Artur Koren opened for 24,000 on the button and called a three-bet to 75,000 from Takao Shimizu. The flop came and Shimizu bet 100,000. Koren called. On the turn, Shimizu jammed for Koren's remaining 135,000. Koren sighed.
"I have trip aces," he said after tanking for a bit. "Can you beat that?"
Shimizu shrugged. After another two minutes, Koren called.
Artur Koren:
Takao Shimizu:
Shimizu had more outs to scoop, although it was a chop for the moment. The river was a though and Koren got the full double.
Arne Ruge shoved in for 241,000 from the big blind over an early open from Aaron Lim, who called with . Ruge had and was racing, and it went his way as rolled off the deck.
Szymon Wysocki raised to 28,000 and Antonino Cascio called in the cutoff.
Ami Barer then moved all in for 228,000 from the button. Wysocki called and Cascio went deep into the tank, sitting back in his chair, taking a drink and checking his hole cards.
Eventually he open-folded in front of Barer, with Barer sliding his cards face down into the muck and pulling in his chips.
Aaron Lim defended big blind from a button raise by Kahle Burns. He check-called 40,000 on and they both checked the . The river was a and Lim bet 56,000. Burns thought only about 10 seconds before calling and his for king-high was a winner.
On a turn of Chul-Hyon Park check-called a bet of 45,000 from Arif Mustafa. The river brought the . Park checked and Mustafa checked behind, opening for two pair.
Park turned over for rivered trips, leading to a slew of expletives from Mustafa directed at Park for being "sticky." Some remarks were harsher than others, which earned him a quick telling off from the dealer.
Stefan Huber raised to 34,000 and Eddie Puia three-bet to 85,000, which Huber called. On the flop, Huber checked and folded to a bet by Puia. Soon after, Puia raised to 35,000 and Beau Palmer called on the button. The flop came and Puia checked. Palmer bet 55,000 and a check-raise to 170,000 did the trick for Puia.
In a limped pot to the flop, Ben Richardson and Ari Engel checked. The former bet the turn for 20,000 and was called before doing so again for 55,000 on the river. Engel called and mucked when he was shown for a straight by Richardson.
Last but not least, Vincent Chua raised and bet three streets against Tobias Hausen, both players were in early position. The flop brought a bet of 25,000 and a call, the turn triggered another bet of 65,000 by Chua and a call. On the river, Chua made it 135,000 and forced a fold. "Show the bluff!" James Broom asked but Chua just dragged in the pot with a smile.
Ari Engel raised to 30,000 under the gun and Ben Richardson three-bet to 90,000 from the next position. It folded back to Engel who four-bet to 240,000 and Richardson called.
The flop came and Engel continued for 130,000. Richardson called. The turn was the and Engel kept on firing, putting out a bet of 305,000 which elicited a fold from Richardson.
and Shimizu bet 100,000. Koren called. On the 
turn, Shimizu jammed for Koren's remaining 135,000. Koren sighed.
though and Koren got the full double.
and was racing, and it went his way as 
rolled off the deck.
in front of Barer, with Barer sliding his cards face down into the muck and pulling in his chips.
and they both checked the 
. The river was a 
and Lim bet 56,000. Burns thought only about 10 seconds before calling and his 
for king-high was a winner.
Chul-Hyon Park check-called a bet of 45,000 from Arif Mustafa. The river brought the 
for two pair.
and it got progressively worse for Leas during the 
flop, Huber checked and folded to a bet by Puia. Soon after, Puia raised to 35,000 and Beau Palmer called on the button. The flop came 
and Puia checked. Palmer bet 55,000 and a check-raise to 170,000 did the trick for Puia.
flop, Ben Richardson and Ari Engel checked. The former bet the 
for a straight by Richardson.
river, Chua made it 135,000 and forced a fold. "Show the bluff!" James Broom asked but Chua just dragged in the pot with a smile.
and Engel continued for 130,000. Richardson called. The turn was the