William Thorson limped UTG preflop before Henri Kasper, Daniel Colman and last year's Grand Final winner Nicolas Chouity all also limped. Kenny Hallaert then raised to 6,700 from the small blind and Thorson decided to make the call. Kasper and Colman folded but Chouity recounted his stack before also making the call.
The flop was and Hallaert led out for 12,400, Thorson flat-called but Chouity moved all in for 41,600, Hallaert also moved in and the Swede tank-folded.
Chouity:
Hallaert:
The turn was the and Hallaert could now catch an ace, king or deuce to eliminate last year's winner but the meant Chouity now has about 100,000.
Monster hand, monster flop, weird out of position hand for Peter Akery just now - he cold fourbet 13,800 out of a 50,000 stack from the big blind preflop, prompting a lengthy dwell from first raiser Andrew Li. Li passed, but Johan Verhagen (having made it 6,000) called.
The flop: . Slow check. Slow bet of 7,200 from Verhagen; Akery called.
Turn: : Slow check again. Now Verhagen bet 12,200. Akery called (now with 16,000 behind).
River: : Akery checked a third time but his hopes for further value for his were dashed when Verhagen finally gave up, showing . Li muttered something about passing queens pre, and Akery nearly got the double up he was looking for.
Jonathan David Concepcion has lost a monster pot to Allen Bari - all we could see was the latter's on a board but apparently Concepcion had been holding and it sounded as though the chips might have gone in on the turn. Either way Bari has about 280,000 now.
William Reynolds opened to 2,800 from early position before Jose Obadia Chocron moved all in for his last 26,300. Niklas Toorell flat-called in the small blind but Reynolds then slid out a stack of 100,000 chips.
Toorell did not look as though he had been expecting this and tanked for several minutes before Carter Phillips called the clock. Toorell folded and Reynolds showed to Chocron's . The board came and the former PCA High Roller winner added to his stack which is now approaching the 200,000 mark.
Sarah Grant caught up with Carter Phillips on the first break to talk about this table.
Team PokerStars Pro Michael Keiner is busto, having run his short stack into Rob Hollink with vs. his on a flop. The turn and river came - Keiner standing up and then heading off.
Team Pro Humberto Brenes is out of the Main Event, despite the best efforts of his and his trademark 'chark'. Brenes shoved preflop from the big blind into three potential callers - but only one looked him up for a further 11,200, with .
The flop came down and Brenes stood up, turning on his plastic shark's red eyes and saying what sounded like, "Nye-nye-nye!"
The turn and river fell ; Brenes fist-bumped the dealer anyway and headed out.
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and Hallaert led out for 12,400, Thorson flat-called but Chouity moved all in for 41,600, Hallaert also moved in and the Swede tank-folded.
meant Chouity now has about 100,000.
. Slow check. Slow bet of 7,200 from Verhagen; Akery called.
: Slow check again. Now Verhagen bet 12,200. Akery called (now with 16,000 behind).
: Akery checked a third time but his hopes for further value for his 
on a 
board but apparently Concepcion had been holding 
and it sounded as though the chips might have gone in on the turn. Either way Bari has about 280,000 now.
. The board came 
and the former PCA High Roller winner added to his stack which is now approaching the 200,000 mark.
on a 
flop. The turn and river came 
- Keiner standing up and then heading off.
and his trademark 'chark'. Brenes shoved preflop from the big blind into three potential callers - but only one looked him up for a further 11,200, with 
.
; Brenes fist-bumped the dealer anyway and headed out.