Bart Kuiper over called a raise with suited and took a flop of [qx8x6]. After three players checked Kuiper bet 8,800 with his double gutshot. Both the big blind and initial raiser called. The on the turn saw all three players check and the hit the river. Kuiper bluffed at it for 24,900 once action checked to him and the big blind called with suited for a rivered two pair.
The next hand Kuiper opened with to 4,400 and the button called. The flop came and Kuiper made a continuation bet of 6,600. His opponent called and a that brought a back door flush draw hit the turn. Kuiper bet 16,600 and received a call once more. The river saw Kuiper check. His opponent checked behind instantly, and mucked upon seeing Kuiper's aces.
Over on table 20 there were two foor staff standing close by while a big argument on the table was taking place. Ilan Boujenah wasn't happy about something Jesper Feddersen had said or done, and raised his voice to make that clear. Feddersen was not amused and made clear he wasn't taking any more trashtalking. Boujenah replied that he shouldn't be saying stuff to him, if he started to complain if he reacted. "I'll teach you to respect people!" Boujenah concluded after he was told by the floor to keep it down. Greenwood interfered and Boujenah angrily asked him why he was getting into the debate while he wasn't even involved in the initial argument.
"Well, I'm here at the table and you annoy me" Greenwood replied. Several sighs, some raised eyebrows and a lot of angry looks later play continued. All three involved are doing fine chip wise by the way.
Laurent Cessy opened for 3,300 from early position and Ludovic Heinry called from middle position. Rumen Nanev then three-bet jammed from the cutoff for 34,300 total. The button and both blinds folded, as did Cessy, but Heinry decided to make the call.
Heinry:
Nanev:
It was a flip, but Nanev needed to improve to stay alive. The was no help, while the opened some chop opportunities to a four. Unfortunately for Nanev, the river was a blank and his EPT12 Malta Main Event run came to an end.
Bernhard Haider was a big stack early on Day 2 and then lost a couple of big pots. His last hand resulted in a five-bet shove from the button for around 68,000 chips with the and he was called by Peter Chien in the big blind. Jose Carlos Garcia had three-bet in the small blind and then folded, Chien had four-bet and more than happily called with to lock up the knockout on the turn of a board.
Now Chien is the hero at the table with the biggest stack, Anton Bertilsson is not too far behind.
Bart Kuiper opened the hijack with a raise to 3,600 and the cutoff called. Pasquale Gregorio on the button squeezed to 10,400 and Pawel Brzeski in the small blind cold four bet to 26,500. Both Kuiper and the cutoff folded, Gregorio on the button called.
The flop came and Brzeski fired a bet of 16,000. Gregorio called in position. The same thing happened on the turn; Brzeski bet 23,000 and Gregorio called.
The completed the board and Brzeski moved all in for his last 54,800. Gregorio tanked long and hard but couldn't make up his mind at first it seemed. He cut out the calling chips and counted how much he would have behind if he called and lost (80,000 to be exact). After a minute more he eventually slammed the 55,000 stack he already had in his hand on the table.
Brzeski proudly showed his for the rivered set. Gregorio angrily threw his cards towards the muck. The bounced open and it was revealed Gregorio had called with . Both Kuiper and Yoon frowned upon seeing the showdown and Gregorio left the table for a break somewhat frustrated. Brzeski started stacking his monster stack.
After a raise to 3,000, Ilan Boujenah called and Frederik Jensen got his last 11,000 chips in from one seat over. The initial raiser called and then Boujenah jammed to isolate successfully with the . Jensen was at risk with and the board ran out .
The wild ride of PokerStars online qualifier Tsugunari Toma has come to an end. In the previous level, Toma tried to triple barrel bluff with on an ace-high board and Bryn Kenney called him down with for top pair that turned into trips aces on the river.
Short, he pushed the cutoff for 26,500 with and Giada Fang called in the big blind with to claim the remainder of the stack.
Alexander Ivarsson has cleaned up his table further and just knocked out Georgios Zisimopoulos. The latter was all in for his last 16,000 with and the Swede called with , making a flush to confirm his run-good.