Vojtech Ruzicka raised to 11,000 from middle position and Kacper Pyzara three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Ruzicka who stuck around with a call.
The dealer fanned a flop of that was checked through to the turn. Ruzicka checked once more and Pyzara bet 60,000. Ruzicka check-called. The filled up the river and Ruzicka checked for a third time. Pyzara fired a bet of 100,000 and Ruzicka went deep into the tank then made the call. Pyzara tabled for a straight but that wasn't good enough as Ruzicka revealed to win the pot with a backdoor flush.
Alexandre Mantovani raised to 11,000 and Georgian Chirieac pushed for around 85,000, which the Brazilian quickly called with the words "good luck man."
Georgian Chirieac:
Alexandre Mantovani:
The flop and turn brought no surprise yet, however, the fell on the river and Chireac was eliminated.
Nicolas Dumont has just doubled to an above-average stack and is aiming for another cash on the EPT festivals after his victory at EPT Monte-Carlo in 2018.
Dumont defended his big blind against a raise from under the gun and check-called bets of 10,000 on the flop and 22,000 on the turn. The Frenchman ended up at risk for 78,000 on the river. While his opponent had flopped best with king-queen, Dumont tabled the winner with and scored a vital double.