Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's struggles continue. Just now he opened with a raise, then was pushed off of his hand following a Thomas Bichon reraise.
ElkY has been hovering around the 8,000-9,000 chip range for the last hour or so, having been unsuccessful in his recent efforts to turn things around. Not for lack of trying.
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Action folded to the cutoff, who opened with a raise. Sam Chartier called on the button, and [Removed:13] joined them from the big blind. The flop fell 
, and all three players checked. After the 
turn, Guiglini bet out 850, and the cutoff and Chartier both called. The 
on the river got a bet and two more calls. Guiglini and the cutoff were all set to chop the pot since they both tabled the same hand - 
. But Chartier had the both beat, showing 
with a laugh as Guiglini jokingly growled at him.
With the board showing 
and a sizable pot having already developed, Carlos Mortensen checked and his opponent, Rebecca Mordoff-Gerin, pushed out a bet of 6,000. Mortensen picked calling chips off of his stack, paused a beat, then tossed them into the middle, holding them before his lips before he did as if kissing them goodbye.
Mordoff-Gerin tabled her hand -- 
-- and Mortensen nodded in recognition, tossing his cards face down dealerward. Mordoff-Gerin now has 48,500, while the Matador has slipped down below 18,000.
Arnaud Mattern check-called a bet of 600 from an opponent on a 
board. The 
turn card was more of the same, with Mattern check-calling 2,000. The river fell the and this time both checked. Mattern's opponent showed 
and it was good, further dropping Mattern's stack to just 6,000.
A few minutes after her double up, Melanie Weisner opened to 525. Only the small blind joined her to see a flop of 
. He checked, and Weisner bet 750. Then her opponent swiftly bet 2,100. Weisner asked how much he had behind before repopping it, and he folded without a second thought.
We came upon this one just as the preflop action was concluding. Melanie Weisner's opponent had raised all in, and Weisner was making the call, committing her stack of around 10,000. Her opponent held 
, while Weisner had 
.
The flop came 
and the turn 
, and Weisner had straightened up in her chair as if preparing to leave. The came the river, a saving , and she leaned back once again.
She'd sit up once more, however, when the dealer gestured as though he was about to award the pot to her opponent. The table laughed as the dealer said "sorry," quickly redirecting the pile of chips in her direction. Weisner is back to about 20,000 at the moment.
Arnaud Mattern was knocked down to about 8,000 just as Level 3 ended.
The board read 
and action had been checked to Mattern. He bet 2,375 and his lone opponent raised to 6,000. Mattern called, leading to the 
hitting the river. His opponent put together a bet of 8,800 and Mattern called immediately, seeing the bad news when his opponent turned over 
.
You've heard that all a player needs is a chip and a chair? Well this time there is a chair with lots of chips in need of a player. The chip leader in the room is currently an empty chair behind a stack of 95,000. It turns out that Erik Tamm had an incredible run of luck and decided his first two levels were successful enough to earn him a nap. He's gone to bed after playing cash games at the casino all night long.
Tamm, a Swedish player who finished 14th at EPT San Remo in the spring and won a Bellagio Cup prelim this summer, is best known for his online accomplishments. His first two levels here saw enough action to rival any Sunday major. First he was gifted a player's entire stack when he four-bet with 
on 
, and oddly enough, his opponent called all in with 
. Then Tamm stacked another player when his 
managed runner-runner Broadway to defeat a set. If that wasn't enough, he picked up aces to best another player's kings.
Tamm was hit by the deck early, but he wasn't nearly as lucky in his seat draw. On his immediate left, he has Antony Lellouche and Roger Hairabedian. So for an exhausted Tamm, it seemed like a perfect time to preserve his chip lead and catch a few zzzs.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The board showed 
, Davidi Kitai had checked, and his opponent had bet 5,000, about half the pot. Kitai studied for two full minutes before finally making the call.
His opponent, sitting on the far end of the table, showed for a heart flush. Kitai turned over his 
, initially unsure whether or not he'd lost the hand. He leaned forward to see the two hearts more clearly, and chuckled as he tossed the T5,000 chip across the felt.
Kitai now sits with 28,500.
