With roughly 11,000 in the middle on a board of 5♥J♥9♦8♦4♣ Mengshi Tian bet 3,600 and Juha Helppi went deep into the tank before ultimately, Helppi settled on a call.
Tian tabled K♣J♦ for top pair to win the pot as Helppi tapped the table and slid his cards face down to the dealer.
Jesse Lonis finished fourth in the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller earlier today, but is not taking any time away from the tables and is back for more poker in the Main Event.
In the latest pot Lonis was involved in, there were around 15,000 chips in the middle on a board of A♠3♥5♣Q♣ where the turn action was checked through, as was the K♥ river. Francis Beauregard showed 2♥2♣, Rene Baranek mucked, and Lonis tabled A♦8♦ to take down the pot.
Joao Sydenstricker opened from the hijack to 1,700 and was immediately three-bet to 5,000 by Keith Ferrera in the cutoff. Michael Wang was sitting in the big blind and four-bet to 15,000. This prompted two quick folds from Sydenstricker and Ferrera.
Niklas Astedt's table had broken in one of the outer rooms here at Casino Barcelona and as he walked into the Main Room, all eyes were on which seat he would be taking. The lucky (or unlucky) players who surround Astedt are France's number one ranked tournament player Jean-Noel Thorel and Czech Repulbic's Jan Krahulik, with some of the table looking slightly concerned that one of the world's best players has joined the table.
Gediminas Uselis opened 1,600 under the gun, and he received calls from Fidaly Saboor in the hijack, Sandor Hadnagy in the cutoff, and Raj Vohra in the big blind.
When the A♥7♣5♣ flop hit the felt, Vohra checked and Uselis continued for 2,500. Only Saboor stuck around with call.
The 3♠ hit the turn and Uselis fired again, this time for 8,500. Saboor thought about it for about ten seconds, then slid a raise of 18,400 across the line. Uselis mucked his hand.
The action was caught on the turn with the board reading Q♣A♣6♥3♥ in a pot between Andre Akkari and Vlado Banicevic. Akkari checked to Banicevic, who chose to check it back.
The 7♦ came on the river and Akkari led out for 3,200. Banicevic snap-called and was shown J♣2♣ by Akkari for just a busted flush draw. Banicevic took down the pot with Q♥10♥ for a pair of queens.
Oleksandr Turych was already up from the table after being all in and at risk from the button against Paolo Boi in the big blind. Their cards were face-up and the dealer was placing the board.
Oleksandr Turych: A♠7♠
Paolo Boi: A♥J♥
Turych lost hope of stealing the pot when the J♦6♠9♥ was placed as he grabbed his bag from his seat.
His elimination was sealed after the dealer placed the 9♦ turn and J♣ river, leaving Boi to take the pot, having made a boat by the river.
Dizy shoved for his last 6,300 from middle position and only Aneris Adomkevicius made the call next to act.
Dorian Dizy: A♦6♣
Aneris Adomkevicius: Q♣Q♦
Dizy ran into a monster and was unable to find an ace as the board ran out 8♥3♥2♦9♥5♠.
The K♦9♠3♣5♥ turn was already on the felt, and Davidi Kitai had checked to Sergio Contreras who fired 5,800 into the pot of 8,400. Kitai took a few moments before making the call.
When the Q♣ landed on the river, Kitai checked once more and Contreras quickly tapped the table. Kitai rolled K♣9♥ for two pair, and Contreras mucked his hand.
With 7,500 chips in the middle on a board of 8♥9♦6♣, all three of Ren Lin, Konstantinos Ioannidis, and Israel Amoyal checked.
The turn brought a J♦ where Lin checked, Ioannidis bet 1,600, Amoyal called, and Lin folded.
A 5♣ landed on the river and both players elected to check. Ioannidis showed 10♦10♣ for a pair of tens, and Amoyal mucked.
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