Tsugunari Toma was all in preflop against Stephen Chidwick, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Tsugunari Toma: A♥K♦
Stephen Chidwick: Q♥Q♣
The board ran out 5♣4♣A♠4♦7♣. Toma paired his ace on the flop and held to double up his stack.
Action was picked up on the river of 9♥8♥8♣2♠3♦ with Nikita Kuznetcov all in from the big blind for over 200,000. Teun Mulder in the cutoff was deep in the tank as to whether to call for his tournament life.
With over 130,000 in the pot, Mulder took the full 30 seconds before deploying two time banks. The Dutchman burned two more before finding the fold, leaving Kuznetcov with the pot.
Byron Kaverman raised to 5,500 from middle position, Duco ten Haven called, then Sirzat Hissou reraised to 26,000 from the big blind. Kaverman then four-bet all in for 110,000, which forced Ten Haven to fold and gave Kaverman the pot.
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Teun Mulder raised to 6,000 from late position, Quan Zhou called on the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the big blind.
The flop came 4♣8♠A♠. Action checked to Zhou, who bet 6,500. Ponakovs called and so did Mulder. The turn was the 3♥. Ponakovs led out for 17,000 and Mulder called.
The river came the 2♣. Ponakovs sized up to 60,000 and Mulder folded his hand to give Ponakovs the pot.
Action was picked up on the flop of 5♠4♥K♥ where Bert Stevens bet 11,000. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau made the call. Stevens fired again on the 6♠ turn, this time for 25,000.
Vaskaboinikau opted to raise to 75,000 and Stevens made the call. On the 2♣ river, Stevens slowed down and checked to Vaskaboinikau who jammed all in for around 100,000. Stevens made a quick fold and Vaskaboinikau took the pot.
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened from under the gun to 5,000. Nikita Kuznetcov reraised to 17,500 from middle position. Fahredin Mustafov then went all in for 104,000 from the small blind. Ponakovs quickly folded and Kuznetcov called.
Fahredin Mustafov: J♠J♣
Nikita Kuznetcov: A♥A♦
The 10♦8♥4♠ flop was clean for Kuznetcov's aces, and he held through the 3♦ turn and 10♣ river to make two pair. Kuznetcov scooped the pot and Mustafov was sent to the rail.
Viacheslav Buldygin raised to 6,000 from middle position, Sam Grafton called in the small blind and Dimitar Danchev called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣3♣A♦. Grafton led for 5,000, Danchev called, and Buldygin raised to 33,000. Grafton then moved all in for 147,000. Danchev folded and Buldygin went into the tank before eventually mucking his hand.
It was an unusual line by Grafton, one that seemed to do the trick.
Ilya Nikiforov was all in preflop with a short stack and was called by Alex Kulev, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.
Ilya Nikiforov: A♥A♠
Alex Kulev: Q♠J♦
The board ran out Q♦2♦J♥5♥Q♥. Nikiforov had pocket aces, but the runout gave Kulev two pair on the flop and a full house by the river. Nikiforov looked across and smiled as he took his leave.
Joao Vieira opened to 1,500 from middle position. Thomas Boivin called on the button and Laszlo Bujtas completed in the big blind.
The 2♥10♥2♠ flop was checked by Bujtas and Vieira to Boivin who bet 3,500. Bujtas then put in the check-raise to 18,000. Vieira quickly folded and Boivin made the call.
Bujtas then led out for 45,000 on the J♣ turn and Boivin made the call once again. On the A♥ river, Bujtas used one of his time banks before betting 45,000. Boivin then used a time bank of his own before reraising Bujtas all in. Bujtas called quickly.
Boivin tabled J♦J♥ for a full house, Bujtas showed A♣2♦ for a smaller full house and was sent to the rail.
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