Leo Margets was in early position and put out a raise to 1,050. Marvin Rettenmaier flatted from the button and the player in the big blind came along as well.
The three players saw hit the felt and action checked over to Margets. She checked, Rettenmaier followed suit, and the came on the turn. There were two checks to Rettenmaier and he reached for chips, moving 2,225 past the betting line. The big blind folded and Margets quickly flung out a call.
The hit the river and Margets checked for a third time. Rettenmaier bet 3,825, Margets called, and the German pro showed for a Broadway straight. Margets mucked her cards and Rettemaier was pushed a pot that brought his stack to 60,000.
Maximos Pertsinidis opened to 1,200 preflop and was called by Matt Perrins in late position and Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind.
The flop was and Vogelsang checked to the Greek player who bet 2,600. Perrins quickly folded but Vogelsang made the call to see the on the turn. The German player checked a second time and Pertsinidis quickly fired 6,000. Vogelsang tanked for several minutes before folding.
Pertsinidis declared he had a very good hand but said he wasn't going to say what it was. Then he promptly said he had kings.
Panicos Ellinas opened to 1,200 preflop before Simon Higgins made it 4,000 on the button. Joni Jouhkimainen decided to get involved and flat-called in the big blind. Ellinas called as well.
The flop was and it was checked to HIggins who bet 6,000. Jouhkimainen quickly folded and Ellinas check-raised all in for about 22,000.
Higgins sighed, "Oh, you haven't flopped a set of nines again, have you?" He then called.
Ellinas:
Higgins:
The on the turn, combined with the on the river meant Ellinas had promptly missed his straight-flush draw. The two had a countdown but Ellinas had Higgins just covered but he was left with just 450 chips after the hand.
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Ben Jackson raised to 1,100 from middle position and found calls from Max Silver in the small blind and Matthew Davenport in the big blind. The trio saw a diamond-filled flop of hit the felt and all three players checked to see a turn.
The dealer produced the on fourth street and Silver checked for a second time. Davenport took this opportunity to fire 1,400 and Jackson quickly called. Silver thought for a moment before pushed out a raise to 5,400. Roughly one minute passed before Davenport kicked his cards into the muck. Jackson did the same and Silver was awarded the pot. He's now clawing his way back to starting stack with about 23,500 to his name.
On the turn of a board, Marius Pospiech shoved all in and was snap-called by Yehonatan Levy's . Pospiech showed for a flopped set and held on the river.
There was a countdown and the German player had the Israeli just covered for a pot worth around 70,000.
hit the felt and action checked over to Margets. She checked, Rettenmaier followed suit, and the 
came on the turn. There were two checks to Rettenmaier and he reached for chips, moving 2,225 past the betting line. The big blind folded and Margets quickly flung out a call.
hit the river and Margets checked for a third time. Rettenmaier bet 3,825, Margets called, and the German pro showed 
for a Broadway straight. Margets mucked her cards and Rettemaier was pushed a pot that brought his stack to 60,000.
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and Vogelsang checked to the Greek player who bet 2,600. Perrins quickly folded but Vogelsang made the call to see the 
on the turn. The German player checked a second time and Pertsinidis quickly fired 6,000. Vogelsang tanked for several minutes before folding.
and it was checked to HIggins who bet 6,000. Jouhkimainen quickly folded and Ellinas check-raised all in for about 22,000.
on the turn, combined with the 
on the river meant Ellinas had promptly missed his straight-flush draw. The two had a countdown but Ellinas had Higgins just covered but he was left with just 450 chips after the hand.
hit the felt and all three players checked to see a turn.
and Silver found himself a nice double up.
board, Marius Pospiech shoved all in and was snap-called by Yehonatan Levy's 
for a flopped set and held on the 
and Adeniya was eliminated.
