Raed Alawadhi entered the dinner break with a mere 170,000 — two big blinds — but is beginning to craft an improbable comeback story for himself. After doubling twice earlier, Alawadhi now three-bet shoved all in for 640,000 after a raise from Sorin Flutur. The latter called it quickly off.
Raed Alawadhi: 
Sorin Flutur: 
The board ran out 
and Alawadhi tripled for the third time in quick succession.
Alen Alencar opened to 160,000 from the button and Sorin Flutur three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind. Alencar stuck around with a call.
The flop fell 
and Flutur bet 430,000. Alencar called. The turn brought the 
and was checked through to the 
river. Both players opted to check again. Flutur tabled 
for kings and threes and Alencar sent his hand to the muck.
Alexander Ivarsson raised to 160,000 on the button and Bart Lybaert defended. The flop was 
and Lybaert check-called 175,000 from Ivarsson.
On the 
turn, Lybaert came out with a bet of 260,000. Ivarsson raised to 725,000 and Lybaert folded.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
The field is on a 75-minute dinner break. Action resumes around 8:45 p.m. local time.
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Anthony Zinno raised to 150,000 from under the gun and he was called by Raed Alawadhi from the hijack. Button Alen Alencar three-bet to 600,000 and he was only called by Alawadhi after Zinno folded.
The flop was dealt 
and Alawadhi bet all in for 1,425,000 effectively covering Alencar. Alencar thought for a while before he called with 
. The call turned out to be good against the 
of Alawadhi.
The 
turn and 
river didn't change anything to the board and the Brazilian celebrated winning the pot and doubling up right before the dinner break started.
Photos by René Velli / PokerStars.
In a single-raised pot, Max Deveson and Tomasz Pajak checked their blinds on a flop. Ari Engel bet 155,000 on the button and Deveson called.
Pajak put in a massive check-shove for around 2,200,000 total and Engel went in the tank for nearly five minutes. Eventually, he called it off for slightly less and Deveson got out of the way.
Ari Engel:
Tomasz Pajak:
Pajak was miles ahead and poised to take the chip lead but the 
turn counterfeited his two pair. The river was the and the pair chopped it up.
Alin Mitrache opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Ramon Miquel Munoz called from the cutoff along with Cyril Monbrun-Massot from the small blind.
Players saw a flop of 
that was checked through to the turn. Monbrun-Massot bet 175,000 and Mitrache folded but Munoz called. The completed the board and Monbrun-Massot checked. Munoz fired 680,000 and Massot thought for a long while, then made the call. Munoz tabled 
for tens full of jacks and Monbrun-Massot tossed his cards in the muck.
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