While having his back rigorously rubbed by a lovely looking masseuse, Darakjian opened to 30,000 under the gun and David Vamplew moved all-in from the button. Darakjian asked for a count and it was 264,000 and he made the call.
Darakjian
Vamplew
The dealer let the five cards slip from his hand and neither of them possessed the ace of jack that Vamplew was after. It did provide him with plenty more flush-outs on the turn but it just wasn't going to be the Scotsman's day.
There is no doubt that poker is a game that creates plenty of tough decisions. Cole Robinson and Maurizio Sepede were just presented with two of their own and the clock was needed to help them both out.
On a final board of with a chip or two above 130,000 in the pot, Cole Robinson fired out a bet of 125,000. His opponent was Nicolino Di Carlo and after weighing up his next move in his mind he raised to 250,000. Robinson took his shades off to have a think and even shared a laugh with his neighbour Ludovic Lacay. Eventually the floor was called for and Robinson folded.
Simultaneously, Maurizio Sepede had made a standard pre flop raise before Paul Ribaud three-bet to 104,000. The bet was a tournament committing bet and Sepede knew it. With anguish etched all over his face he went to move his stack into the middle many times before taking his hands off his chips and rubbing them together. The floor was called, the clock put on him and he started to pray. When the count reached 2 seconds he released his hand and Ribaud won the pot.
A small pot lost for 2009 WSOPE Main Event winner Joe Cada as he bet 35,000 on a flop to a check from Arturo Pierantoni. They both checked the turn and river and Pierantoni turned over . It was good, and Pierantoni took the pot.
Vegard Nygaard, who seems to have been permanently short-stacked throughout the last couple of days, has just doubled up yet again. He pushed all-in from the button with for 139,000 and got called by Luca Cavecchi's , there was a jack on the flop but then an on the turn. The river brought no jack, king or ten - bringing instead the and Nygaard survived once more.
The flop read when Riccardo Lacchinelli went all in and was called by Marco Fabbrini. It was relatively unexciting in the end though, although you wouldn't know it from the good-natured laughter and handshaking - they both turned over and following the turn and river they chopped it up.
Ludovic Lacay checked the turn of the board to Massimiliano Manigrasso who snap-bet. Ludovic called, and they saw the river.
The river in question was the and Lacay now bet out 107,000. Manigrasso called, and turned over for a bluff on the turn but two pair, aces and threes, on the river. Lacay nodded for a moment before tossing away his for the better hand on the flop and turn. He got up and wandered around for a few moments, making a noise like a horse who's had his nosebag snatched away - he's down to 580,000. Manigrasso is up to around 650,000.
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with a chip or two above 130,000 in the pot, Cole Robinson fired out a bet of 125,000. His opponent was Nicolino Di Carlo and after weighing up his next move in his mind he raised to 250,000. Robinson took his shades off to have a think and even shared a laugh with his neighbour Ludovic Lacay. Eventually the floor was called for and Robinson folded.
flop to a check from Arturo Pierantoni. They both checked the 
turn and 
. It was good, and Pierantoni took the pot.
flop but then an 
and Nygaard survived once more.
when Riccardo Lacchinelli went all in and was called by Marco Fabbrini. It was relatively unexciting in the end though, although you wouldn't know it from the good-natured laughter and handshaking - they both turned over 
turn and 
river they chopped it up.
for a bluff on the turn but two pair, aces and threes, on the river. Lacay nodded for a moment before tossing away his 
for the better hand on the flop and turn. He got up and wandered around for a few moments, making a noise like a horse who's had his nosebag snatched away - he's down to 580,000. Manigrasso is up to around 650,000.
