Pierluigi Tiziani, Sam Chartier and one other player were in action on the flop. Tiziani and the second player checked before Chartier bet 1,525. Tiziani called, and the other player folded.
The turn was the , and Tiziani checked. Chartier bet 2,600, and Tiziani check-raised all in to 9,150. Chartier tanked, then called.
Chartier:
Tiziani:
The river completed the board with the and Tiziani's full house was the winning hand to give him the double up.
We caught up to the table to find Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier all in for his tournament life before the flop. Mercier was flipping with Andrea Dato who called his all in.
Mercier:
Dato:
Mercier paired up on the flop and kept his lead through the turn and the river. Mercier's all in was for 12,500, so plus the blinds and antes he's currently sitting around 26,000.
Barny Boatman raised to 1,000 preflop and a whole bunch of players including Nikita Nikolaev, Secondo Coccia, Scott Seiver on the button and Nicolas Chouity in the big blind made the call.
The flop was , and Boatman led for 2,000. That was followed by a raise to 5,050 from Nikolaev. Coccia then three-bet to 11,000, making Seiver, Chouity and Boatman fold their hands. The one who didn't fold was Nikolaev as he shoved all in. Coccia made the call.
Coccia:
Nikolaev:
Coccia's top two pair was in a good shape, but Nikolaev had a flush draw. Coccia was still good after the turn, although Nikolaev picked up some additional outs to a straight. Unfortunately for the Italian, the on the river completed Nikolaev's flush and sent him to the rail.
With about 10,000 in the pot and a flop of , Artem Metalidi bet 3,750 from the small blind and received a call from Aleksis Tsaousidis on the button. When the dealer burned and turned the , the Ukrainian checked and opened the door for the Greek to fire out 6,000. Metalidi thought about it for a solid minute and then released his hand.
That hand dropped Metalidi down to 51,000 and brought Tsaousidis up to 50,000.
On the flop, Dmitry Stelmak and Jason Wheeler were in action. Stelmak checked to Wheeler, and he bet 1,575. Stelmak check-raised to 3,800, and Wheeler called.
The turn was the , and Stelmak fired 3,900. After some tanking, Wheeler raised to 10,000. Stelmak called.
The river was the , and Stelmak checked. Wheeler fired 16,200, and Stelmak called.
Wheeler turned up the , and Stelmak tabled the . Stelmak's hand was best and he won the pot.
Andy Frankenberger and Matthew Frankland are both going along steady and both both won small pots just now.
Frankenberger was in position against Gabriel Tuna and called a 1,100 bet on a flop. Both players then went on to check down the turn and river. Frankenberger opened for two-pair and took the pot as Tuna folded.
A few minutes later, and at a different table, Frankland opened the action with a button raise to 800. A player in the small blind three-bet to 2,600 but that didn't deter Frankland who called to see the flop.
The small blind continued for 3,000 but couldn't stand the heat when Frankland raised to 8,225.
Frankland looked up to us and smiled, "One for the cameras!"
There has been an Italian leg on the European Poker Tour since season four but despite some valiant attempts Italians are still waiting for a win on home soil...
flop. Tiziani and the second player checked before Chartier bet 1,525. Tiziani called, and the other player folded.
, and Tiziani checked. Chartier bet 2,600, and Tiziani check-raised all in to 9,150. Chartier tanked, then called.
and Tiziani's full house was the winning hand to give him the double up.
flop and kept his lead through the 
turn and the 
, and Boatman led for 2,000. That was followed by a raise to 5,050 from Nikolaev. Coccia then three-bet to 11,000, making Seiver, Chouity and Boatman fold their hands. The one who didn't fold was Nikolaev as he shoved all in. Coccia made the call.
turn, although Nikolaev picked up some additional outs to a straight. Unfortunately for the Italian, the 
on the river completed Nikolaev's flush and sent him to the rail.
, the Ukrainian checked and opened the door for the Greek to fire out 6,000. Metalidi thought about it for a solid minute and then released his hand.
, and Stelmak tabled the 
turn and river. Frankenberger opened 
for two-pair and took the pot as Tuna folded.
