Chris Moneymaker keeps stacking chips. In a recent hand, the player in the cutoff opened for 500 and then called when Moneymaker raised to 1,600 from the big blind. The Team PokerStars Pro then led out for 1,000 on the flop, the cutoff called, and the hit the turn. Moneymaker kept the pressure on with a bet of 2,000, and it did the trick as the cutoff folded.
Don't worry Vanessa Rousso still has all her fingers, she's just getting short on chips.
The Team PokerStars Pro opened to 500 from early position and was called by a player on the button and Roberto Canali in the big blind.
The flop fanned and Canali was the only player to check-call Rousso's 1,000 c-bet. Both players checked the turn before the Italian bet out for 2,500 on the river.
Rousso procrastinated for all of five minutes and folded. She was happy she did too as her opponent was kind enough to show her for a flush.
From middle position, Tristan Wade raised to 450. Daniel Weinman called from the hijack seat, Nicola Grieco called from the small blind, and Thomas Miller called from the big blind.
The four players took a flop of , and Grieco checked. Miller bet 650 with Wade and Weinman making the call. Grieco also called.
The turn was the to pair the board, and action checked around the see the land on the river. Grieco tossed out a bet of 2,500, and Miller folded. Wade called, then Weinman folded.
Grieco showed the for two pair, eights and fours. Wade showed the for a better two pair, kings and fours, and he won the pot.
On a flop, Ronny Kaiser led out for 3,500 and was Lucille Cailly called. Daniel Negreanu folded his hand and Chris Moneymaker decided to tag along to the next street as well.
The rolled off on the turn and Kaiser checked. Cailly moved 6,900 into the middle and Moneymaker flat called. Kaiser folded and we were heads up to the on the river.
Cailly slowed down with a check while Moneymaker moved out a sizable bet of 18,000. Cailly thought for about a minute before dropping in a call. Moneymaker rolled over for quad fives. Cailly threw her hand at the muck and the 2003 WSOP champion was able to scoop up a huge pot. He's now sitting on a mountain of chips with about 80,000.
Last year's WSOPE bracelet winner Philippe Boucher opened with a 400 raise in the cutoff seat and was called by Luca Amoruso in the small blind.
The flop went and Amoruso bet 1,200, Boucher answered and both saw the come on the turn. Amoruso pushed his remaining stack of 3,575 for an all-in and Boucher made the call.
Amoruso showed and was ahead of Boucher who flipped . The river bricked for Boucher and Amoruso doubled up.
Simon Trumper was lamenting his flipping luck in recent tournaments and then he went and won a flip to eliminate Luca Falaschi.
Trumper, who was busily chatting away to to Luca Pagano on his right, raised from under the gun and called when Falaschi moved all in for less than 10,000 from late position.
Stefano Giarrusso and Timothy Adams each out in 2,750 preflop and saw a flop of , which they both checked. When the turned, Giarrusso checked and Adams fired out 2,200. Giarrusso thought for about 90 second but ultimately folded his hand.
Despite that laydown, Giarrusso is still doing quite well and sits with 85,000.
The last hand at Liv Boeree, Roberto Romanello and Ruper Elder's table involved some controversy between the player and the dealer. It all started with Gianluca Mattia raising pre-flop to 450 and then Matthew Keikoan re-raising to 1,325. The rest have folded and Mattia called.
The flop brought and Keikoan bet 1,500 to which Mattia answered with a call. The on the turn was followed by a check-check and Keikoan tossed in one blue t5,000 chip announcing a bet. The dealer asked if it was a 2,500 bet, but Keikoan seemed too busy listening to whatever was coming out of his earphones and made no comment.
Mattia called putting in the exact amount of 2,500, while Keikoan expected a thousand more. The dealer called the floor and eventually the tournament director to sort things out. The director claimed that it was Keikoan's fault for not correcting the dealer when he announced the bet and therefore Mattia's call was good.
If the director had ruled Keikoan's way, he would have collected 1,000 chips more as he showed making his opponent muck the hand.
Michael Tureniec doesn't know when to slow down, whatever stage the tournament is at. He just enjoys trying to boss tables too much. Sometimes this results in an early exit, other times, like today, he quickly builds up big stacks.
He was in late position and battling heads up Sergio Galliano in the small blind. Around 5,000 chips had made it into the middle and both players checked the turn to leave a board.
Galliano snap-bet 2,825 and his Swedish opponent called with for trips. His was no good that time.
flop, the cutoff called, and the 
hit the turn. Moneymaker kept the pressure on with a bet of 2,000, and it did the trick as the cutoff folded.
and Canali was the only player to check-call Rousso's 1,000 c-bet. Both players checked the 
turn before the Italian bet out for 2,500 on the 
for a flush.
, and Grieco checked. Miller bet 650 with Wade and Weinman making the call. Grieco also called.
to pair the board, and action checked around the see the 
land on the river. Grieco tossed out a bet of 2,500, and Miller folded. Wade called, then Weinman folded.
for a better two pair, kings and fours, and he won the pot.
flop, Ronny Kaiser led out for 3,500 and was Lucille Cailly called. Daniel Negreanu folded his hand and Chris Moneymaker decided to tag along to the next street as well.
rolled off on the turn and Kaiser checked. Cailly moved 6,900 into the middle and Moneymaker flat called. Kaiser folded and we were heads up to the 
for quad fives. Cailly threw her hand at the muck and the 2003 WSOP champion was able to scoop up a huge pot. He's now sitting on a mountain of chips with about 80,000.
and Amoruso bet 1,200, Boucher answered and both saw the 
. The river bricked for Boucher and Amoruso doubled up.
, which they both checked. When the 
board.
