Basil Yaiche is a renowned cash game player from France used to playing down through the streets. David Williams probably doesn't know this and tried to get tricky on the river in hand between the two, but ended up having to fold.
The board read and Yaiche bet 1,700 when the Team PokerStars Pro checked to him. Williams check-raised to 4,525 and then folded when Yaiche three-bet to 13,875.
Emmanuel Petit raised to 375 in the hijack seat and Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez defended his big blind. The flop was and Fernandez check-called a 525 Petit bet. On the turn the dealer handed us the and Fernandez check-folded to a 1,125 Petit second barrel.
Boris Becker raised to 525 in the hijack seat and both the small blind and big blind made the call. The flop was and both the blinds check-called a 900 Becker c-bet. The turn of was checked through and the last card to land on the flop was . Pasquale Vinci checked in the small blind, Ramon Lanz bet 1,000 in the big blind and Becker then Vinci both folded.
Pasquale Vinci ~ 43,500
Boris Becker ~ 26,000
Ramon Lanz ~ 32,000
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Hugo Lemaire and Andrea Dato were getting perilously close to playing for stacks. We joined the action with Hugo Lemaire seated in the hijack with a four-bet of 2,750 in front of him, and Andrea Dato seated on the button with a five bet of 10,000 in front of him. Lemaire took a very long time to ponder his next move which was to eventually fold.
Bryn Kenney has just taken the nine seat on the table hosting Mathew Frankland, Shaun Deeb and Kyle Julius. Here is another hand from that table.
Javier Candelas raised to 375 in early position, Mathew Frankland called, Roy Yacoub called as did Kyle Julius on the button. The flop was and the action checked around the Julius who bet 550 - two players called and Frankland folded. The turn of was checked through and we reached the river of . Candelas bet 675 and both players mucked their hands.
The button raised to 400 and both Shaun Deeb and Kyle Julius called in the small and big blind respectively. The flop was and all three players tapped the felt. The turn was the and Deeb led for 725, Julius called and the button folded. The fifth and final community card was the and Deeb check-folded to a 500 Julius bet.
Johnny Lodden's stack has been chopped in half after he paid off Thomas Mjeldheim on the river of a board.
Lodden had opened from early position and bet 525 and 1,625 on the flop and turn before Mjeldheim led for 6,025 on the river. Lodden went to call, then went to fold before he eventually decided on the call.
Fellow Norwegian Mjeldheim opened for the nuts and Lodden folded.
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and Yaiche bet 1,700 when the Team PokerStars Pro checked to him. Williams check-raised to 4,525 and then folded when Yaiche three-bet to 13,875.
and Fernandez check-called a 525 Petit bet. On the turn the dealer handed us the 
and Fernandez check-folded to a 1,125 Petit second barrel.
. Pasquale Vinci checked in the small blind, Ramon Lanz bet 1,000 in the big blind and Becker then Vinci both folded.
and the action checked around the Julius who bet 550 - two players called and Frankland folded. The turn of 
was checked through and we reached the river of 
and all three players tapped the felt. The turn was the 
and Deeb led for 725, Julius called and the button folded. The fifth and final community card was the 
and Deeb check-folded to a 500 Julius bet.
for the nuts and Lodden folded.
