Maximillano Gallardo raised to 4,200 from early position and it folded around to the player in the cutoff who three-bet to 11,000. Anton Astapau was in the small blind and he four-bet shoved for his last 47,000. It folded back to Gallardo who moved all in over the top, prompting a fold from the player in the cutoff. The hands were revealed with Astapau's tournament life on the line.
Astapau:
Gallardo:
The board ran out , keeping Gallardo's aces out in front. Astapau hit the rail while Gallardo brought his stack up to 125,000.
Ihar Soika moved all in from middle position for his last 16,600 and Bryan Paris called from late position. The button and blinds folded, allowing the two hands to be turned on their backs.
Soika:
Paris:
The board ran out , pairing Soika's four on the turn and allowing him to score the double up.
The board read when we found Steve O'Dwyer and Simon Ravnsbaek engaged in heads up action. O'Dwyer had first action and he moved out a bet of 5,400. Ravnsbaek thought for a moment before reaching for chips and moving out a call.
The board paired on the river with the , prompting O'Dwyer to bet 14,000. Ravnsbaek announced an all in raise, causing O'Dwyer to remove his earphones to confirm the action. He instantly called, showing for a straight to the queen. Ravnsbaek had that beat, however, with for a full house of deuces full of jacks. O'Dwyer was eliminated from play and Ravnsbaek increased his stack to about 152,000.
Action folded around to the player in the cutoff who opened to 4,500. The button and small blind folded, putting action on Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov in the big blind. Katchalov moved all in over the top for his last 39,200 and his opponent called, showing .
Katchalov tabled and the two were off to the races for the Ukranian's tournament life. A run out of hit the felt and Katchalov was guaranteed a double up.
Play folded to Connor Drinan on the button, and he moved all in for right around 32,000. Christopher Lockhart called from the big blind with the . Drinan had the .
The board gave Lockhart a flush, and Drinan was sent to the rail.
It has been announced that there were officially 506 entries in this year's €10,300 High Roller, coming from 401 unique players and 105 reentries. Stay tuned for prize pool information to come shortly.
Defending champion Ihar Soika just won't die, having just found a double up against the man who originally crippled him, Christopher Lockhart.
Lockhart opened from under the gun to 4,500, and action folded to Soika in the big blind. He went all in for 8,000 even, and Lockhart called with the . Soika had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out to give Soika the winning hand with a flush.
Salman Behbehani raised to 4,800 from early position, and then the recently-crippled defending champion, Ihar Soika, called all in for 1,700 from the hijack seat. Bryan Paris called from the small blind, and the flop came down . Paris checked, Behbehani bet 5,500, and Paris folded.
Behbehani took the side pot before he tabled the to take on the at-risk Soika's . The turn was the , and the river was the , and Soika won the pot to more than triple up.
The defending champion of this event, Ihar Soika, was just crippled in an all-in clash with Christopher Lockhart.
Play folded to Soika in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 4,200. Lockhart reraised all in for 45,800 from the button, and play moved back to Soika before he went into the tank. Eventually, he called with the . Lockhart had the same hand, but he was suited in hearts with the .
Those hearts helped, as the flop gave Lockhart a flush. The turn was the , and the river was the .
Andrey Pateychuk raised to 4,000 from under the gun to kick off the action, and Georgios Karakousis called from the cutoff seat. On the button, Miha Travnik also called, and the flop came down . Pateychuk bet 6,800, and Karakousis called. Travnik also called, and the turn was the .
On fourth street, Pateychuk opted to slow down with a check. Karakousis pounced with a bet of 20,000, and Travnik made the call. Pateychuk surveyed the land and then check-raised to 68,000. Not to be outdone, Karakousis reraised to 120,000. That folded out Travnik before Pateychuk moved all in for 137,700 total. Karakousis quickly called.
Karakousis tabled the for bottom set of deuces. Pateychuk had the and flopped the nuts. The river completed the board with the , and Pateychuk successfully doubled up to over 300,000 in chips.
, keeping Gallardo's aces out in front. Astapau hit the rail while Gallardo brought his stack up to 125,000.
, pairing Soika's four on the turn and allowing him to score the double up.
when we found Steve O'Dwyer and Simon Ravnsbaek engaged in heads up action. O'Dwyer had first action and he moved out a bet of 5,400. Ravnsbaek thought for a moment before reaching for chips and moving out a call.
, prompting O'Dwyer to bet 14,000. Ravnsbaek announced an all in raise, causing O'Dwyer to remove his earphones to confirm the action. He instantly called, showing 
for a straight to the queen. Ravnsbaek had that beat, however, with 
for a full house of deuces full of jacks. O'Dwyer was eliminated from play and Ravnsbaek increased his stack to about 152,000.
and the two were off to the races for the Ukranian's tournament life. A run out of 
. Drinan had the 
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board gave Lockhart a flush, and Drinan was sent to the rail.
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. The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
