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With the board reading 
Remi Le Muer bet 18,600 into a pot with about 20,000 already in it.
Marvin Rettenmaier was his opponent and tanked for several minutes, staring intently at the Frenchman, eventually letting it go.
"I almost folded the turn," said Rettenmaier, "when you said, 'let's play some poker.'"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 31,900 |
Max Heinzelmann has just sent Isaac [Removed:250] to the rail after winning one of tournament poker's many coinflips.
It was Heinzelmann who opened the betting with a raise from early position. Ismael Bojang called in the hijack and [Removed:250] moved all in for around 6,500 on the button. Hinzelmann called and Bojang folded.
Heinzelmann: 
[Removed:250]: 
The 
flop kept the deuces of Heinzelmann in front, and when the turn and river were the 
and 
respectively it was game over for [Removed:250].
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Five players (not all ladies) remain in the ladies event, including Charlotte Van Brabander. A couple of 'gents' are also contesting, and looking increasingly shame-faced...
Read all about it at the PokerStars Blog.
Patrick Schuhl is still up the top of the counts although still down a little from his high point of 170,000.
He called an early position raise to 600 from Stephane Bourson along with three other players. Bourson continued for 2,600 on the 
flop and Schuhl was the only caller to the 
turn where both players checked. The river came down as and Bourson checked to face a 15,000 bet, enough to cover his remaining stack. He elected to cut his losses and fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 |
Our excellent collegue Shamus wrote an entry about Adrian Mateos a short while ago and it appears Mateos' good week is continuing if his latest hand is anything to go by.
On a 
board, Mateos lead out for 3,100 in middle position and Ismael Bojang called from the button. The fifth and final community card was the 
and now Mateos checked. Bojang, possibly sensing weakness, took a stab at the pot with a bet of 6,500 but Mateos convinced himself his hand was good and he called.
"Ace-high," said Bojand turning over 
.
Mateos remained silent as he flipped the 
and 
onto their backs. Another pot goes Mateos' way.
The big board is showing the total players from our starting field of 307 still alive here on Day 1a has now shrunk to less than 200. There is about one more hour of play left in Level 8, after which the remaining players will bag up for the night.
Lucien Cohen (I prefer the films of his brothers to be honest) opened to just over 1,000 before Joep van den Bijgaart moved all in for just under 9,000. Cohen asked for a count but then called anyway.
Cohen: 
van den Bijgaart:
The board came 
and the former champion suffered a dent to his stack as the Dutchman doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | -5,000 |
|
18,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Sergii Baranov has got his table in stiches of laughter with his over the top and “out there” table talk.
He took a small pot off Sebastian Gohr after the German declared he had king high. Baranov responded, “CHOP!” before he opened jack-nine for a pair of nines. “Chop? Haha. You can’t chop with me unless I’m bleeding.”
Zimnan Ziyard is one of the other players at the table and he won a five-way pot the very next hand.
Gohr opened to 600 from under the gun and was called in four spots to a 
flop. Sinel Anton was the first to bet, for 2,400, and was only called by Ziyard in the big blind. Both players checked the 
turn and Anton check-folded to a 4,100 bet on the 
river, whilst flashing 
.
Marton Czuczor has just been handed a double-up after his two pair held against the overpair and open-ended straight draw of Michael Bastard.
We joined the table just as Czuczor moved all-in and Bastard called on a 
flop. Czuczor turned over 
and found himself up against the 
of Bastard.
The turn was the and the river was the . Czuczor's hand held and Bastard was left nursing a short stack.