We missed the elimination of Caglar Bayindir but did witness how Nikolay Tsanev had been sent to the rail. From the hijack he open shoved for 50,000 and was called one seat over from Alessandro Meoni. Tsanev had pocket deuces, the Italian turned over pocket nines. The board saw no hit for either player and Tsanev headed to the payout desk.
We saw the double up of David "MissOracle" Yan, who raised the small blind to 12,000. In the big blind, Michael Tureniec put him all in and Yan called for 83,000 with the . Tureniec improved with the on the flop but the turn completed the nut straight for Yan. The river completed the board and the Day 1B chip leader is still in it to win it.
Roberto Romanello didn't have so much luck. In late position he raised and Raul Mestre defended his big blind. On the flop both players checked. The turn triggered a bet from Mestre for 20,000 and Romanello moved all in for 94,000. Snap call by the Spaniard:
Mestre:
Romanello:
Only a ten could save the Welshman, but the river wasn't what he was looking for.
Ludovic Riehl opened to 10,500, Andrea Benelli made it 27,000 to go and the Frenchman fired back 56,000. Benelli moved all in for 229,000 and was paid within a matter of moments. Showdown:
Benelli:
Riehl:
The saw the local hero cheer after his double up and he now sits at almost two times the average.
Online grinder Zachary 'Zackattak13' Korik started Day 3 relatively short, but his intimidating table demeanor has him with a nice stack at the second break. Find out how he got there.
Jean-Philippe Peyratoux got his stack all in preflop and was in great shape to double through Eros Nastasi.
Peyratoux:
Nastasi:
The flop was nothing special, but the turn was. Nastasi found a seven from heaven, which in turn was a hell of a card for a devastated Peyratoux. The river failed to change a thing, and Peyratoux was ousted in 63rd place.
John Haigh was one of the big stacks after Day 1A but today didn't run so good for him. He already open shoved one orbit ago and now did so again for his last 13 big blinds. Jorma Nuutinen in the big blind made the call with pocket sixes and Haigh showed . The board ran out seven high without any help for Haigh. Nuutinen now has double the average stack.
Raul Mestre was up to 700,000 already, down to 550,000 again, and now settled at 605,000. In the latest hand he raised from the cutoff with and turned trip queens. Jordan Westmorland check-called his turn bet for 16,500 and then fired 27,500 on the river with . Mestre said he should have raised, but instead settled for a call.
Brazil's Rafael Morales moved all in under the gun for 100,000 and cleared the field to Lukas Berglund, who thought for a bit before calling from the button. The blinds folded and the cards were turned up.
Morales:
Berglund:
Morales held a big hand, but he ran it into an even bigger one. He could still win with an ace, but he was left wanting as the board ran out a dry .
and Dimitar Danchev the 
. The expected happened as they got it all in preflop with Danchev easily covering Gabrieli.
. Gabrieli had a lot to fade on the river and the club was one of them as the king high flush of Danchev sent him to the rail.
. Tureniec improved with the 
on the 
flop but the 
turn completed the nut straight for Yan. The 
river completed the board and the Day 1B chip leader is still in it to win it.
flop both players checked. The 
river wasn't what he was looking for.
against the 
fell he was back in the game.
saw the local hero cheer after his double up and he now sits at almost two times the average.
flop was nothing special, but the 
. The board ran out seven high without any help for Haigh. Nuutinen now has double the average stack.
river with 
. Mestre said he should have raised, but instead settled for a call.
