Danny Tang moved all in from the button and took down the blinds and antes. The very next hand he shoved 780,000 from under the gun and was called by Alexandre Reard in the big blind.
Danny Tang:
Alexandre Reard:
The flop came and although the turn opened up several more outs for Tang, the river was the and Tang, who won the PSC €10,300 High Roller this time last year, was eliminated.
Henrik Hecklen raised to 160,000 from the button and saw Alexandre Reard defend his big blind.
The flop fell , and Reard check-called a 100,000 bet from Hecklen.
On the turn card, Reard checked again, and not for the first time, faced a large bet from Hecklen, this time for 875,000.
Just like in the previous struggle between the pair, where Reard secured a big pot at showdown, the Frenchman called.
The river card was the , and Reard checked for the final time. Hecklen thought for close to 30 seconds before he put maximum pressure on Reard and moved all in.
But Reard needed no time to think at all, and snap-called.
Hecklen quickly tabled and announced he held a straight.
"Wow!" replied Reard in shock and he tabled for the flopped set.
Reard was eliminated in 3rd place for €244,950 and left Hecklen versus Ole Schemion for the EPT High Roller heads-up battle.
The two remaining players will now take a short break before heads-up play gets underway.
Both players checked a flop and Henrik Hecklen bet 400,000 on the turn. Ole Schemion called. Hecklen then bet 900,000 on the river. Schemion called but mucked when shown for top pair by Hecklen.
Hecklen then opened to 225,000 and Schemion three-bet to 850,000. Hecklen called and the flop came . Schemion bet 600,000 and Hecklen called.
The turn was checked by both players. The river was the and Schemion bet 1,500,000. Hecklen mucked.