With the pot sitting at around 65,000 and the board showing J♥4♣A♣10♥2♦, Joseph Mouawad and Marius Kudzmanas went all in, setting up a showdown.
Mouawad confidently revealed A♠10x for two pair, aces and tens, but Kudzmanas turned over K♦Q♠, showing a straight. The hand secured Kudzmanas a double-up and a solid pot.
Artur Martirosian got the action rolling with a raise to 2,600 from the button, but David Cabrera wasn't backing down, three-betting to 8,000. Adrian Cazacu, sitting in the big blind, decided to turn up the heat with a four-bet to 20,000. Martirosian quickly folded, but Cabrera opted to stick around.
The flop and turn came down 2♠K♥4♠J♣, and both players checked.
When the 5♦ hit the river, Cabrera took the lead with a bet of 7,200, but Cazacu wasn't having it. He raised to 39,000, a move big enough to force Cabrera to let go of his hand.
Biao Ding bet 5,000 from the small blind on the flop of A♦8♣10♠ and Robert Heidorn called from the button.
Both players checked the 5♥ turn for the J♣ to come on the river. Ding bet 30,000 and Heidorn went deep into thought. Heidorn only had 32,000 remaining in his stack and, after burning through two of his time bank cards, reluctantly folded his hand.
David Cabrera opened to 2,500 from the hijack. Leonard Maue called from the cutoff. Adrian Cazacu raised to 9,000 from the button. Cabrera folded, and Maue called.
On the 9♠J♣7♥ flop, Maue moved all in for around 40,000. Cazacu snap-called.
Leonard Maue: Q♣10♣
Adrian Cazacu: K♠K♦
Maue missed his open-ender across the 5♠ turn and Q♦ river and was felted.
Nikita Kuznetcov got his last 40,000 into the middle preflop with Danilo Velasevic making the call to try and bust him.
Nikita Kuznetcov: A♣Q♣
Danilo Velasevic: 10♥10♣
A classic race that Kuznetcov needed to win. The board ended up running out 8♥9♠6♣9♣5♣ to give Kuznetcov the winner with a backdoor flush, and he earned the double-up.
Action was picked up on the flop of J♥3♠10♦ where Niklas Astedt led for 7,000 from the small blind. Zhewen Hu called from middle position.
On the 4♦ turn, Astedt led again for 21,000. Hu made the call. Astedt then wagered 54,100 on the 9♠ river, leaving just 1,200 behind. Hu deployed five time banks, then made the call. Astedt had the nuts with K♣Q♠ for the king-high straight. Hu showed K♠J♠ and was ahead until the river. He took the beat well and left the tournament area.
Hannes Jeschka started the action with a raise to 2,500 from the button, which Dimitar Danchev in the small blind called. However, Santiago Nadal had other plans, putting in a three-bet to 9,000. Jeschka quickly folded, but Danchev, facing the larger bet, shoved his entire stack of 5,000 chips into the middle, effectively putting himself all in. Nadal wasn’t thrilled but took a moment before deciding to call, leading to a showdown.
Santiago Nadal: K♣Q♠
Dimitar Danchev: 5♣5♦
Danchev was ahead with his pocket fives, but Nadal quickly found help from the board as the flop came Q♣9♣A♦, giving him a better pair. The Q♥ on the turn further solidified Nadal's lead with trips, leaving Danchev with few outs. The river 10♠ sealed Nadal's win, securing his double-up.
The action was picked up on a flop of A♠J♣7♥. Roberto Romanello bet 2,700 from under the gun with Konstantin Voronin calling in middle position and Enrico Camosci making the call from the big blind.
The action checked to Voronin on the 2♦ turn and he bet 24,000. Camosci and Romanello quickly folded and Voronin flipped over 2♥2♣ for a turned set of deuces.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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