FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique has been playing a lot of poker this week at the Casino Barcelona, including a special sit & go with his former teammate Neymar Jr. and Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari.
Pique has decided to try his luck once more and has joined in with the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller action.
Bryn Kenney, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Oleh Olekotskyi and Kazuhiko Yotsushika all exited before the break, with only Yaroshevskyy having reentered so far.
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Yaron Zeev Malki raised from the cutoff preflop and only Timothy Adams, who was nursing a short stack on the button, called.
The flop came down 
, and Malki bet before Adams moved all in for around 36,000. Malki made the call and needed to hit to win.
Yaron Zeev Malki: 
Timothy Adams: 
Adams was ahead with a pair of nines, but Malki held two overcards and the nut flush draw. The 
turn kept Adams in the lead, and he managed to dodge all of Malki's outs on the river and secured a double up when the 
hit.
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The last ten minutes of play saw players come and go in fast fashion including a reentry for Juha Helppi.
The board was down 
, and Jack Salter bet 21,000 from the hijack. Dan Smith called from the small blind before Daniel Negreanu folded in the big blind.
The river card was the 
, and both players opted to check. Smith showed 
for two pair, and Salter, who finished in 7th place in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller, mucked.
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