After losing some chips on the second bullet, Ramin Hajiyev has been moved to the most entertaining table with Artem Litvinov. After a min-raise to 1,200 Hajiyev flatted, one further player and Litvinov did so as well. Vladimir Novitckii then squeezed to 14,600 and Hajiyev moved all in. Neither player was interested to look him up, thus the chips went to Hajiyev.
The final board was and Davidi Kitai bet 12,500 into a pot of around 15,000.
Amir Mozaffarian responded with a shove for close to 40,000 and Kitai started to stare him down and fire some questions.
“Did you receive the flush? Is it a bluff?” Kitai asked, and finally, “Show if I fold?”
A few minutes ticked by while Kitai went through what his opponent could have. In the end Kitai did make the fold and asked to be shown a bluff. Mozaffarian did indeed turn over the and Kitai was kicking himself, but not for folding what the other players thought he had.
“I had queen high. “ Kitai said to laughter from the table. “Almost did it. Best queen high possible.”
Kitai has a history of making some spectacular hero calls, but in this case he just couldn’t pull the trigger.
Marton Czuczor on the button and small blind Dmitry Yurasov got into a pre-flop raising war.
When we arrived at the table Czuczor had a bet of 6,800 in front of him and Yurasov had made it 13,000. Czuczor responded by moving all in and Yurasov flicked his cards away without any posturing.
After a raise to 1,600 and the three-bet of Fady Kamar for 3,500, Govert Metaal moved all in out of the big blind for what looked like 22,000. The initial raiser folded but Kamar called with . Metaal only had and the kicker would play a crucial role on a board of .
Carlos Lopes won his entry in the Live Satellite last night and just saw Artem Metalidi check to him on a flop of . With about 8,000 in the pot, Lopes bet 5,000 and Metalidi called before checking again the on the turn. Lopes grabbed some chips and bet 7,200, which would be enough to take down the pot without showdown.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened for 1,700 and got a call from Piotr Franczak before small blind David Vamplew three-bet to 5,400. Both Troyanovskiy and Franczak put out the calling chips.
The flop was and following checks from Vamplew and Troyanovskiy a small bet of 3,000 from Franczak got called by both players.
The turn card was the and again it was checked to Franczak who bet 7,000 this time. Vamplew folded but Troyanovskiy check-raised all in for just over 20,000.
Franczak instantly called and turned over for the flopped full house. Troyanovskiy, who was on his last chance bullet, stood up to go as he showed his .
The dealer burned a card and turned over the . Quads on board and the king kicker of Troyanovskiy played.
“I thought you were bluffing.” Troyanovskiy giggled as he collected the chips.
and Davidi Kitai bet 12,500 into a pot of around 15,000.
and Kitai was kicking himself, but not for folding what the other players thought he had.
. Metaal only had 
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on the turn. Lopes grabbed some chips and bet 7,200, which would be enough to take down the pot without showdown.
and following checks from Vamplew and Troyanovskiy a small bet of 3,000 from Franczak got called by both players.
for the flopped full house. Troyanovskiy, who was on his last chance bullet, stood up to go as he showed his 
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