Vanessa Selbst had the button. She opened to 1,700 and received a call from Andreas Eiler in the big blind.
The dealer produced a flop of and Eiler checked. Selbst pushed out a continuation bet of 2,200 only to have Elier come over the top for 5,100 total. Selbst riffled chips and thought for a moment before flat calling.
The board paired on fourth street with the . Eiler slowed down with a check and Selbst took this opportunity to bet 7,200. Eiler let go of it and Selbst took down the pot.
The board read when Cristoph Benz checked from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. Markus Boeing was seated in the cutoff and he fired out 1,600. Benz check-raised from the small blind to 4,500 and the big blind folded. Boeing took his time and proceeded to make the call.
On the turn the hit and Benz bet 9,600 after which Boeing raised to 41,600 with just 1,600 left behind. Benz verbally announced, "call," right away and then realized his opponent still had a little bit behind.
The river brought the and Benz threw in two red 1,000 chips to put his opponent all in. Boeing called and showed and chopped the pot with Benz who turned over . No big changes in this hand as both players had made a straight.
Jason Lavallee took a quick break from grinding Twitter to lose a straight-up race to Anton Teisseire to bust.
The big-unit Frenchman opened to 1,600 from under the gun and called when Lavallee three-bet all in for 18,900 from the cut-off.
Teisseire:
Lavalle:
The board ran .
Teisseire had the early lead before Lavallee had a glimmer of coming round the last bend, but Teisseire stretched clear down the home straight to settle it.
Micah Raskin raised to 1,600 out of the small blind, Martin Gaudig called out of the small blind, and the flop fell . Raskin led out for 2,700, Gaudig called again, and the turn brought the .
Raskin fired a second bullet worth 6,000, and Gaudig called again.
The completed the board, both players knuckled, and Raskin showed for sevens and fours with an ace. Gaudig mucked.
Casey Kastle had put out a raise with two red 1,000 chips and Tero Einola made the call. The action was folded to Florian Dohnert who moved all in from the small blind for just 7,700. Kastle tanked for a bit and then moved all in for around 38,000 chips. Einola moved all in quickly as well creating a three-way all in.
Just before the break, Roman Herold opened to 2,000 in middle position, Michael Benvenuti three-bet to 4,200 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Herold, who four-bet to 8,100.
Benvenuti looked up to the dealer and announced that he was all in. Upon request from Herold, the dealer broke down Benvenuti's stacks, showing that the bet was for 47,300. Herold called.
Benvenuti:
Herold:
Benvenuti was happy to be racing, but Herold's tens held as the board ran out , and Benvenuti was eliminated.
and Eiler checked. Selbst pushed out a continuation bet of 2,200 only to have Elier come over the top for 5,100 total. Selbst riffled chips and thought for a moment before flat calling.
. Eiler slowed down with a check and Selbst took this opportunity to bet 7,200. Eiler let go of it and Selbst took down the pot.
when Cristoph Benz checked from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. Markus Boeing was seated in the cutoff and he fired out 1,600. Benz check-raised from the small blind to 4,500 and the big blind folded. Boeing took his time and proceeded to make the call.
and Benz threw in two red 1,000 chips to put his opponent all in. Boeing called and showed 
and chopped the pot with Benz who turned over 
. No big changes in this hand as both players had made a straight.
. Raskin led out for 2,700, Gaudig called again, and the turn brought the 
.
completed the board, both players knuckled, and Raskin showed 
for sevens and fours with an ace. Gaudig mucked.
, and Benvenuti was eliminated.
