With the board reading and a pot of around 130,000 chips to be contested, Sam Greenwood fired a hefty bet worth 250,000 all in green chips. Erik Seidel, who had just slightly more than that, tanked for a few minutes and eventually called.
One table over, there was a three-way flop of and Stanley Choi checked in the big blind. Dan Smith bet 45,000 and Igor Kurganov called on the button, as did Choi. They checked through the turn and Choi's bet worth 76,000 on the found one caller in Kurganov to see the player from Hong Kong turn over for the nut flush.
In a battle of the Russians, Igor Kurganov was trying to knock out table neighbor Sergey Lebedev and the latter was at risk for 219,000 chips. Kurganov had pocket fours and was trailing the of his fellow countryman.
The board ran out and the kings of Lebedev held up to keep him in the tournament.
From the button, Mustapha Kanit made it 18,000 to go. Small blind John Juanda three bet to 56,000 and the big blind got out the way. Kanit called, and called Juanda's 60,000 and 120,000 bets on the flop and turn as well. The river came the and both players checked. Juanda's showed for a rivered pair of fives. Kanit took it down holding for the flopped top pair.
Around the same time, Max Altergott and Tobias Reinkemeier made their exit on separate tables.
Altergott got it in against Dvoress in a battle of the blinds holding against . The board ran out and Altergott was already drawing dead by the time the turn was out.
Reinkemeier had wagered his chips with but wouldn't out flop, -turn or -river Smith's . The board ran out and Reinkemeier made his way out the door.
From the hijack, John Juanda made it 16,000 to go. Right next to him Max Silver three bet to 45,000 from the cutoff. On the button, Dario Sammartino bumped it to 106,000 and both blinds quickly released. Juanda followed suit and mucked just about instantly.
Max Silver wasn't so eager to say goodbye to his cards. He eyed Sammartino's stack, counted out his own little fortune a bit, and then made it 195,000. Sammartino didn't think too long before shoving all in for 696,000 effectively. Silver wasn't fist pumping, but he sure wasn't folding either.
Dario Sammartino:
Max Silver:
Sammartino put his head down in disgust for a bit, but got back up when the flop came . Countryman Mustapha Kanit was holding his breath while the hit the turn.
More outs for Sammartino, but he missed all of them with the on the river.
Silver up to almost 1.5 million, Sammartino down to just under 10% of that.
The action started with a raise by Ivan Luca in early position and Byron Kaverman then three-bet to 54,000 out of the small blind. Fabian Quoss four-bet to 125,000 and Luca announced all in, cutting out his stack of 442,000 for everyone to see. While Kaverman folded rather quickly, Quoss counted his own stack and eventually called off for less.
Quoss:
Luca:
The board ran out and that was it for the German High Roller regular.
The board was already completed and showed with Dan Smith shoving out of the big blind for way more than the pot. David Peters on the button was in the think tank for a few minutes and eventually said "okay, I call" before then trying to muck his .
Smith had the nut straight with and said in table chat that the flop was checked through and a bet on the turn was called before his shove.
Fabian Quoss faced a raise to 19,000 by Byron Kaverman and called, Stephen Chidwick also called in the small blind and the three of them headed to see a flop of . No betting action took place and the turn was then checked to Quoss, who bet 40,000 to win the pot.
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and a pot of around 130,000 chips to be contested, Sam Greenwood fired a hefty bet worth 250,000 all in green chips. Erik Seidel, who had just slightly more than that, tanked for a few minutes and eventually called.
and Stanley Choi checked in the big blind. Dan Smith bet 45,000 and Igor Kurganov called on the button, as did Choi. They checked through the 
turn and Choi's bet worth 76,000 on the 
found one caller in Kurganov to see the player from Hong Kong turn over 
for the nut flush.
flop and 
turn as well. The river came the 
for a rivered pair of fives. Kanit took it down holding 
for the flopped top pair.
and Altergott was already drawing dead by the time the turn was out.
but wouldn't out flop, -turn or -river Smith's 
. Countryman Mustapha Kanit was holding his breath while the 
.
river did him in, making Kaverman the bigger two pair.
with Dan Smith shoving out of the big blind for way more than the pot. David Peters on the button was in the think tank for a few minutes and eventually said "okay, I call" before then trying to muck his 
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