It's all starting to get rather interesting at table Obrestad. She opened to 600 from the cutoff, only for Jeff Sarwer to reraise to 1,600 from the button, but before Obrestad could even think about clicking it back or any of her other options, James Mitchell came in with a 4-bet to 4,500 from the big blind.
Obrestad gave it up after about 30 seconds but Sarwer thought longer, rechecking his stack before he too passed to allow Mitchell the pot without needing a flop.
Kent Lundmark was facing a big old sweat when he got his stack in with on a flop against Bjorn Verbakel's . The turn was the and Lundmark began to get out of his seat in the hope that attempting to leave with give him the river he wanted.
The came and Lundmark got exactly what he need, doubling back up over the 30,000 mark while his fellow Pokerstars qualifier Verbakel is left counting the cost.
We're imagining that Carter Phillips made an opening raise from the cutoff and the 2,600 in front of the gentleman in the big blind represented a reraise. Whatever happened, Phillips now made it 6,000 to go.
The big blind gent thought about it for a long, long time, before going all in for around 32,000. Phillips sighed and made the call.
Big Blind Gentleman:
Phillips:
Board:
The big blind gentleman must have been extremely relieved to see Phillips' nines, and doubled to around 65,000. Phillips meanwhile was left with just 3,800 and after failing to rally any, was gone a few minutes later.
Matt Kay's day started on the wrong foot when he was set-over-setted for half of his stack. He'd managed to build back up until yet another unfortunate hand. This time, he bet 7,025, about two-thirds pot, on a board. That got rid of all of his smaller denomination chips, leaving him exactly two yellow T5,000s. Dariusz Paszkiewicz quickly moved all in behind him, putting Kay to the test for those last two chips. Kay folded, and Paszkiewicz slammed down his pair of red kings. Kay avoided busting to quads, but he's left himself with an uphill battle.
We arrived just in time to see a three-way all in on a flop. Bit of a cooler, really.
Kai Välimäki: for an overpair
Praz Bansi: for the best overpair
Seppo Parkkinen: for top set
Turn:
River:
"How much is it?" asked the rather dejected Bansi before the river had even hit the felt. After paying Parkkinen, Bansi was back down just a shade below his starting stack. Välimäki meanwhile had even more cause to be dejected - he was left with no chips at all, and after standing behind his chair and looking forlorn for a few moments, hit the rail. The only person involved in the hand who was happy at the end of it was Parkkinen, who more than doubled up to around 65,000.
"The Finnish player is out," commented a passing member of the Finnish poker media philosophically, "But a Finnish player also won the pot. Ha ha ha."
Oleksii Zharko led out for 1,500 on the flop of but found Pokerstars qualifier Frank Kasbergen check-raising to 4,200. Zharko made the call and then called 7,500 on the turn and then 10,000 on the river.
He was unhappy with what he saw though, when Kasbergen flipped for flopped trips. Zharko flashed
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Paul Berende & Joep van den Bijgaart - separated at birth
A little Dutch civil war has broken out between Paul Berende and Joep van den Bijgaart, the first blood went to Van den Bijgaart who moved all-in for around 13,000 on the river of a board.
A little tanking and gurning from Berende but followed by him folding face up. Berende dropped to 20,000 while Van den Bijgaart has 40,000.
Praz Bansi raised in early position, and when it got to Josef Klinger, he moved all in for 8,000. That's when things got crazy. The next player to act shoved over top for not much more, and then right after him, Juha Vilkki over-over shoved. Bansi didn't need to think before getting out of the way. It was Klinger's pocket tens against big slick and Vilkki's pair of queens. The queen on the flop pretty much locked it up for Vilkki. He knocked out two players in one swing and moved up to 35,000.
The previous super tough table with Ivan Demidov, Sorel Mizzi, Alex Kravchenko, etc. broke last level, but a new vortex of poker skill has formed on half of a one table at the back of the room. That means it won't break tonight. Demidov once again has to wade through a tough line up. Here's how they sit:
Seat 6: Annette Obrestad
Seat 7: Jeff Sarwer
Seat 9: James Mitchell
Seat 10: Ivan Demidov
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on a 
flop against Bjorn Verbakel's 
. The turn was the 
and Lundmark began to get out of his seat in the hope that attempting to leave with give him the river he wanted.
came and Lundmark got exactly what he need, doubling back up over the 30,000 mark while his fellow Pokerstars qualifier Verbakel is left counting the cost.
board. That got rid of all of his smaller denomination chips, leaving him exactly two yellow T5,000s. Dariusz Paszkiewicz quickly moved all in behind him, putting Kay to the test for those last two chips. Kay folded, and Paszkiewicz slammed down his pair of red kings. Kay avoided busting to quads, but he's left himself with an uphill battle.
flop. Bit of a cooler, really.
for an overpair
for top set
but found Pokerstars qualifier Frank Kasbergen check-raising to 4,200. Zharko made the call and then called 7,500 on the 
turn and then 10,000 on the 
river.
for flopped trips. Zharko flashed 
