Vadzim Markushevski raised preflop to 2,700 in the small blind before former chip leader David Ostrom made it 6,100 from the big blind. Markushevski came back over the top with a raise to 15,700 and Ostrom made the call.
The flop was and Markushevski tanked for a couple of minutes before betting 15,000. Ostrom slid out a raise to 35,000 but Markushevski quickly moved all in and the Swede isn't folded.
The field continues to shrink down toward the 300-player mark — still a long ways to go before they get down to 120 and the cash, and even further until a final table and winner are determined.
But the distance of such prospects isn't preventing players from envisioning the many possible futures before them.
"Everything that happens changes everything," opined Casey Kastle not long ago amid a conversation about decisions and actions made in the previous hand. It's a familiar discussion in poker tournaments, where "butterfly effect" theories abound.
"What just happened probably changed who is going to win the tournament," he added. No one responded, all focused on the new cards being dealt. Kastle redoubled his efforts.
"That hand probably changed how many grandchildren you're going to have!"
That did evoke some smiles, though soon the table fell quiet once more, everyone intent on doing what they could to affect what happens next in the best possible way.
Karim Abdelmoumene is flying at the moment and has just added a few more chips to his stack.
Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody opened to 2,000 in the hijack and Abdelmoumene called on the button. Julien Robert put in the extra chips from the big blind and the trio shared a flop.
Robert tapped the table and checked. Cody fired a continuation bet into his two opponents and only Abdelmoumene called. That was the last of the betting though because both active players checked the turn and river, Abdelmoumene winning the pot with his , Cody losing with .
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier began today with a six-figure stack, but things haven't gone so well for him during the first level-and-a-half today. And a recent skirmish with Alice Taglioni left ElkY with still fewer chips with about a half-hour to go in Level 10.
With about 15,000 already in the middle and the board showing , Grospellier fired a bet of 12,500 and after a bit of time in the tank Taglioni emerged to make the call.
The river then brought the and a check from ElkY. Taglioni hesitated a few beats, then pushed out her remaining stack of 18,800. Grospellier thought it over for about a half-minute, then tossed out the calling chips.
Taglioni tabled her — she'd rivered top two pair — and Grospellier exhaled while mucking his cards, his expression wordlessly saying "so sick" as he did.
Fergal Nealon and Sam Grafton battled in a hand with the Irishman getting the better of the Brit.
Nealon opened to 2,500 and was called by Gabriel Fhima and Grafton en route to a flop. Nealon continued for 3,100 and only Grafton called. On the turn Nealon went defensive and check-called a 3,700 bet.
Weapons were downed on the river as both players checked. Grafton opened but lost out to Nealon's .
Sinel Anton has just been eliminated from the EPT Deauville Main Event at the hands of Australia's James Bills.
Anton opened from early position and Bills, who flew in from Melbourne yesterday, three-bet to 5,200. The action passed around to Gaetano Dell'Aera in the small blind and he cold-called Bills' three-bet. This put the action back onto Anton and Anton moved all-in for an additional 17,800 chips.
Bills then re-shoved for over 120,000 and after much deliberation Dell'Aera folded, showing as he did so.
Bills:
Anton:
Bills took the lead on a flop, and that is exactly where he stayed because the turn and river were the and respectively.
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and Markushevski tanked for a couple of minutes before betting 15,000. Ostrom slid out a raise to 35,000 but Markushevski quickly moved all in and the Swede isn't folded.
board against Ludovic Heinry but was called to see the 
. Heinry flashed 
having got horrendously unlucky.
flop.
turn and 
river, Abdelmoumene winning the pot with his 
, Cody losing with 
.
and a check from ElkY. Taglioni hesitated a few beats, then pushed out her remaining stack of 18,800. Grospellier thought it over for about a half-minute, then tossed out the calling chips.
flop. Nealon continued for 3,100 and only Grafton called. On the 
river as both players checked. Grafton opened 
but lost out to Nealon's 
respectively.
