Michael Tureniec, the reigning EPT Copenhagen Champion, has lost a little bit of ground early on here in Tallinn after clashing with Anders Berg.
Everyone folded around to Berg in the cutoff seat and he raised to 400. Tureniec, next to act, three-bet to 1,100 which was enough to fold out the blinds but Berg called. The was met with a very quick check by Berg but Tureniec took more time to make a bet of 1,650. Thirty seconds later Berg called.
The turn was another club, this one the and Berg seemed to like it as he quickly bet three red chips worth a total of 3,000. Tureniec was very methodical in first checking his cards then picking up the necessary chips to make the call, before placing them in a neat stack in the middle of the felt.
The river brought the into play and Berg quickly bet again, this time 7,000. Tureniec sat motionless for more than a minute, and then another minute before flicking his cards towards the dealer, leaving Berg to pick up the pot.
Although we joined the action on the turn we could tell that Jesus Cortes Lizano had opened up from the cut-off and Mihai Manole had called on the button. The flop was and Lizano had c-bet and Manole had called. On to the flop then and the dealer gave us the and Lizano bet 1,225 into a pot of around 2,000 and Manole made the call. The river was the and Lizano bet 7,000. Manole stared deep into the side of the Spaniards head before changing his stare towards his stack. It was around 14,500 and after a lot of deep thinking Manole folded handing the pot to Lizano.
It is interesting how the most exciting hand action is often when we do not get to see any cards! Giuseppe Sammartino made a 350 raise from under the gun and the player to his direct left called before Team PokerStars Pro Sebastian Ruthenberg three-bet to 1,300 from middle position. Players folded in unison until the action fell to Sammartino who didn't seem in the mood to follow suit and he four-bet to 2,850. The initial cold-caller ran to the hills and all eyes fell on Ruthenberg.
"How much is that?" Asked the German.
The Dealer confirmed the amount and as tensions ran high Ruthenberg five-bet to 5,950.
"How much do you have left?" A very calm looking Sammartino asked.
Ruthenberg moved his yellow and red chips to the front and he had around 14,000. After some consideration Sammartino decided enough was enough and mucked his hand handing the pot to Ruthenberg.
Then a few short hands later Ruthenberg was in winning form yet again. He was in a blind battle with Mikkel Holmgaard and we saw the action from the turn. The board was and Holmgaard check-called a 2,200 Ruthenberg bet. The river was the and Holmgaard bet 4,000 and Ruthenberg called.
A selection of chip counts from around the room. Jani Sointula has at least 77,000, how he got them we are trying to find out! He is out chip leader going into the break.
In the first hand after the break Peter Roche raised to 700 in middle position and Toby Lewis called in the small blind. Both players shared a flop of and they both decided to check. The turn was the and the former European Poker Tour Vilamoura winner bet 1,050 and Roche called instantly. The river was the and after a short pause Lewis bet 2,500 and Roche immediately paid him off.
Vincenzo Apicella has come back from break rejuvenated and has just won a massive pot of more than 33,000 chips!
Joining the hand on a flop, with 5,000 already in the pot and three active players in the hand, Casey Kastle checked in the small blind, Vasili Karpenkou bet 3,250 rom under the gun and after 30 seconds Apicella made the call. Kastle folded and it was heads up to the turn.
Karpenkou instantly checked and then quickly called when his opponent bet 5,000. The action was similar on the river, Karpenkou checked then snap-called when Apicella bet 7,000. He quickly mucked though as Apicella showed for the nut Broadway straight.
was met with a very quick check by Berg but Tureniec took more time to make a bet of 1,650. Thirty seconds later Berg called.
and Berg seemed to like it as he quickly bet three red chips worth a total of 3,000. Tureniec was very methodical in first checking his cards then picking up the necessary chips to make the call, before placing them in a neat stack in the middle of the felt.
into play and Berg quickly bet again, this time 7,000. Tureniec sat motionless for more than a minute, and then another minute before flicking his cards towards the dealer, leaving Berg to pick up the pot.![[user169505]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
and Lizano had c-bet and Manole had called. On to the flop then and the dealer gave us the 
and Lizano bet 1,225 into a pot of around 2,000 and Manole made the call. The river was the 
and Lizano bet 7,000. Manole stared deep into the side of the Spaniards head before changing his stare towards his stack. It was around 14,500 and after a lot of deep thinking Manole folded handing the pot to Lizano.
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river where he committed his last 4,675. Parkkinen called but mucked upon seeing Frietez's jack-ten.
and Holmgaard bet 4,000 and Ruthenberg called.
. He was heads-up with Morgan Wald and his 
for the nuts bettered the pocket kings of his opponent.
and they both decided to check. The turn was the 
and the former 
flop, with 5,000 already in the pot and three active players in the hand, Casey Kastle checked in the small blind, Vasili Karpenkou bet 3,250 rom under the gun and after 30 seconds Apicella made the call. Kastle folded and it was heads up to the 
turn.
for the nut Broadway straight.