Martin Finger has just added more than 3,700 chips to his stack after locking horns with Italian Alessio Isaia.
Finger opened the betting with a raise to 700 from middle position and next to act was Isaia who pumped it up to 1,800. Everyone folded back around to Finger and he put in the required chips to call.
The dealer put the flop on the table, Finger checked and then quickly called when Isaia made a bet of 1,400. After burnign a card the dealer brought the on the turn and this time when Finger checked Isaia checked behind.
The river saw the make an appearance and after a brief pause Finger bet 7,500, which seemed to puzzle Isaia as he squirmed in his seat and looked genuinely surprised. So surprised that he folded his hand and let Finger scoop the pot.
Fabrizio Ascari, the flamboyant Italian who went deep in Vilamoura, amusing and irritating people in equal measure with his style has been eliminated. He was all-in with against Cristian Tardea's but the board came and Ascari was out.
No histrionics, no deep sighs, just a few handshakes and wishes of good luck...
As it turns out Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier is only around six hours late instead of the predicted seven. He managed to arrive just as the antes kicked in, meaning that he is now in possession of around 25,000 - not bad, considering that he's been blinded off for five levels now.
Sofia Lovgren raised to 800 preflop and John Eames, fresh from his 3rd place in Copenhagen, called from the cutoff while Alessio Isaia made the call in the big blind.
The flop was checked over to Eames who fired out 1,500. Isaia made the call and Lovgren quickly got out of the way. Both players carefully checked the on the turn before Isaia checked a third time, on the river.
Eames carefully put out a bet of 4,000 and the Italian thought for several minutes, carefully studying his opponent before eventually folding.
Team PokerStars Pro Maxim Lykov has seen his stack dwindle to 25,625 after calling a raise on the river from Thorsten Schäfer.
Joining the hand on the river with the board reading Lykov bet 3,725, Schäfer made it 11,125 to play and after almost two minutes Lykov made the call, but didn't look too happy about doing so.
Schäfer turned over for a baby flush, but it was enough to win the hand as Lykov mucked his hand with a wry smile. Schäfer now has 77,000 chips in his stack.
Martin Finger will head into the dinner break nursing a relatively short stack of 18,200 chips after missing a ton of outs to lose to Guilhem Ang Antonie Delaporte's pocket kings.
On a flop of and with 13,000 already in the pot Finger bet 10,000 and then quickly called when Delaporte moved all in for what turned out to be 24,650.
Delaporte:
Finger:
The on the turn brought with it some flush outs for finger but none of them arrived as the fell on the river to send the pot to Delaporte, who now has 67,000
There was around 10,000 in the pot by the turn of the board; just as we arrived at the table, Panamian online qualifier Jose Severino was going all in for his last 10,500 or so. Kevin Stani thought about it long and hard and eventually made the call.
Stani: for two pair, jacks and treys
Severino: for a gutshot and flush draw
The river was a bit of a blank for Severino, who won't be improving on his 11th place finish at EPT Vienna this time around. Stani is up to around 60,000.
flop on the table, Finger checked and then quickly called when Isaia made a bet of 1,400. After burnign a card the dealer brought the 
on the turn and this time when Finger checked Isaia checked behind.
make an appearance and after a brief pause Finger bet 7,500, which seemed to puzzle Isaia as he squirmed in his seat and looked genuinely surprised. So surprised that he folded his hand and let Finger scoop the pot.![[user76023]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
against Cristian Tardea's 
but the board came 
Lykov bet 3,725, Schäfer made it 11,125 to play and after almost two minutes Lykov made the call, but didn't look too happy about doing so.
for a baby flush, but it was enough to win the hand as Lykov mucked his hand with a wry smile. Schäfer now has 77,000 chips in his stack.
board; just as we arrived at the table, Panamian online qualifier Jose Severino was going all in for his last 10,500 or so. Kevin Stani thought about it long and hard and eventually made the call.
for two pair, jacks and treys