Prior to the break, Diego Gomez Gonzalez opened to 34,000 in early position, Manuel Bevand called in the cutoff, and Jeff Sarwer defended his big blind. The flop fell , and all three players checked.
The turn was the , Sarwer led out for 38,000, Gonzalez folded, and Bevand raised to 90,000. Sarwer tank-called.
The river was the , and Sarwer slowed down, checking to Bevand, The Frenchman thought for a bit, then fired 165,000.
"Sick," Sarwer said the second the chips hit the felt.
He ripped off his sunglasses to study both Bevand and the board, and he tanked for a brief time before calling. Bevand turned over for busted flush and straight draws, and Sarwer tabled for a pair of tens.
A few hands later, the trio found themselves involved in another raised pot, this time with the board reading . Sarwer checked, Gonzalez fired 36,000, and Bevand moved all in for 338,000. Sarwer looked pained, and eventually folded, but Gonzalez made the call.
Gonzalez:
Bevand:
Once called, Bevand slammed his hand onto the felt with great force. His enthusiasm wained a bit as the turned, giving Gonzalez outs to eliminate him, but the fell on the river.
Bevand more than doubled with a queen-high flush, while Gonzalez slipped to about 678,000 chips.
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Marco Leonzio is up to 700,000 chips after getting paid off on the river by Jorma Nuutinen.
We joined the action on a board, where Nuutinen bet 65,000 from late position, only t see Leonzio shove for 227,000 in total. Nuutinen went into the tank and emerged a minute or so later with a call.
Leonzio: for a full house
Nuutinen: Attempted to much but tournament director Luca Vivaldi retrieved the cards from the muck — as cards have to be shown in an all-in situation — and showed the table the .