We strolled by the table to find the board reading and Juha Vilkki betting out 4,400 from the big blind position. Javed Abrahams called on the button and they proceeded to the river.
The river was the and this time Vilkki bet out 11,100, with less than 20,000 behind. Presumably this was intended to make Abrahams fold, as Vilkki mucked his hand the moment Abrahams tossed in the call. Abrahams showed and received the hefty pot for his troubles. He finished the hand with 95,000 in chips.
Another mini-brawl between Matvey Linov and Seppo Parkkinen saw the former check-raise all-in on a flop after Parkkinen had bet 5,500. The Finn, having probably had enough of Linov's aggression, made the call for the rest of his 22,000 stack with but was ahead of the Russian's .
"Black cards please," requsted Parkkinen politely. The on the turn was one such card, while the was the other. Parkkinen jumps to 45,000 but it's just a drop in the ocean of Linov, he's on 120,000 still.
Ivan Demidov had opened in early position against Jeff Sarwer's big blind, with the former chess prodigy defending.
Both players checked the flop with Sarwer also checking the turn. Demidov looked a little unsure but both players stared at each other as the Russian bet 7,000. Sarwer made an instant call, gaining the chance to see the river.
Sarwer checked once more and Demidov thought for a moment, both staring intensely at one another as the Russian bet 14,000 this time. Sarwer thought for about 10 seconds more and made the call.
"Ace-Jack," said the Russian turning over but Sarwer quickly turned over for a rivered straight leaving Demidov rather annoyed with it all as we reach the end of the day.
A few minutes after losing a big pot to Jeff Sarwer, Ivan Demidov was back in action. He raised preflop, and Adam Radocz three-bet to 6,000. Demidov moved all in for a total of 40,500, and Radocz considered the math and made the call.
Demidov:
Radocz:
The board came , and Demidov doubled up with ace-high. "Welcome back," Sarwer told him.
Radocz was left with exactly 500. After paying the ante, he got his 400 in next hand with . Eddie Tasbas isolated with . "One time!" Tasbas called jokingly. And indeed, he got his one time. The flop fell , giving Tasbas quads. "Why did I waste my one time?" he lamented as Radocz made his exit.
After slipping a little after dinner, Matvey Linov has regained the chip lead.
We found his opponent betting out 15,000 on the river of a board. Linov made the call, and the bettor turned over for a pair of fives. Linov flipped for a pair of sixes and the pot was his, winner and loser alike chuckling at their meagre holdings.
Finnish baseball cap enthusiast Seppo Parkkinen has had the craziest of days. Virtually every time we stroll by his table he's busy getting his whole stack in, and has been up and down more violently than the evil ride at the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas (note - if you are not already familiar with the Big Shot's work, our advice is not to even go there).
Anyway, this time the action got going on a flop. Parkkinen checked to Javed Abrahams, who bet 10,000. Parkkinen went all in, Abrahams called, and they turned the cards over.
Parkkinen:
Abrahams: drawing extremely thin with
Turn:
River:
Parkkinen enjoyed a full double up to over 90,000. The luckless Abrahams dropped back to 60,000.
Luca Pagano has had more cashes than anyone else in EPT history and is already making good progress towards the first of Season 7 of the EPT. Pagano just pushed all-in for 66,500 on a flop against a 25,000 bet from Oleksii Zharko to make the Russian fold. Pagano has hit the six-figure mark and now sits with around 100,000.
Annette Obrestad and Mauro Palazzo went heads up to a raised flop, and it fell . Obrestad check-raised to around 5,500, and Palazzo shipped in his 60k stack. Obrestad called all in for about 45,000. She turned over for a flopped flush. Palazzo had the second nut draw with . Palazzo binked another club to eliminate Annette minutes before the end of the night. While the players at his table tried to contain their puzzlement over the hand, Palazzo looked quite pleased with himself as he stacked up 136,300.
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and Juha Vilkki betting out 4,400 from the big blind position. Javed Abrahams called on the button and they proceeded to the river.
and this time Vilkki bet out 11,100, with less than 20,000 behind. Presumably this was intended to make Abrahams fold, as Vilkki mucked his hand the moment Abrahams tossed in the call. Abrahams showed 
and received the hefty pot for his troubles. He finished the hand with 95,000 in chips.
flop after Parkkinen had bet 5,500. The Finn, having probably had enough of Linov's aggression, made the call for the rest of his 22,000 stack with 
but was ahead of the Russian's 
.
on the turn was one such card, while the 
was the other. Parkkinen jumps to 45,000 but it's just a drop in the ocean of Linov, he's on 120,000 still.
flop with Sarwer also checking the 
turn. Demidov looked a little unsure but both players stared at each other as the Russian bet 7,000. Sarwer made an instant call, gaining the chance to see the 
river.
for a rivered straight leaving Demidov rather annoyed with it all as we reach the end of the day.
, and Demidov doubled up with ace-high. "Welcome back," Sarwer told him.
. Eddie Tasbas isolated with 
. "One time!" Tasbas called jokingly. And indeed, he got his one time. The flop fell 
board. Linov made the call, and the bettor turned over 
for a pair of sixes and the pot was his, winner and loser alike chuckling at their meagre holdings.
flop. Parkkinen checked to Javed Abrahams, who bet 10,000. Parkkinen went all in, Abrahams called, and they turned the cards over.
for a flopped flush. Palazzo had the second nut draw with