"I Thought It Was Going to Be a Flip"
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Paul Berende open-shoved for 28,600 and Akim Aouine isolated the field with a three-bet to 51,500.
Berende: 
Aouine: 
Berende was well out in front, but he didn't seem to much like the 
flop, which gave his opponent a gutshot straight draw. Fortunately for him, the harmless 
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
"I though it was going to be a flip," Berende said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | -30,000 |
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
and Spampinato lead out for 40,000. Bilic folded, Greenwood called. The 
completed the board, pairing and bringing in the back door flush draw. Spampinato shoved all in, effectively betting 144,800. Greenwood leaned back and said "That's a really big pot" while contemplating his decision. After about a minute or two Greenwood folded.
. On the 
turn, Luca checked and O'Dwyer's shove for 135,000 went through.
. The flop 
gave Kisacikoglu trips aces and Kraus was almost crying, yet the 
flop, won the pot with a bet of 16,500 on the 
. Dvoress checked, Ghassan continued for 5,200, and the button folded.
for a flush.
. Metaal checked and Nitsche bet 7,500, which caused Manji to fold. 
to win the flip against ace-queen. While Pierre Calamusa exited the tournament area that very moment, Alvarado raised and then quickly called the shove of Alexander Rocha for 17,100.
once again. The board ran out 
and Van Zadelhoff could gather his things and make his way to one of the side events.
