The 145 entries as of right now include eight reentries and among them was also Stephen Chidwick while a few further notables are now seated in the tournament area of the Salles des Etoiles as well.
With a board of being spread in front of the dealer, Leon Tsoukernik bet 5,000 out of the blinds and then faced the raise to 22,000 by his sole opponent Niall Farrell. The EPT12 Malta champion already had a big stack and it would grow even bigger when Tsoukernik shoved for 31,000 and the Scotsman called.
Tsoukernik:
Farrell:
Rest assured that Tsoukernik won't be missing for long, as the single reentry option allows players to buy back in.
Rocco Palumbo opened to 1,100 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the cutoff before Timofey Kuznetsov made it 4,500 to go in the big blind. Only Troyanovskiy called to see the flop of where Kuznetsov continued for 3,000. Troyanovskiy called, calling another 3,500 on the turn.
After the dealer burned and turned the river, Kuznetsov checked and then folded to a bet worth 9,500 by his fellow countryman.
Quan Zhou opened from under the gun and then called the three-bet of Stephen Chidwick. The Brit bet the flop with two spades out of the small blind according to Mohsin Charania and Zhou raised from 2,500 to 7,500 with Chidwick coming along. On the turn, Chidwick checked and Zhou put him in for 18,000.
Chidwick ended up hero-calling with kings and faced the for two pair by Zhou, the river blanked.
On the button, Jason Wheeler raised to 1,050. Small blind Charlie Carrel three-bet to 3,600 and big blind Tobias Reinkemeier cold four-bet to 10,500 with 30,200 behind.
Wheeler folded but Carrel pushed all in. Reinkemeier made the call.
The clock currently shows 126 entries and that includes five players on their second bullets. At the same time, at least eight more participants will soon join as the morning Satellite is down to the last two tables in the cash game area.
Amit Makhija raised from the button and small blind Byron Kaverman three-bet to 2,400. Makhija called, and called the 1,800 bet on as well.
The fell on the turn and Kaverman checked. Makhija took this opportunity to bet and slid 4,200 forward. Kaverman called.
Kaverman checked again on the river and Makhija announced all in while tossing in some purple 5,000-chips. Kaverman tanked for some time before eventually tossing in some chips to indicate he was calling.
Makhija turned over and the pot was shipped to Kaverman who tabled . Makhija counted out 16,350 and was left with 17,300 himself.
Joining the action on the turn, Dietrich Fast checked and Faraz Jaka bet 3,100 to pick up a call by the German. History repeated itself on the river when Fast checked, Jaka bet 9,200 and was called. The American, who bought back in and is on his second bullet, flipped over and that won the pot.
From the cutoff, Preben Stokkan raised to 800 and was called by Pratyush Buddiga from one seat over as well as the big blind. The flop came and Stokkan continued for 1,500 to receive a call by Buddiga only. After the turn, Stokkan made it 3,500 to go and was called before both checked the river.
Stokkan showed and that won the pot, both players are now even in chips.