With roughly 15,000 already in the pot and three players sharing a 6♣K♦4♠10♦ board, Charles Chaya bet 5,000 from the big blind. Michel Molenaar raised to 13,000 in middle position, which Chubak Asanov called from the cutoff before Chaya folded.
Molenaar then emptied the clip, moving all-in for around 19,500 on the 3♣ river. This time, Asanov didn't stick around, choosing to fold.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Dario Pieruzzini raised to 300 under the gun and Tom Talboom called on the button. Axel Hilmisson three-bet to 1,700 from the small blind, and only Talboom called.
Talboom called bets from Hilmisson on the Q♥3♣J♥ flop, 2♥ turn, and finally the 3♦ river. The first was for 1,200, the second 4,500, before Hilmisson jammed for about 22,000 on the river.
Hilmisson turned over K♥9♥ for a flush, but it was no good against Talboom's 3♠2♠ for a full house, sending Hilmisson to the rail.
Luc Lafontaine raised to 300 from middle position, and Tomas Jauring defended his big blind.
Both players checked on the 5♣J♣8♠ flop, prompting Jauring to lead out for 700 on the 6♠ turn, which Lafontaine called.
Jauring slowed down on the 4♦ river, this time check-calling when Lafontaine bet 1,600. Lafontaine tabled K♥7♥, revealing his straight, and Jauring showed he had two pair with 6♣5♦.
With around 1,200 in the pot, Felix Schneiders checked from under the gun on the 8♦10♠A♣10♦ board. Martin Tsvetanov bet 600 on the button, and Schneiders continued with a call.
Both players checked the 3♦ river and Schneiders turned over J♣J♦ for a pair of jacks. Tsvetanov had him beat with A♦Q♣ for top pair, sending the pot his way.
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Robbie Bull raised to 300 from under the gun, which received calls from Vahe Martirosyan one seat to his left, Jan Bendik on the button and Simon Lofberg in the big blind.
The action checked to Bendik on an 8♣9♠J♥ flop, who bet 1,200. Lofberg quickly folded, but Bull responded with a check-raise to 2,500. Martirosyan folded after some consideration, and Bendik followed suit, surrendering the pot to Bull.
Renzo Pedrotti raised to 300 from the cutoff and Arthur Gouriten three-bet from the small blind to 1,700. Pedrotti opted to four-bet to 4,100, which Gouriten called.
Gouriten checked the 2♣J♣9♦ flop, then quickly folded when Pedrotti fired for 7,000.
Robbie Bull raised to 300 in the hijack, which Vahe Martirosyan called in the cutoff and Jan Bendik called in the big blind.
The action checked to Martirosyan on a 5♦4♣Q♥ flop, who bet 1,200. Bendik then check-raised to 1,200, which removed Bull from the equation, but Martirosyan called.
Bendik continued for 1,500 on the 7♠ turn, which Martirosyan called before the J♠ river checked through.
Bendik flipped over 6♠5♥, which was no good when Martirosyan tabled 8♠8♣.
With about 14,000 in the pot on a completed board of 5♦9♦3♥K♥7♠, Pavel Timofeev bet just over the pot for 15,000 from the big blind, sending Mikhail Nikolaev into the tank.
Nikolaev, who was seated in early position, thought for quite some time before making the call.
Timofeev revealed 9♠9♥ for a flopped set to drag in the pot, sending Nikolaev's stack down to less than half of what he started with.
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