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Markus Golser just rivered a King-high flush and a pot courtesy of his 
- on the river the board had brought the seven: 
and saw him bet 1,025 which was met with that satisfying (for the bettor) call-muck combination which saw him get off the ground and over his starting stack.
[Removed:13] had led out for 1,500 on the 
flop, another player made it 3,050 before Barbara Martinez reraised to 7,100. Guiglini folded with some reluctance but the player in between was more obstinate and made the call.
The turn was the 
and after a check, Martinez bet 3,550 which was quickly called. The 
river went check-check and Martinez showed just 
, miles behind her opponent's 
which scooped.
Players are on a 15 minute break. Run to the bar!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
38,000 | |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
17,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Willy Korchia took down a pot equalling over a third of his stack with a very large river bet on a board of 
. His 9,500 bet on the rivered five put his opponent so deep into the tank he may have needed one of those exploratory bubble-ships, but his final decision was to tap the table and fold. Korchia, whose jacket proclaims his interest in "Team Combatants du Coeur" showed he had plenty of coeur there as he flipped over his 
with a bit of a flourish. His opponent shook his head wistfully, while a third player, not in the hand at the very end, said, "I knew you had pocket fours or something, or a bluff. I had Jack-Queen..." But you have to be in it to win it, as they say.
As Ludovic Lacay raised preflop to 400 and checked down a 
board against Messe Alban to win with against 
, Jim Collopy was trying to learn a little French from Antony Lellouche.
As the conversation continued Collopy laughed, "I'm meant to have five exams this week while this tournament is on, I need a pen and paper!"
Sorel Mizzi is arguably the form player of 2010 so far with numerous wins and final tables, most recently making the final table of the EPT High Roller event in Monte Carlo last week.
He hasn't had it all go his own way so far today though, firing out 1,750 on a 
board before being check-raised to 7,000 and being forced to give up the pot.
Guillaume de la Gorce, whose rather unrelenting style has left him with around 17k at the start of level 2, previously raised under the gun to 275, receiving two flat callers before Michel Abecassis on the button made it 1,175 to go. Over to de la Gorce, who swiftly followed suit, leving Jerome Zerbib and Nicolas Levi in the middle with the decision back to them - both called and a chunky pot was born.
The flop came 
and it checked round quickly. The 
turn spelled the end of the hand though, as when de la Gorce checked a second time, Zerbib made a bet of 4,000 which was enough to pick up the pot.
Poker - the only game where the phrase "flopped a boat" could possibly mean anything. OK so that gives the end away a little bit - but that's precisely what Nicolo Calia just did after calling under-the-gun Jakob Karlsson's preflop raise to 425. They also picked up Hugo Lemaire who was in fact the only player to bet the 
flop when it checked round to him. Calia was the only caller, and again he checked on the 
turn. On the river he could check no more, however, and bet out 1,700, getting a quick fold from Lemaire. Calia flipped his with a grin.
