holz so far, but lately he's swinging in the right direction again.
and Greenwood checked. Adams then bet out 32,000 and was quickly called before both players checked the 
on the turn.
dropped on the river and Greenwood paused for a moment before leading out for 75,000. Adams thought for a moment before making the call.
for ace-high. Adams rolled over his 
for trip sevens and took down the monster pot.
, Mikita Badziakouski check-called a bet of 3,200 by Adrian Mateos and did so again after the 
turn. The 
as winning hand after Badziakouski had made the call.
.
. Chidwick called and checked behind on the 
with a big smile on his face. Chidwick, with not much of a smile, tabled 
and took it down.
