Mohamad Kowssarie raised to 30,000 and Michael Wong moved all in. Feeling he was pot committed, Kowssarie called and sheepishly turned over 8-3, while Wong tabled pocket fives. The flop was , eliciting groans from some of the spectators. The turn was the , the river was the and Wong was sent to the rail. He'll pocket €16,700 for his performance.
Mark Teltscher raised to 15,000, Mohamad Kowssarie called,Geoghegan moved all in for 102,500, Kowssarie folded and Teltscher called. Teltscher turned over while Geoghegan tabled .
"Come on, there's an ace in there!" cried Geoghegan.
And there was one for him on the flop-- . The turn was the , the river was the and Geoghegan doubled up to over 210,000.
Before start time today, we got to chat with 2007 WSOP Bracelet Winner Katja Thater. She talked about coming into the day with an extremely short stack and her hopes to double-up early.
Michael Greco moved all in with a short stack and Mark Teltscher raised. Alessio Isaia called. The flop was . Teltscher checked and Isaia bet the pot. Teltscher folded. Isais won the side pot and he tabled for top pair. Greco flipped over . The turn was the and the river was the . Isaia won the hand as Greco headed to the rail in 28th place.
Henrik Jensen shoved with a short stack and he was called by Nikolaus Jedlicka. Jensen showed while Jedlicka showed . Nikolaus Jedlicka's Cowboys held up after he flopped a set to send Jensen to the rail.
A short-stacked Jan Sjaavik moved all in with A-2 and Philip Yeh called with K-8. The flop was Q-8-3 and Yeh took the lead. The turn was a 9 and the river was a J. Jan Sjaavik's hand could not improve and he headed to the rail in 24th place.