Action folded to Ottomar Ladva in the small blind who got his last 35,000 in the middle against David Yan.
Ottomar Ladva: A♦8♦
David Yan: A♥6♣
Ladva had Yan dominated until the 6♠J♥2♠ flop gave Yan a pair of sixes and the lead. The board ran out 7♠A♣ and Yan finished with two pair to send Ladva to the rail.
Sirzat Hissou recently took his seat at this table.
Tsugunari Toma opened to 6,000 from under the gun and received calls from Gerard Pique in the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel in the small blind.
All three players checked through the 8♦7♣6♠ flop leading to the 8♥ on the turn. Thorel checked, Toma bet 8,000, Pique got out of the way and Thorel made the call.
Both players checked the 5♠ river.
Thorel showed down A♦10♣ for just ace-high and after looking at the board for a moment, Toma revealed the A♠ in his hand before sending it into the muck.
Three-handed on a flop of 2♠4♦2♣, Felipe Ketzer bet 8,000 from the big blind and Nacho Barbero called on the button, as did Gerard Pique in the small blind.
The turn came the J♣ and Ketzer bet another 16,500. Barbero again called while Pique got out of the way.
Ketzer slowed down and checked the 10♣ river before Barbero fired out 40,000. Ketzer used a time bank before giving up his hand.
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Morten Klein opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Timothy Adams defended from the big blind.
Adams check-called a 4,000 continuation bet from Klein on the 8♦7♣6♠ flop.
Both players checked the 7♣ turn leading to the 2♥ river. Adams checked, Klein bet 15,000 and Adams made the fold.
Three-handed on a flop of K♦K♣2♣, Steve O'Dwyer bet 6,000 from under the gun and Alejandro Lococo folded in the small blind, but big blind Ottomar Ladva then raised to 22,000.
O'Dwyer called to see the 9♠ turn, where Ladva led out for 17,000. O'Dwyer again called and the 9♦ fell on the river,
Ladva used a time bank before announcing a bet of 33,000. O'Dwyer tanked for a moment before putting in a raise to 250,000. Ladva, with only 50,000 remaining in his stack, quickly folded.
Steve O'Dwyer opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and Ottomar Ladva defended from the big blind.
Ladva checked the Q♠J♥3♥ flop and O'Dwyer bet 4,500. Ladva put in a check-raise to 18,000 which was called by O'Dwyer.
On the 7♥ turn Ladva bet again for 15,000 and O'Dwyer made the call.
The river was the A♦. Ladva thought about his decision, using one time extension chip before betting 25,000. O'Dwyer quickly called.
Ladva revealed A♥2♠ for a rivered pair of aces while O'Dwyer tabled Q♦7♦ for two pair to win a chunky pot.
Tom Orpaz raised to 7,000 from the cutoff before Sam Grafton three-bet on the button to 21,000. Orpaz called and they went heads-up to the Q♥2♦K♠ flop.
Both players checked the flop and the A♥ turn before Orpaz led out for 14,000 on the 3♥ river.
"How can you bet that board?" Grafton said as he put in the chips to call.
"Queen," Orpaz replied, showing Q♠10♠.
"Queen he says optimistically. Of course I have the ace," Grafton added as he turned over the A♣ to win the pot.
Sam Grafton got around 200,000 in the middle from the button and was up against Roberto Sagra under the gun.
Sam Grafton: K♦K♣
Roberto Sagra: 9x9x
The board ran out 2♠2♥J♠10♠4♦ and Grafton's kings stayed in front to earn him a double up. "Back to starting stack," tablemate Tom Orpaz told him.
Sagra was left with only a few thousand chips and was eliminated for the second time the next hand.
With about 30,000 in the middle and the board reading Q♥4♥5♥, Tsugunari Toma checked from the big blind and Jean-Noel Thorel bet 10,000. Toma made the call.
Toma check-called another bet from Thorel on the 9♠ turn, this time for 30,000.
Both players checked the 3♥ river. Thorel showed A♠K♠ for ace-high while Toma revealed 7♠4♦ for just a pair of fours to take the pot.
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