Jason Helder raised to 4,000 from early position only to have Lardo Leheste move all in for 49,500. Action folded back around to Helder and he made the call.
Showdown
Helder:
Leheste:
Leheste had been playing tight all day long, and it looked like his patience was about to pay off. The flop was no threat to Leheste, and neither was the turn. All he needed to do was dodge a ten on the river to double, and that's exactly what he did as the harmless peeled off.
John Eames informed us that he and Glen Cymbaluk have clashed on several occasions this afternoon and that Cymbaluk keeps coming out on top. Another hand just went Cymbaluk's way.
Everyone had folded to Eames, who was seated in the cutoff, and he opened the pot. Only Cymbaluk in the big blind called. The pair saw the flop be dealt, Cymbaluk lead out for 4,200 and Eames called.
That was the last of the betting as the duo checked the arrival of the then the , Cymaluk taking down the hand with his .
Andrew Teng lost another pot in quick time and has the cut of a frustrated young gent.
He was on the button and called a mid position raise from Aleh Plauski to see a flop appear. Plauski continued for 6,000. Call.
Both players checked the turn to head to the river. Plauski checked once more and snapped off Teng's 14,000 bet. Teng shoved his cards towards the muck and Plauski opened .
Olekssi Kovalchuk has had quite the level and is now armed with close to 300,000 chips.
His rise up the chip counts has been helped by some of Andrew Teng's stack. On a flop, Teng checked in the big blind and then called when Kovalchuk — under the gun — bet 4,500. The pair saw the dealer put the onto the turn and Teng checked, but when Kovalchuk bet 8,500, Teng released.
Fabian Quoss got off to a good start today, but it all just came crashing down.
It happened when Konstantin Russkih opened for 4,500 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 10,600 by Maroun Jazzar, who was next to act. Action folded around to Quoss in the cutoff and he wasted little time in sliding his entire stack of 49,000 into the middle. Russkih quickly folded, but Jazzar made the call.
Showdown
Quoss:
Jazzar:
It was a flip, but one that wouldn't come down in the German's favor as the board ran out . "Good game, guys," Quoss said before collecting his things and exiting the tournament floor.
We walked over to see what had happened, and when we arrived, Jason Gray was collecting his things. Peltekci had sitting in front of him, and the board was .
"I re-raised huge on purpose," he told a friend. "I wanted to make it look like a bluff."
According to Peltekci, Gray had . We assume that the money went in preflop.
The boisterous jeweler from Beverly Hills now sits on 235,000 chips.
Roberto Romanello's long, patient grind has finally paid off; the Welshman has just doubled to 102,000.
Athanasios Fergiatakis opened in late position, Romanello was next to act and he three-bet and in a flurry of action Fergiatakis had put Romanello all in and had been called.
Fergiatakis:
Romanello:
The flop kept Romanello ahead but he would have to avoid a king in order for it to stay that way. The was a safe turn card, and the was an equally safe river card and Romanello is back in business.
When we arrived at the table, Erik Olofsson and Jonathan Khalifa were heads up on a flop of . Olofsson had 18,000 sitting in front of him, and Khalifa raised to 41,000. Olofsson called.
The turn was the , and after tanking for a bit, Khalifa checked. Olofsson bet 30,000, and Khalifa looked stunned.
"It's not possible," he said, shaking his head. "Ace-queen."
He mucked his hand.
"Ace-queen," he repeated.
Olofsson only nodded.
"Show one," Khalifa requested. "Just one."
Olofsson declined, sliding his cards facedown into the muck.
"I will play only with you now," Khalifa told him. "Don't worry."
Olofsson chuckled, and stacked his newfound chips.
flop was no threat to Leheste, and neither was the 
turn. All he needed to do was dodge a ten on the river to double, and that's exactly what he did as the harmless 
peeled off.
flop be dealt, Cymbaluk lead out for 4,200 and Eames called.
then the 
.
flop appear. Plauski continued for 6,000. Call.
turn to head to the 
.
onto the turn and Teng checked, but when Kovalchuk bet 8,500, Teng released.
sitting in front of him, and the board was 
. Olofsson had 18,000 sitting in front of him, and Khalifa raised to 41,000. Olofsson called.
, and after tanking for a bit, Khalifa checked. Olofsson bet 30,000, and Khalifa looked stunned.
