Lubomir Kudlicka's tournament has come to an abrupt end despite the Slovakian getting the last of his chips in good.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur opened to 3,200 from middle position and Kudlicka three-bet all-in two seats down, his stack being 16,400. However, before Kudlicka acted, Jan Suchanek acted out of turn and called. As Kudlicka then shoved, Suchanek was allowed to take his chips back; something he seemed relieved about.
Ladouceur called, the cards were flipped onto their backs and the community cards put on show.
Ludouceur:
Kudlicka:
Board:
The ten on the river sealed Kudlicka's fate and ejected him from the tournament. We are now down to 280 players in the Main Event.
Any poker player will tell you that when they are playing well at the same time as running well it is a deadly combination. That is something that is happening to Ari Engel right now; it is as if he can do no wrong!
Niclas Martinsson opened in the hijack with a raise to 3,300 and Engel defended his small blind by three-betting to 7,300. Martinsson called and it was heads-up to the flop. Engel lead out for 6,700 and Martinson wasted no time in calling.
The turn looked like the perfect card to fire a second barrel on and Engel though so; he made it 9,700 to play and once again Martinsson called.
Completing the board was the and Engel fired again. This time his bet was a much more substantial 17,400, but that did not stop Martinsson snap-calling.
Martinsson:
Engel:
Engel won with his straight and passes through the 200,000 chip barrier.
Johnny Lodden is in the mood where's it best not to bluff him too much. Just ask Jose Alastuey.
The Team PokerStars Pro raised to 3,200 from mid position and was only called by Alastuey on the button. The flop fanned and Lodden continued for 3,000. Call.
Lodden fired for 5,500 on the turn but soon faced a raise up to 12,200. Lodden called and then checked to his opponent on the river. Alastuey gave up and opened which lost out to the Norwegian's .
Denys Larin was under the gun and opened for 3,200, which Michael Benvenuti called from middle position. Robin Ylitalo then opted for a three-bet to 9,200 from the cutoff, both his opponents called, and three players saw a flop of .
Two checks put action on Ylitalo, and he put out a bet of 12,000. Two folds ensued, and Ylitalo tabled as he was pushed the pot. "Once a day I can do that," he said with a big smile.
Mathias Will and Luciana Manolea were heads up on a flop of . Manolea checked, and Will tossed out 3,500. Manolea called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and a second ten - the - fell on the river. Manolea thought for nearly half a minute before checking, and Will took a bit of time himself before firing 11,000.
Manolea tank-called.
Will flipped over for tens and sevens, and Manolea mucked her hand.
Alex Bilokur won the €2k turbo in the early hours of this morning taking down €72,000 after chopping it up with Dragan Kostic. Pierre Neuville also final tabled the event. Read the breakdown over at the PokerStars Blog.
One can't help but notice recent WSOP bracelet winner Craig McCorkell and the very festive sweater he is sporting today. Sarah catches up with him about life post-WSOP.
Keven "stamdogg" Stammen and Mark "dipthrong" Herm were heads up on a board of . Stammen checked to Herm, who tossed out 9,000, and Stammen check-folded.
"Pick one," Herm told Stammen, holding his two cards out.
"The one closest to you," Stammen answered.
Herm flipped over the , and Stammen was excited because he picked the right card.
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has seen his stack cut in two after a clash with Sotirios Koutoupas.
The action folded to ElkY in late position and he opened to 3,200. Koutoupas was to ElkY's left and he three-bet to 7,200, but that was not the end of the betting. With the action back on him, ElkY four-bet to 13,300 and Koutoupas called.
ElkY lead out for 8,800 chips on an flop, a bet that his opponent called. The on the turn did not deter ElkY from betting and the Frenchman upped the ante to 13,400. Again, Koutoupas called.
The river saw ElkY check and his opponent tapped the table and checked behind.
flop. Engel lead out for 6,700 and Martinson wasted no time in calling.
and Engel fired again. This time his bet was a much more substantial 17,400, but that did not stop Martinsson snap-calling.
and Lodden continued for 3,000. Call.
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as he was pushed the pot. "Once a day I can do that," he said with a big smile.
- fell on the river. Manolea thought for nearly half a minute before checking, and Will took a bit of time himself before firing 11,000.
for tens and sevens, and Manolea mucked her hand.
. Stammen checked to Herm, who tossed out 9,000, and Stammen check-folded.
on the turn did not deter ElkY from betting and the Frenchman upped the ante to 13,400. Again, Koutoupas called.
river saw ElkY check and his opponent tapped the table and checked behind.
