| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
In the last hand before the break, action folded to Ivan Luca, who won a World Series of Poker bracelet this past summer, and he raised to 3,200 from the button. EPT12 Barcelona champ John Juanda, fresh off his induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, then three-bet to 10,500 from the big blind, Luca called, and the flop came down 
.
Juanda bet 15,000, Luca just called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Juanda bet again, this time 30,000, and Luca thought long and hard before making the call. When the 
completed the board on the river, Juanda paused for a few beats before moving all in and Luca snap-called off for 123,900.
"Nice call," Juanda conceded before showing the 
for a missed gutshot. Luca then rolled over the 
for a full house and the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
362,000 | 112,000 |
|
52,100 | -180,700 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The first two levels are now confined to the history books and the players are heading into the cold Prague air for their first break of the day.
Daniel Dvoress opened the action from the cutoff and Fedor Holz made the call from the small blind, Mike Watson in the big blind came along as well.
The flop came 
and action checked to Dvoress. He continued for 7,000 and both players called. The 
fell on the turn and Holz bet out 9,500. Watson folded and Dvoress raised to 26,000. Holz made the call.
The river came the 
and Holz took the initiative again and bet out 65.000. Dvoress tanked for quite some time but folded in the end.
"That's gonna bother me for some time!" Dvoress said with a smile. "It's gonna bother me, and I wasn't even involved in the hand" Byron Kaverman added.
After Holz said something about the hand we couldn't really hear well, Kaverman added that he thought Holz had 
because he bet 65.000. The table laughed and Dvoress added that the exact same thought had crossed his mind as well.
We missed some of the action on this hand but table mate Luuk Gieles added some details afterwards, and then said "That's some action you don't see every day!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
309,000 | 34,000 |
|
200,000 | -75,000 |
John Juands has bought into the €50,000 Super High Roller only a couple of minutes before the break. Perhaps he wishes he'd waited until after the break to enter because he lost the first pot he played.
Juanda opened to 3,000 from middle position, Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the next seat along, and it was heads-up to the 
flop. Juanda checked and Troyanovskiy checked behind.
The turn brought the into play and Juanda bet 4,200. Troyanovskiy called. Juanda bet again, this time 10,000 on the 
river, but it wasn't enough to shake Troyanovskiy off his tail because he called.
Juanda turned over 
and lost to Troyanovskiy's superior 
.
While that hand was going down, Alex Bilokur took his seat at the next table across.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
234,200 | -15,800 |
|
|
232,800 | 232,800 |
Paul Newey made it 2,500 from the button and Anthony Zinno in the small blind made the call. Dario Sammartino in the big blind made the call as well and all three of them checked on 
. The popped up on the turn and Zinno bet out 3,000. Sammartino folded but Newey called in position.
The completed the board and Zinno bet out 7,000. Newey raised to 19,000 and Zinno called, only to muck after getting shown 
for the turned flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 50,000 |
|
230,000 | -20,000 |
A little while ago we spotted an interesting hand that involved defending champion Leonid Markin and Fedor Holz.
Markin raised before the flop to 2,400 at the start of the second level, and Holz three-bet from his immediate left to 7,500. The action folded back around to Markin, and he made the call.
The flop came down 
and Markin check-called 8,500 after which the turn was the .
On the turn both players checked and the river brought the 
. Markin opted to lead out for 17,000 and Holz threw in a big raise to 102,000. Markin folded his cards and Holz took this pot down.
Not too long after this hand Holz and Markin both got moved to a new table, but interestingly enough they were seated next to each other again in the same order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | 10,000 |
|
230,000 | -20,000 |
Anthony Zinno was the first to act and he raised to 2,700. Zinno, who has the chance to become the 2015 Global Poker Index Player of the Year, was called by both Chistoph Vogelsang (small blind) and Stephen Chidwick (big blind).
All three players checked on the 
flop, and again on the 
turn. However, when Vogelsang checked the 
river, Chidwick took a 6,000 stab at the pot. Zinno instantly folded, but Vogelsang sat pondering his options for 30-seconds or so before calling with 
. It turned out to be a good call because Chidwick mucked his hand.
Mikita Badziakouski opened for 3,500 from the cutoff and Thomas Muehloecker called from the button. Timothy Adams came along from the big blind, and three players took a flop of 
. Adams checked, Badziakouski continued for 4,000, and only Muehloecker called to see the 
turn, which both players checked.
Action repeated itself on the 
river, and Badziakouski tabled the for the nut-no-pair. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Muehloecker held a pair with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 7,000 |
|
171,000 | -20,500 |
