Ole Schemion raised from under the gun and called the three-bet to 12,000 by Mukul Pahuja to see the flop of . Pahuja fired a continuation bet of 12,000 and was called before checking through the on the turn. Pahuja grabbed some more chips on the river and made it 38,000 to go, which enforced a fold from Schemion.
The action started with Dmitry Gromov raising to 3,200 from the cut off. The player on the small blind made the call as did Mike McDonald from the big blind.
The flop came down and both players in the blinds checked. Gromov then threw out a continuation bet of 4,000 which forced one out. McDonald then moved all in for his remaining 20,800 in chips and was called shortly after.
Gromov:
McDonald:
McDonald had flopped top pair against Gromov’s middle pair. He was able to hold on as the board ran out the and to see him move back up to 53,000 in chips.
Connor Drinan raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and called the three-bet of 12,000 by Fedor Holz in the small blind. On the flop, Holz bet 12,500 and Drinan made the call. The 26,800-bet by Holz on the turn however was too much for Drinan and he mucked.
It doesn't happen often that we catch Ole Schemion straight-out bluffing, most of the times he just has it basically.
Just now we broke that trend though, as we saw him check-raise Stephen Chidwick's 15,000 bet to 37,000 on . Chidwick called and checked behind on the turn. The river brought the to the table and Schemion bet out 59,400.
Chidwick needed quite some time to make his decision, but ultimately came up with the correct one. Chidwick called and Schemion rolled over with a big smile on his face. Chidwick, with not much of a smile, tabled and took it down.
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Tobias Reinkemeier already made a lot of chips early on after registering for the event in level two and was just involved in a battle of the blinds against Isaac Haxton. The PokerStars Team Online Pro raised to 6,200 from the small blind and Reinkemeier called to see the heads-up flop of .
A continuation bet of 7,000 by Haxton was called and the American then bet 21,000 after the turn. Again, Reinkemeier didn't go anywhere and tossed in the chips before then mucking the on the river to a bet of 52,500 by Haxton.
Joining the action on a flop of , Mikita Badziakouski check-called a bet of 3,200 by Adrian Mateos and did so again after the turn. The on the river completed the board and the Belorussian checked for a third time. Mateos bet 13,000 and turned over as winning hand after Badziakouski had made the call.
Timothy Adams opened with a raise from the cut off before Sam Greenwood bumped it up to 8,000 from the big blind. Adams then slid out 41,000 in chips and watched as Greenwood made the call.
The flop came down and Greenwood checked. Adams then bet out 32,000 and was quickly called before both players checked the on the turn.
The dropped on the river and Greenwood paused for a moment before leading out for 75,000. Adams thought for a moment before making the call.
Greenwood then tabled his for ace-high. Adams rolled over his for trip sevens and took down the monster pot.
Fedor Holz was just seen betting 16,000 on a flop of after Jean-Noel Thorel checked from the small blind. Holz, sitting in the hijack position, was called by Vladimir Troyanovsky in the cutoff, Thorel folded.
The fell on the turn and Holz bet out a hefty 45,000. Troyanovsky didn't need too much time before putting 40,000 of his own chips in the middle.
The rolled off on the river and after some thinking Holz announced all in. Troyanovsky thought about it for quite some time, asked for a count (it was 86,400), and eventually folded. Swingy day for Holz so far, but lately he's swinging in the right direction again.
We arrived at the table just as Mike Leah and Mike McDonald had committed 12,000 each on a flop of .
The turn brought the and Leah bet out 20,000 which was called. The completed the board and Leah reached for his chips and threw out 50,000. McDonald thought about his decision for a minute before making the call.
Leah then tabled his for a full house which was enough to take down the pot as McDonald mucked his cards.
McDonald has dropped down to just 23,000 in chips.
. Pahuja fired a continuation bet of 12,000 and was called before checking through the 
on the turn. Pahuja grabbed some more chips on the 
river and made it 38,000 to go, which enforced a fold from Schemion.
and 
to see him move back up to 53,000 in chips.
turn however was too much for Drinan and he mucked.
turn. The river brought the 
with a big smile on his face. Chidwick, with not much of a smile, tabled 
and took it down.
.
turn. Again, Reinkemeier didn't go anywhere and tossed in the chips before then mucking the 
on the river to a bet of 52,500 by Haxton.
, Mikita Badziakouski check-called a bet of 3,200 by Adrian Mateos and did so again after the 
turn. The 
as winning hand after Badziakouski had made the call.
dropped on the river and Greenwood paused for a moment before leading out for 75,000. Adams thought for a moment before making the call.
for ace-high. Adams rolled over his 
for trip sevens and took down the monster pot.
after Jean-Noel Thorel checked from the small blind. Holz, sitting in the hijack position, was called by Vladimir Troyanovsky in the cutoff, Thorel folded.
fell on the turn and Holz bet out a hefty 45,000. Troyanovsky didn't need too much time before putting 40,000 of his own chips in the middle.
and Leah bet out 20,000 which was called. The 
completed the board and Leah reached for his chips and threw out 50,000. McDonald thought about his decision for a minute before making the call.
for a full house which was enough to take down the pot as McDonald mucked his cards.
