Mircea Flutur open-raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Eyal Avitan moved all in from the big blind for 84,000. Flutur got the count and then made the call to put Avitan at risk as the cards were turned.
Eyal Avitan: Q♦Q♠
Mircea Flutur: 7♥7♦
The board ran out 5♦K♠10♠Q♥3♥ and Avitan further improved to a set of queens on the turn, leaving his opponent drawing dead. He won the pot and doubled his stack just a few players away from the money.
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Players in Day 1a of the Eureka High Roller are heading for a 20-minute break. It should be the final break of the flight, as there are 191 players remaining and 177 set to make it through to Day 2.
Following an middle position open-raise and call, Yehor Shumeiko three-bet to 35,000 from the small blind and Fabio Peluso moved all in from the big blind. The original raiser and caller folded, and Shumeiko called for the rest of his stack. Players turned their cards.
Yehor Shumeiko: K♦K♠
Fabio Peluso: A♦Q♥
Shumeiko had woken up with kings and held on a board of 6♣J♣2♠9♦10♥ to win the pot, scoring a huge double up as the tournament bubble fast approached.
Action was on the flop on a board of 2♦J♦8♦ with around 30,000 in the pot. Michael Aviv pushed all in with a short stack of just 13,000 and told his opponent, "You can fold, you know!"
Claudio Di Giacomo didn't fold, instead opting to throw in his chips to make the call. Aviv flipped over 9♣7♣ for nine-high with a gutshot draw, while Di Giacomo had K♠9♠ for king-high.
The turn was the Q♥ and river the Q♣ and Di Giacomo held to win the pot, sending Aviv to the exit as the bubble quickly approached.
Amirouche Zekhmi had raised from early position when Yasuhiro Kubota moved all in from the button for around 65,000. Zekhmi called with the covering stack and players turned their cards.
Yasuhiro Kubota: A♣6♣
Amirouche Zekhmi: A♦Q♥
The board ran out 9♣2♦6♥J♣K♣ and Kubota paired his six on the flop. He stood up behind his chair but sat back down as the turn and river ran out to further improve his hand to a flush. He won the pot and doubled his stack.