Andrea Benelli opened preflop to 1,675 in early position before Ben Wilinofsky reraised to 5,650 from the small blind. Then Sami Kelopuro moved all-in for what looked like just a little bit more than Wilinofsky's push, but despite this Benelli moved all-in and the Canadian sighed.
Wilinofsky stated he didn't feel he could fold and despite not feeling great about it, called off for his remaining 17,000 or so (Benelli covering).
Kelopuro:
Benelli:
Wilinofsky:
The board came and Benelli's Kings held to knock out both other players and add around 30,000 to his stack which is now over the 60,000 mark.
Only a small pot had formed by the flop but there was a very large bet, suggesting a raise, in front of Lauri Rantalainen (position) when we arrived at the table. We couldn't see whether Michael Tureniec (out of position) had indeed bet out, as he was in the process of moving all in to cover Rantalainen, who called.
Tureniec: for a set
Rantalainen: for a straight flush draw
Turn:
River:
Either the straight or the flush would have done, but the straight flush was very pretty nonetheless. Rantalainen doubled up to around 45,000.
"Wow," said Tureniec a moment later, taking it with good grace but looking a little shocked. He was left with less than 20,000.
Usually when Shaun Deeb shoves into aces, it's a six-bet with . But this time, it was just an unavoidable cold decking. He had been whittled to just 6,000 when action folded to him after an early position raise. He moved all in, and a player behind him was only too happy to call. Deeb knew it wasn't going to go well as his personal cooler walked up just in time to see him turn over and his opponent proudly table . The unhelpful board ran out , but Deeb was already at the elevator bank by the time the river hit the felt.
Roberto Masullo raised to 2,050 in the hijack. It folded to Derek Lerner in the big blind, and he three-bet to 7,700. While Masullo tanked, Lerner gave us a wink to let us know he had the goods. Masullo didn't try the old four-bet-the-big-blind trick, opting to muck instead. A disappointed Derek flipped up as the dealer pushed the pot toward him.
We're guessing the chips went in before the flop or on it. Either way, we can only imagine the emotional roller coaster that Italian veteran Nicolo Calia experienced before the river chopped the pot.
Calia:
Maxim Panyar:
Board: where none of those X's were clubs
Calia remained on a precarious 12,000, and Panyar maintained a comfortable 60,000.
And that's all she wrote for Michael Tureniec, the Swede moved all-in over the top of Michael Greco's raise with and Simon Persson reraised all-in behind him with . Greco folded his which worked out for him with hindsight as the board came .
Evgeny Serebryakov, the redheaded Russian just took a little pot of Nicolas Chouity the EPT Monte Carlo winner.
With the board reading , Chouity check-called a bet of 3,200 from Serebryakov before they both checked the river. The latter turned over and Chouity mucked, dropping down to 34,000. Serebryakov has 50,000.
We understand there was heavy betting on the flop when both players had two pair, and the rest of the chips went in on the turn which brought Roberto Romanello the nut flush draw as well. The river however, brought Andrea Benelli a full house, and the Welshman hit the rail with a wry smile.
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and Benelli's Kings held to knock out both other players and add around 30,000 to his stack which is now over the 60,000 mark.
for a set
for a straight flush draw
. But this time, it was just an unavoidable cold decking. He had been whittled to just 6,000 when action folded to him after an early position raise. He moved all in, and a player behind him was only too happy to call. Deeb knew it wasn't going to go well as his personal cooler walked up just in time to see him turn over 
. The unhelpful board ran out 
where none of those X's were clubs
river. The latter turned over 
