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From early position, Jude Ainsworth opened the pot to 25,000. Next door, Javier Garcia put in the call, and Michel Abecassis came along from the big blind.
Three-handed, the dealer ran out a flop of . When the first two men checked, Garcia moved all 202,000 of his chips across the betting line. Michel Abecassis asked for a count before making the quick call, and Ainsworth ducked out of the way. With Garcia now at risk, the cards were on their backs:
Garcia:
Abecassis:
Abecassis was in the lead with top pair, but Garcia had the overcard and the flush draw to work with. The turn was no help at all, though, and the that filled out the board was the right color, wrong suit. Unable to improve, Javier Garcia becomes our 17th-place finisher.
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Before we'd even had time to write down the new seating plan, Ryan Franklin raised from the button and then called the shove from big blind Joao Silva.
Silva:
Franklin:
Board:
A double up for Silva to put him back in contention.
Andrei Vlasenko - 360,000
Jan Skampa - 1,020,000
Antonio Matias - 1,700,000
Michel Abecassis - 1,050,000
Aurelien Guiglini - 190,000
Jude Ainsworth - 435,000
Pierre Neuville - 440,000
Claudio Coelho - 500,000
Table 3
Joao Silva - 500,000
Santiago Terrazas - 325,000
Jeff Sarwer - 1,200,000
Tome Moreira - 390,000
Ruben Visser - 500,000
Hugo Felix - 330,000
Ryan Franklin - 300,000
Gino Gabriel - 300,000
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Gino Gabriel opened to 26,000 in middle position, and Jeff Sarwer called in the middle. A few seats over, Ruben Visser squeezed in a raise to 88,000, and it came right back to Gabriel. After a moment, he announced an all in for 260,000 total. Sarwer quickly ducked out, but Visser made the call with the covering stack.
Showdown
Gabriel:
Visser:
The flop nearly locked it up for Gabriel as it came out . Top set was going to be hard to beat, and the on the turn ended the hand right here. A useless fell on the river as Visser was already passing the chips across the table.
After that exchange, Visser is down to 302,000, doubling Gabriel up to about 560,000.
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Antonio Matias in the small blind bet out 35,000 on the and Jude Ainsworth called behind.
They proceeded to check down the turn and river, before Ainsworth announced, "Nine is good," flipping . There followed a wry chuckle as Matias flipped to take the pot.
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Santiago Terrazas raised under the gun and Tome Moreira made the call.
Flop:
Terrazas bet out, and Moreira called.
Turn:
Again, Terrazas bet out to the tune of 85,000. Once more, Moreira, made the call.
River:
Now Terrazas announced all in for his last 225,000. Moreira looked very unhappy. He disappeared into the tank, waving his around in such a manner that everyone except Terrazas could see it. After some minutes of this, he passed. Terrazas flashed him the , which probably didn't make Moreira feel any better.
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. When the first two men checked, Garcia moved all 202,000 of his chips across the betting line. Michel Abecassis asked for a count before making the quick call, and Ainsworth ducked out of the way. With Garcia now at risk, the cards were on their backs:
was no help at all, though, and the 
that filled out the board was the right color, wrong suit. Unable to improve, Javier Garcia becomes our 17th-place finisher.
. Top set was going to be hard to beat, and the 
on the turn ended the hand right here. A useless 
. There followed a wry chuckle as Matias flipped 
to take the pot.
for their pains.
, which probably didn't make Moreira feel any better.