We just past Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin on our way to the tournament area, and he was gracious enough to tell us his exit hand. He said that the action folded around to the small blind who moved all-in. Ramdin was seated in the big blind with around 20BB when he called with . His opponent turned over and hit a runner-runner diamond flush to send Ramdin to the side events.
Yury Kerzhapkin raised to 1,600 in middle position, John Eames made it 3,500 in the small blind and Kerzhapkin called. The flop was and Eames led for 3,300 and Kerzhapkin made the call. The turn was the and both players checked and we saw the on the river. Eames thought for a while before putting Kerzhapkin all-in and he quickly folded.
Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden has just found his much needed double up. He open shoved for 17,600 in the cutoff and Tudor Grangure called on the button.
We joined the action at the turn and the board was showing . The players in the hand were Day 1a chip leader Martin Kabrhel, in the hijack seat, and Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth, in the cutoff. Kabrhel checked, Toth bet 11,500 and Kabrhel made the call. The final card was the and Toth moved all-in when checked to. Kabrhel, who hadn't stopped staring at Toth throughout the whole hand, had a little bit of think time before mucking his cards.
Tom Marchese has lost half of his stack in the first level and the majority of it has headed the way of Isabelle Mercier. The pair just clashed, in your classic all-in pre flop coin flip situation, and Mercier came out on top.