It's always easy to tell the pre-flop aggressors at this stage of a tournament as they often sit with massive stacks of green 25 chips in front of them, proving they've been stealing blinds and antes on a regular basis.
Kevin Vandersmissen is one such player, now sitting with even more green after picking up yet another pot on his way to a 90k+ stack.
This time he made it 1,550 from the cutoff and got two callers, neither of whom had the stomach to call his 2,875 continuation bet on the flop.
Ruben Visser misread his opponent, and as a result, his stack was cut in half.
The Dutchman, who came 8th at the recent PCA for $156,400, opened to 1,200 from the cut-off. Jean Marc Rigaill was in the small blind and three-bet to 2,500. Visser called to the flop where he also called a 4,500 c-bet.
The turn came and Rigaill fired again, for 11,000. Visser studied his opponent before he moved all-in. Rigaill called all-in for 17,875 and tabled .
"Ahhh, nice hand," said Visser who tabled the inferior , before the came to change nothing.
Arnaud Mattern is right back where he started after a diamond of a river scared him off a recent pot.
The hand began with an 1,150 open from the French Team PokerStars Pro. Two players called, but when Mattern made it 2,200 to see the turn on the flop, just Fabien Baldeli paid the price.
Both players checked the turn, but when the scary river fell and Mattern checked, Baldeli took the lead, making it 5,100.
Mattern mulled it over, but threw his hand away. Baldeli flashed and dragged the pot, as Mattern was left sitting on the same 30k he started this event with.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Arnaud Mattern after his aces were cracked to leave him very short.
He was in the big blind with and facing an under the gun raise to 1,000 that picked up three callers. The Team PokerStars Pro three-bet to 3,750 which was enough to fold out the initial raiser, but not the first caller. Fabien Baldeli was two more seats along and had (initially) flat called with . He four-bet all-in for around 25,000 and was snap called by Mattern after the other players involved folded.
The board ran to make Baldeli top set. A shocked looking Mattern was making his exit when he was told by the dealer that he still had 6,000 chips to play with.
You can't miss Parisian Michel Leibgorin at a poker table as he sits with several pieces of lighting and magnifying equipment in front of him to better see the cards with.
However, poor eyesight hasn't hurt his game one bit as he's earned better than $600k in live tournaments with scores dating all the way back to 1995.
Here in Deauville, it appears he's not running into any problems either as the Frenchman just raised it up from the small blind, stealing the big to push his stack up and over the 62k mark.
Jean Marc Rigaill opened the action with a raise and Gabriel Morin three-bet to 3,000 from middle position. The player in the hijack seat called, as did Rigaill, to land a flop to the board.
First to act, Rigaill fired 11,500, a bit more than the size of the pot. Morin took about 20 seconds before popping it to 30,000, forcing the hijack seat out. Rigaill re-raised all in for 46,200 and Morin quickly called.
Rigaill:
Morin:
Morin's timing was off as his flush draw was demolished by Rigaill's top pair and flush draw. The turn locked up the pot for Rigaill, making the river irrelevant.
flop.
flop where he also called a 4,500 c-bet.
and Rigaill fired again, for 11,000. Visser studied his opponent before he moved all-in. Rigaill called all-in for 17,875 and tabled 
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, before the 
came to change nothing.
flop, just Fabien Baldeli paid the price.
turn, but when the scary 
and dragged the pot, as Mattern was left sitting on the same 30k he started this event with.
. He four-bet all-in for around 25,000 and was snap called by Mattern after the other players involved folded.
flop to the board.
river irrelevant.
