Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
In a heads-up pot on a flop of 2♥10♠A♦, Cheng Zhao checked from the big blind and called a bet from Lucjan Jankowski in middle position.
Zhao checked again on the 5♥ turn and Jankowski bet 8,000. Zhao again called. Zhao checked once more on the 6♠ river and Jankowski checked back. Zhao tabled A♠K♠ for top pair top kicker and it was good to win the pot.
Demian Gomez, in early position, found himself all in and at risk against Jose Jaraiz Lopez in the small blind.
Demian Gomez: Q♣Q♠
Jose Jaraiz Lopez: K♦K♣
The board ran out 6♠4♣5♠4♦10♦. Gomez departed to the rail as this cooler fell in favour of Lopez.
Bui Lanh open-jammed a stack of 16,500 from under the gun and the small blind called with a bigger stack.
Bui Lanh: 7♠7♦
Small Blind: Q♥J♦
Lanh's seven were ahead on the flop of 8♠4♦9♦, though his opponent had flopped a gutshot. The board then finished out K♣2♣ to keep Lanh ahead for a double.
On a board of 2♣4♣2♥, the pot stood at approximately 14,000 in a blind versus blind confrontation.
Bernat Capdevila, in the small blind, checked the action over to Alain Ricardo Manquant in the big blind. Manquant bet out 5,000 and Capdevila called.
The J♠ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Manquant bet out for 7,000.
The river fell the 7♣ and Capdevila checked once more. Manquant bet out for 15,000 and Capdevila eventually made the call.
Manquant tabled Q♣J♣ for a rivered flush, winning him this pot.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Dmytro Tsykalo was all in and at risk for around 25,000 against Jose Lopez, who had him covered.
Dmytro Tsykalo: 9♠9♣
Jose Lopez: A♥K♠
Tsykalo stayed ahead on the flop of Q♣8♠3♣, but the K♦ turn gave Lopez the lead before the 10♥ river bricked off to mark Tsykalo's elimination.
Ange Besnainou raised from the hijack to 4,000, finding Anthony Stumbo in the big blind, who defended.
On a flop of 7♥Q♥5♥, Stumbo check-called a bet of 6,500 from Besnainou.
The 9♥ turn checked through to the 3♦ on the river. Stumbo elected to take the lead with a bet of 16,000.
Besnainou snap-folded Q♣Q♦ face up for a flopped top set. Stumbo won this pot without a showdown.
Samuel Fournier raised from middle position to 3,000, Jeremias Mendoza called in the hijack and the big blind elected to defend.
The flop came Q♦8♦10♣. The action was checked to Mendoza who took the lead for 5,500. Only Fournier decided to continue.
The 4♠ saw a repeat of the action, this time Mendoza betting out 13,000.
The 2♥ river saw Fournier check again. Mendoza emptied the clip with a bet of 20,000. After several minutes in the tank, Fournier made the call only to be shown the bad news as Mendoza tabled A♥Q♥ for the winner.
Osvaldo Naves was all in and at risk against Jan Vaverka on a board that read Q♦4♠3♠10♣
Osvaldo Naves: Q♣10♠
Jan Vaverka: Q♠Q♥
Naves was drawing dead despite having top two pair as Vaverka had a set. The J♥ then bricked off on the river to mark Naves's elimination as the table broke.