The action was picked up in a heads-up pot with roughly 15,000 in the middle on a board showing Q♠8♥6♦5♥. Benjamin Spragg bet out 8,000 from the big blind and Arnaud Enselme made the call in middle position.
On the Q♥ river Spragg slowed down with a check and Enselme tossed out a small bet of 7,500. Spragg contemplated his options, but in the end, made the fold and the pot was sent to Enselme.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The final 231 players are now on another 20-minute break. The action will resume shortly.
In a heads-up pot with close to 60,000 in the middle on a flop showing Q♣8♦6♥, Christopher Puetz moved all in from the small blind, covering the 45,500 remaining for Silviu Baltateanu in the big blind, who snap-called for his tournament life.
Silviu Baltateanu: J♣J♦
Christopher Puetz: A♠Q♦
Baltateanu saw the bad news and aggressively threw his cards face down towards the dealer. The hand was retrieved and fortunately for him, the turn came the J♥ to turn the tables on the hand. The inconsequential 7♠ completed the board and Baltateanu scored the full double up off Puetz.
While Baltateanu was collecting the pot, he was issued a warning from the tournament staff that if he tossed his cards face down again his hand would be dead.
Axel Hallay limped in from the cutoff and Aylar Lie shoved all in for 21,000 in the small blind. Mark Teltscher reshoved all in from the big blind and Hallay stepped aside.
Aylar Lie: A♦J♣
Mark Teltscher: Q♥Q♣
The board ran out 7♦2♠2♥J♦5♠ and Lie's pair of jacks was not enough to overcome the pocket queens of Teltscher.
Alain Riss raised it up in the cutoff and Clement Thumy reraised to 13,500 on the button. Todd Peterson four-bet jammed all in for 91,500 in the big blind and Riss stuck in the last of his 56,000 chips. Thumy asked for a count but decided to fold and the two hands were shown.
Alain Riss: Q♠Q♦
Todd Peterson: J♠J♦
The board ran out A♠8♦6♠8♠3♠ with four spades on the board. Riss slammed his fist on the table in disappointment until he realized that he also had a spade in his hand for the better flush to double up.
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