Riccardo Usai opened to 1,200 from middle position. Imad Derwiche moved all in from the hijack for 6,700. Action folded around and Usai called.
Imad Derwiche: K♣Q♦
Riccardo Usai: A♠10♥
Usai made top pair across the 3♣8♦10♠7♦6♥ runout to eliminate Derwiche.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Action was picked up on the turn of 6♣K♥8♣2♠ with around 15,000 in the pot. Yiannis Liperis bet 5,600 from the big blind. Marcel Baskharon called on the button.
Liperis then led all in on the J♠ river and before the chips could be counted Baskharon had called. He showed K♠J♦ for two pair which bested Liperis's A♦2♥.
The very next hand. Claudio Checchi opened from early position to 800. Marius-Catalin Pertea raised to 2,500 from middle position. Liperis moved all in from the small blind for his final 300 chips. Checchi called Pertea's raise.
He checked the Q♠8♠J♥ flop to Pertea who bet 2,500. Checchi called. He check-called again on the 8♦ turn, this time a bet of 4,000. He check-folded the 2♠ river to a bet of 5,500. Liperis was eliminated as his 10♦6♠ couldn't beat the A♦Q♦ of Pertea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
33,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
|
11,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
Busted |
Hoang Phan and Fabrice Maltez clearly came here today to gamble, and Maltez has been the beneficiary.
Phan was all-in for 19,500 and at risk versus Maltez, who had already taken most of Phan's stack after his all-in blind move paid dividends in the previous hand.
Hoang Phan: Q♠9♦
Fabrice Maltez: 10♠10♦
This time Maltez had the goods, and the A♦8♦5♦ flop brought no help, Maltez having the diamond draw covered. The 9♣ turn and 7♦ river completed the board, Maltez taking the pot with the slightly higher one-card flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
22,400
|
22,400 |
|
Busted |
