Xavier El Fassy opened to 125,000 and chip leader Alban Juen called to get in on the action against the man who has plenty of love for the super hero Superman.
El Fassy led for 250,000 on the flop nd Juen called. El Fassy checked the arrival of the but when Juen bet 230,000 El Fassy check-raised to 700,000. Juen called and it was off to the turn. Both players checked and the cards were revealed.
Juen:
El Fassy:
Juen adds more chips to his stack. Full count coming shortly.
Joining the action on the turn, the board was reading and Nick Hicks had fired a bet of 110,000 after both players checked the flop. Wiltshire made it 300,000 and Hicks thought for a moment before making the call.
The river was the and Hicks tanked for a minute before leading for 700,000, Wiltshire deliberated for a bit as to what to do, eventually he moved all in and Hicks instantly called.
Hicks:
Wiltshire:
Wiltshire's rivered set had made Hicks a straight for another monster pot.
Praz Bansi moved all in from the button and Hoeller, in the small blind, again had a decision to make. He asked for a count, found out it was 575,000 and made the call. The big blind folded.
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott continues to needle young Alban Juen and the Frenchman has started to take the bait.
Ulliott has been very vocal in his complaints that Juen is taking far too long to act when the action in on him, especially when Juen faces a decision that Devilfish feels is simple and straightforward.
Just before the break, Juen opened to 100,000 and Xavier El Fassy three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Devilfish said, "Here we go again. There's a ten minute break now, maybe you'll be finished by the time we get back."
Juen waited for the count of 30 before folding his hand.
Devilfish had wandered off towards the rail when Julian Gardner called him back as there was enough time to play another hand before the break began.
"See. He's done that just to spite me. That was much better, though. You only took five minutes."
Julian Gardner moved all in from the cut-off and Devilfish, on the button, slammed his chips in to call, declaring it the best hand he’d had all day. The blinds folded and the cards were flipped over.
Gardner had and Devilfish had
The board came
No good for the Devilfish. He was out in 14th for €14,000
Ferhad Seyadi had just been handed a lifeline in this tournament after doubling up through Freddy Deeb in fortunate circumstances.
Seyadi got his 780,000 chips into the middle from the cutoff with and Deeb looked him up with the far superior . Deeb's hand stayed best on the flop, but fell way behind on the . Deeb stayed behind on the river.
Bassam Elia opened to 175,000 from the hijack and then called when Gwendoline Janot three-bet to 425,000 from the button. The flop saw Elia tap the table and check. Janot couldn't wait to get her chips into the middle, making it 1,100,000 to go.
"You have what? Jacks?" asked Elia before folding face up.
flop nd Juen called. El Fassy checked the arrival of the 
but when Juen bet 230,000 El Fassy check-raised to 700,000. Juen called and it was off to the 
turn. Both players checked and the cards were revealed.
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and Nick Hicks had fired a bet of 110,000 after both players checked the flop. Wiltshire made it 300,000 and Hicks thought for a moment before making the call.
and Hicks tanked for a minute before leading for 700,000, Wiltshire deliberated for a bit as to what to do, eventually he moved all in and Hicks instantly called.
against Hoeller’s 
and Devilfish had 
. Deeb's hand stayed best on the 
flop, but fell way behind on the 
river.
flop saw Elia tap the table and check. Janot couldn't wait to get her chips into the middle, making it 1,100,000 to go.