It's not certain how the action went down but PokerStars Team Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo just won a pretty sizeable pot.
There was well over 20,000 in the middle and Moreira de Melo and her opponent both checked on the 
board. Moreira de Melo showed 
and that was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
With 15,000 or so in the pot, Lucas Reeves bet 9,000 in the cutoff on a board of 
. Antonio Buonanno called him and the river was the 
. Buonanno checked and Reeves jammed for 13,000. Buonanno thought about 15 seconds and released.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Kalidou Sow called on the button when Maxim Panyak opened in the hijack and then called a continuation-bet on the 
flop. Panyak checked the 
turn and called 4,200 from Sow. Both players checked the 
and Panyak showed for a missed flush, with Sow taking the pot with 
.
The next hand, Sow raised in the cutoff and an opponent in the big blind defended. That player led out for 1,100 on the 
flop and Sow made it 3,300. They went to the turn, which was the . The big blind check-called 5,100 and the river was a . The big blind checked and Sow set him in for about 19,000.
After about 30 seconds and some shrugging, the big blind slammed in his chips but his 
was no match for Sow's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
||
|
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
||
|
57,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
56,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
43,000
12,600
|
12,600 |
|
38,500 | |
|
|
||
|
37,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
||
|
22,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,300
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
14,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
10,200
-600
|
-600 |
|
6,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
Kees van Brugge and Sam Grafton were involved in a pot together. The board was 
and both players invested some more to grow the pot to 7,400.
Grafton thought about it on the 
river but both players checked. Grafton showed and Van Brugge took it down with .
Joris Ruijs, who made Day 2 with a stack of 236,800 and is sitting third in chips after Day 1a, was standing on the rail with a pair of ear warmers since Van Brugge admitted to being cold.
Grafton joined the conversation claiming he wanted to bluff Van Brugge on the river, but because of Ruijs his presence he opted not to.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
17,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
||
On a board of 
, a player in the small blind bet 1,000 into about 2,500 and Harry Lodge raised to 3,200 in early position. They went to the river for that price, and it was a 
. The small blind checked and Lodge didn't think long before dropping in about 30,000 to set him in, which resulted in an immediate fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
12,900
|
12,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | |
|
39,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
29,200
-300
|
-300 |
|
|
||
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,000 | |
|
|
23,700
-51,300
|
-51,300 |
|
|
10,800
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
9,000
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
9,000
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
The pot had about 12,000 in it when the complete board was on the table. The board read 
and Kalidou Sow was the one out of position who moved all in. His all in was for 11,200 and it sent Gael Dirig in the tank.
Dirig thought about it for a couple of minutes before saying something in French to Sow. Sow didn't respond to Dirig and there was some more tanking.
Dirig eventually let go of his hand and Sow picked up a nice pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
24,000
8,400
|
8,400 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
47,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
46,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
|
||
|
42,000
16,400
|
16,400 |
|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
33,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
30,500 | |
|
18,400
-14,600
|
-14,600 |
|
18,100
-8,900
|
-8,900 |
|
15,500 | |
|
13,800
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
|
11,000 | |
|
Busted | |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
