With around 10,000 in the pot and a board reading , Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 5,500 from the cutoff only to have Anatoly Filatov raise it to 12,000 from the button. Timoshenko, who is prone to taking his time, thought long and hard before dropping in a call.
When the paired the board on the river, Timoshenko checked and Filatov rolled his eyes before checking behind. Timoshenko was first to show and tabled the for a missed flush, and Filatov breathed a sigh of relief and showed the for a straight and inferior flush draw.
We couldn't quote see what exactly happened but we're sure there went quite some chips in on the turn. The board read and the dealer then went ahead and placed the river on the table: .
Giacomo Fundaro, who finished runner up in the EPT Sanremo event just last week for €298,700, bet a very small 875. EPT London winner Benny Spindler made the call.
Fundaro tabled , but it wasn't good enough though Spindler didn't have an ace. Spindler tabled and took it down.
Sam Greenwood was facing up against Tom-Aksel Bedell on a flop reading . Bedell had bet out and Greenwood moved in over the top of him. Bedell smelled a rat and made the call for his tournament life with but Greenwood had top pair and it held as the turn and river saw Bedell wish the table good luck as he headed out the door.
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In the hijack Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who won the A$100,000 Challenge during the Aussie Millions in Melbourne this year (A$2,000,000), opened for 900. Next door neighbor Anatoly Filatov, who placed second in the EPT Vienna High Roller for €265,200 recently, made the call. Dutch qualifier Martijn Lute joined the action by tossing in an extra 500 on top of his 400 big blind.
Lute checked to Timoshenko on and he made a 1,350 continuation bet. Both Filatov and Lute made the call. The fell on the turn and both Lute and Timoshenko now checked. Filatov bet out 2,500 and just Lute made the call, Timoshenko folded. The was placed on the river and both players checked.
Lute had to show first and tabled . Filatov mucked his hand quietly, but is still up lots for the day.
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, Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 5,500 from the cutoff only to have Anatoly Filatov raise it to 12,000 from the button. Timoshenko, who is prone to taking his time, thought long and hard before dropping in a call.
paired the board on the river, Timoshenko checked and Filatov rolled his eyes before checking behind. Timoshenko was first to show and tabled the 
for a missed flush, and Filatov breathed a sigh of relief and showed the 
for a straight and inferior flush draw.
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and the dealer then went ahead and placed the river on the table: 
.
, but it wasn't good enough though Spindler didn't have an ace. Spindler tabled 
and took it down.
and it held as the turn 
saw Bedell wish the table good luck as he headed out the door.
and he made a 1,350 continuation bet. Both Filatov and Lute made the call. The 
was placed on the river and both players checked.
