Kurganov proceeded to check-call a bet of 5,000 on the flop and then checked for a second time on the . Reinkemeier kept the pressure on with a bet of 10,500, and it was enough to get the job done as Kurganov released his hand.
Jean-Noel Thorel had opened to 4,500 preflop before Martin Jacobson moved all in for 40,000 behind him. Thorel tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.
Jacobson:
Thorel:
The board came as Jacobson turned a full house to survive.
On a flop, Erik Seidel had bet 5,000 only for Angel Guillen to check-raise all in for 35,100. Seidel made the call with but needed to spike against the Team PokerStars Pro's .
The turn did not change anything and neither did the on the river.
Now that registration is closed we can report that there were nine entries today - six brand new and three re-entries. That means the total number of entries is 157. Here's a breakdown of the new players(note that several of these players have already been eliminated):
Stephen Chidwick - re-entry
Salman Behbehani - re-entry
Anthony Bloom - re-entry
Rens Feenstra
David Benefield
Phil Hellmuth
Paul Berende
Lauri Pesonen
Ami Barer
Ole Schemion had opened preflop before Niklas Astedt moved all in from the button. Joe Kuether then reraised all in from the big blind and Schemion folded face up.
Astedt:
Kuether:
The flop of was a pretty good start for the Swede, the on the turn even better. The river saw a wry smile appear on Schemion's face as an expressionless Kuether passed across his chips.
Today's tournament was spread across two rooms - the "C" and "D" areas - but now we're just about out of the "C" section. Originally six tables started in there, but now there are just two remaining.