The action was caught on a flop of Q♥7♦5♠. Fabian Niederreiter checked in the small blind, after which Fintan Hand bet 1,000 in the big blind. Niederreiter raised to 3,000, which Hand called.
The 8♥ turn was then checked through before Niederreiter fired 7,500 on the K♦ river. Hand called and showed 7♣5♣ for two pair.
Niederreiters K♣4♦ for top pair was no good, and Hand chipped up to nearly double starting stack.
Stefan Dimitrov opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and Roman Korenev defended his big blind.
On the 9♥3♠2♣ flop, Korenev check-called versus a bet of 2,000 from Dimitrov.
The 5♠ turn was checked through. On the 5♥ river, Korenev led out with a bet of 5,000, and that was enough to persuade Dimitrov to dispose of his hand.
On a completed board of J♦4♠6♣K♥A♦, Sergey Fedyaev bet 7,500 into a pot of 13,500 from the big blind.
His opponent was Aliaksandr Shylko, who sat next to him, under the gun. He tanked for a while before deciding to call the bet. Fedyaev tabled A♥K♦ for top two pair.
Shylko tabled A♣4♣ for a lower two pair, losing the pot and being left with 2,000. Not much later, Shylko was seen standing up and departing the tournament area.
Daniel Rezaei opened to 1,100 from early position and was three-bet to 4,100 by Adrien Quetelart in the big blind. Rezaei called.
Rezaei called an 1,800 bet from Quetelart on the 10♦K♦3♠ flop and then bet 3,300 after Quetelart checked on the A♦ turn.
Quetelart quickly laid his hand down and Rezaei showed the 2♠ before collecting the pot.
Petre Ionescu started the action from under the gun with a raise to 1,100. The table folded around to Ivan Bryksin on the button, who decided to push all in for his remaining 11,600. Ionescu gave it some thought before ultimately calling.
Ivan Bryksin: K♥K♠
Petre Ionescu: A♠10♠
The flop came down Q♠6♣Q♥, and Bryksin stood up, calling out, "One time!"
When the K♣ landed on the turn, he exclaimed "Perfect," knowing he had secured the double-up as Ionescu was drawing dead.
Philippe Souki opened to 1,000 under the gun, and received calls from Paul Lagan in middle position, and Dmitry Koleznev and Ivan Stankov in the blinds.
On the A♥K♠5♠ flop, action was checked to Souki, who fired out a bet of 2,200. Only Koleznev folded.
The 4♥ hit on the turn, and Souki put out a bet of 7,600 when action was checked to him. Lagan folded but Stankov stuck around.
The 8♦ river completed the board, and Stankov checked once more. Souki fired out a bet of around 28,000, leaving himself not much behind, and Stankov swiftly sent his hand into the muck.
Arriving on a completed board of 8♦7♣3♥K♥10♣, Samuel Ju checked from the big blind to Patrick Clarke in the cutoff.
Clarke fired a sizable bet of 13,000, sending Ju in the tank. Eventually, he tossed in a calling chip for Clarke to show K♦3♦ for two pair.
Ju added his cards to the muck and was still left with more than a starting stack. Santhosh Suvarna was also spotted at this table, playing 21,500.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
One of the most entertaining shows in poker is stepping it up a notch as PokerStars announced that the next season of Big Game on Tour will feature four-time Super Bowl champion and NFL star Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski.
Gronkowski, who spent 11 seasons as a tight end in the NFL and is now a sports analyst, will compete on the upcoming The Big Game on Tour season alongside the pros, Loose Cannons and sports media personality Nick Wright, whose appearance was also confirmed on Thursday.
“I’m always up for a challenge, and diving into the world of poker is going to be an amazing new adventure for me," Gronkowski said in a press release. “I’m beyond excited to play alongside some of the best in the game and tackle the high-stakes action. Just like on the football field, I’ll be bringing my competitive edge and giving it everything I’ve got at the tables.”
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