Daniel Dvoress raised to 5,500 on the button and Sam Grafton re-raised to 25,500 in the small blind. Dvoress called and they went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Grafton checked to Dvoress who bet 18,000 and Grafton called. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Grafton led out with a bet of 22,000 and Dvoress quickly called. Grafton tabled 
for a rivered pair of kings and Dvoress mucked.
Ben Heath opened to 4,500 in early position and Kent Staahle just called on his left. Mike Watson stuck in a three-bet from the cutoff and the action folded back to Staahle who moved all in for 68,000. Watson quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Kent Staahle: 
Mike Watson: 
The board ran out 
and Staahle earned himself a double up to stay alive.
Sam Greenwood was spotted leaving the tournament area but Joao Vieira was kind enough to relay what had happened.
On a 
board, Greenwood check-called every street with 
against Ali Imsirovic's 
in a pot worth around 90,000.
Christoph Vogelsang is the latest high-stakes player to enter the field, the first for the German poker pro in Monte Carlo this year.
Sam Grafton raised it up from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 18,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Grafton called as the dealer fanned the flop of 
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Grafton checked to Petrangelo who continued for 28,000 and Grafton called. The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Grafton used a time bank before making a bet of 60,000 and Petrangelo instantly mucked his cards.
Chris Brewer raised to 4,500 from the hijack and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded but Brewer called.
The flop came 
, Badziakouski fired a bet of 20,000 out for Brewer to call again.
The turn was the 
, Badziakouski continued with a bet of 58,000 and Brewer considered it for a bit before making the call again.
The 
completed the board and Badziakouski slowed down by checking. However, Brewer decided to push almost his whole stack over the line which was worth 137,000 in total. By keeping a chip of 500 behind, the all-in button wasn't put out in front of him. Badziakouski tanked but folded in the end.
Matthias Eibinger raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 10,000 on his left. Daniel Dvoress four-bet from the button which got the blinds and Eibinger to fold. Thorel, however, stuck in the last of his 71,000 chips and Dvoress quickly called.
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Daniel Dvoress:
The board ran out 
and Thorel was eliminated, sending his chips to Dvoress. The Frenchman quickly stopped by the registration table and was given a new seat at the cost of another €100,000.
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Mikita Badziakouski opened to 4,000 in the cutoff and was called by Seth Davies on the button. Jake Schindler re-raised to 25,000 in the small blind which only Badziakouski called.
The flop came 
and Schindler led out with a bet of 19,000. Badziakouski called and the 
landed on the turn. Schindler checked this time and Badziakouski bet 85,000 which got Schindler to fold.
At the next table, Kent Staahle raised from the hijack and Joao Vieira three-bet to 22,000 from the small blind. Staahle called and the flop fell 
.
Vieira continued with a bet of 20,000 and Staahle stuck around to see the 
on the turn. Vieira bet 50,000 and that was enough to get Staahle to lay his hand down.
The board read 
with around 50,000 in the middle.
Seth Davies had checked in the middle position but Juan Pardo bet 35,000 from the cutoff. Davies confirmed the amount before making the call.
The river completed the board with the and Davies checked again. Pardo took some time and then shoved for 70,000. Davies glanced at his cards once more, looked at his own stack, then put in some chips for the call.
Pardo tabled the 
for the flopped set for Davies to try and throw his cards into the muck. The dealer retrieved them and revealed the 
for two pair.
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