We missed the hand, but our top-notch photographer Neil Stoddart snapped a few pictures of a straight flush Ionel Anton just made. The board was 
, and Anton had the 
.
He did not run into 
- that would've really been something - and he raked in the pot.
Oleg Perepletchikov opened for 500 from the hijack only to have a short-stacked Liv Boeree three-bet all in for 1,950 total from the cutoff. The button and both blinds got out of the way, and Perepletchikov shrugged before making the call.
Showdown
Perepletchikov: 
Boeree: 
Boeree got it in good, and improved when the flop fell 
. Perepletchikov picked up a gut-shot straight draw, but it wouldn't come in as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
Boeree received a much-needed double, but is still sitting on a short stack.
Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki speaks to PokerStars.tv about his success in the micro-stakes series. Player of the Series in two out of three outings!
With 9,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Melanie Weisner bet 4,700 from the hijack and put pressure on Przemyslaw Piotrowski in the cutoff. The man from Poland thought long and hard, but eventually opted to concede the hand.
Rodrigo Seiji may have got off to a flying start when he almost stacked Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth in a set-over-set situation, but he has just been eliminated in a huge pot.
Ronan Gilligan informed us that Seiji bet 7,000 on the 
flop and was called, then he increased the bet size to 16,000 on the 
turn. Seiji's opponent was Iosif Beskrovnyy and he moved all-in over the top of Seiji's turn bet. Seiji called and the cards were revealed.
Seiji: 
Beskrovnyy: 
Seiji was way behind and needed to hit one his two outs on the river to survive as Beskrovnyy had him covered. The dealer put some paint on the river but it was the and with that Seiji was eliminated, while Beskrovnyy climbs to 82,000.
On a board of 
, two players, including Eugene Katchalov, checked to Oleg Perepletchikov, who bet 700. Liv Boeree folded, Jacques Zaicik called, and the rest of the players released their cards.
The turn was te , and Perepletchikov led out for 1,500. Zaicik quickly raised to 3,500, and Perepletchikov instantly called.
The completed the board, and Perepletchikov opted to check. Zaicik rolled over 
for a queen-high flush, and Perepletchikov flashed 
before mucking.
Finnish legend Juha Helppi has been on a steady climb here on Day 1a and currently sits on a stack of 44,000.
In a recent hand, there was about 8,000 in the pot and a board reading 
when Helppi, who won an EPT Berlin €1,000 Pot Limit Omaha-Rebuy side event for €41,300 back in April, bet 3,375 from the under-the-gun position. His opponent, Sweden's Tobias Ekman, gave it some thought before letting it go, dropping to 15,600 in the process.
Wayne Bentley raised to 500 in middle position, Arnaud Mattern called out of the small blind, and the flop fell 
. Mattern checked, Bentley continued for 575, and Mattern check-raised to 1,300.
Bentley immediately moved all in for around 5,000, and Mattern snap-folded.
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