Vadzim Kursevich has just been eliminated on the TV table. We did not see the action but the tournament officials have told us he moved all-in with and was called by the mighty of Ben Vinson. The board ran out with more hearts than a card shop on valentines day and Kursevich was out.
Vadzim Markushevski raised to 41,000 on the button, Dan Abouaf moved all-in from the small blind and Markushevski folded his hand. Markushevski has thus far had a very frustrating session.
Lucille Cailly made a standard raise from late position and Michael Dietrich defended his big blind.
Flop:
Dietrich checked, Cailly bet 55,000 and Dietrich then check-raised to 150,000. Cailly didn't have to take much time to think before she made the call.
Turn:
Both players checked.
River:
So the spade flush got there and the action was on Dietrich. The ball of his foot was feverishly tapping the floor and he looked so nervous. He went to slide three towers of blue 5k chips over the line but they spilled everywhere. Instead he said, "350," and Cailly snap-called.
Dietrich turned over for the flush, but Cailly had for the higher flush. Dietrich took his defeat gracefully and the show moved on. Cailly is on a roll in this event.
Ben Vinson has taken the chip lead from the TV table with over 2.2 million chips. We tried to grab him as he was speaking to his good friend Chris Sly, to ask him how he had amassed such a stack, but he was off like Road Runner to keep his hot streak HOT.
"Meanwhile Vadzim Kursevich is on our feature table trying to become the first two-time EPT champion," said James Hartigan staring down the lens of a TV camera, Joe Stapleton nodding by his side. Pulling back the curtain of TV production we can reveal that Kursevich is already out (25th, €35,000),..."
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Rodrigo Dos Santos Caprioli raised in middle position, Dan Abouaf moved all-in from the small blind and Caprioli made the call.
Caprioli
Abouaf
It was Caprioli at risk of elimination, but the chances were looking slim that it would become a reality.
Board:
Abouaf was on his feet and you could see how much this meant to him, but the combination of cards he needed to eliminate his opponent did not come, and he is now one of our short stacks.