Koen De Visscher opened the betting with a raise to 10,000 from middle position, Ronnie Kaiser then three-bet to 22,000 next to act. The next two players folded but Michael Ruane, on the button, four-bet to 51,00.Once the blinds got out of the way De Visscher instantly folded but Kaiser asked for confirmation of the bet amount before making the call.
Flop: - Kaiser checked to Ruane who sat riffling chips for just shy of one minute. He stopped playing with his chips to bet 64,000. Again Kaiser asked for confirmation of the amount before going back to pondering his options. Eventually he decided he was done with the hand and Ruane won the pot.
We joined the action on a flop reading with Marco Fabbrini in the small blind and Roberto Romanello on the button. It looked like Fabbrini had check called a 12,000 bet from the former EPT Prague champion, taking the duo to the turn.
Fabbrini now lead into Romanello with a 22,000 bet and the Welshman called and Fabbrini bet again on the arrival of the river. This time he made it 32,000 to play and Romanello quickly called but mucked his hand when he was shown for a set of sevens.
Massimiliano Bellon Bellucci had moved all in on the turn of a for about 200,000 over the top of a 36,500 bet from Michael Ruane, the latter was thinking for what must have been six or seven minutes, going into the break before he finally mucked his hand.
Massimiliano Bellon Bellucci opened to 15,000 preflop from the button and Koen De Visscher made it 38,000 in the small blind. Bellucci made the call to see an flop, De Visscher bet 31,000 and Bellucci called to see the on the turn.
De Visscher now bet 65,000 and Bellucci called a second time and the dealer put out the on the river. De Visscher fired 133,000 this time and Bellucci decided to move all in for 258,500 in total. The Belgian took about 30 seconds before he shrugged and called.
Bellucci showed but it was no good, De Visscher had turned a straight with to win a monster pot and increase his chip lead.
Mario Nagel refused to back down in button versus big blind battle against Balazs Botond, and was willing to risk all his stack.
The action folded to the German on the button and he opened to 12,000. The Hungarian three-bet to 27,000 from the big blind and was soon faced with a 58,500 four-bet. His response was to put in a small five-bet to 110,000. Room for a six-bet? There sure was. Nagel shoved and Botond backed down and folded.
The PokerStars.com EPT Campione Main Event is now an all male affair with the elimination of Liv Boeree at the hands of Olivier Busquet.
Busquet opened the betting from UTG+1 to 12,000, Boeree called on the button and both blinds came along for the ride too. The flop came down , Stefano Puccilli checked in the small blind, Marco Falanga checked in the big blind then Busquet made a continuation bet of 22,000. Only Boeree called and it was heads-up to the turn.
Busquet set the price to play at 36,000 and Boeree was prepared to pay it and she called. The was the river card and Busquet quickly announced he was all in for his 280,000 stack and he moved two blue towers forward.
Boeree removed her headphones from left ear only and stared down at the heads-up sit 'n' go specialist for a good 90 seconds before making the call. Busquet flipped over for a full house and Boeree angrily mucked and headed for the rail.