During the dinner break, dozens of players were lined up to cash in their mystery bounty tickets.
Axel Bayout was the luckiest of them all, pulling the top prize of €150,000.
During the dinner break, dozens of players were lined up to cash in their mystery bounty tickets.
Axel Bayout was the luckiest of them all, pulling the top prize of €150,000.
Sokratis Linaras raised from the button, Somar Al-Darwich three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind, and Linaras responded with a four-bet jam to 1,280,000. Al-Darwich tanked for some time before making the call.
Sokratis Linaras: A♦K♠
Somar Al-Darwich: A♠J♥
The J♦K♥4♦ flop looked to keep things fair, while the 3♣ turn changed nothing. However, the J♠ river propelled Al-Darwich into the lead and sent Linaras to the rail. Linaras erupted from his seat in disbelief at the brutal suck-out.
Bychku moved all in from middle position, which was quickly followed by Kyriakos Kesidis moving all-in himself, from the hijack. Loris Greco, in the cutoff, four-bet jammed to have them both at risk, and the hand went to a showdown.
Bychku: A♦K♠
Kyriakos Kesidis: A♣J♥
Loris Greco: A♥6♥
The A♠Q♠5♥ flop gave all three players top pair, but the 5♣ turn and 4♥ river saw Bychku's kicker still play, and he tripled up. Kesidis won the side pot as a consolation.
Loris Greco opened to 50,000 on the button, making the call when Marcin Matula moved all in from the small blind.
Marcin Matula: K♥Q♠
Loris Greco: A♠6♥
Both players caught a piece of the 5♣10♦A♥10♣K♣ runout, but it was Greco left with the better two pair to send Matula to the rail.
Edvinas Gruzdas raised to 50,000 from early position, BetBetBetMuck three-bet jammed from the button for 360,000, and Gruzdas called.
BetBetBetMuck: 8♥8♠
Edvinas Gruzdas: Q♥J♦
The 5♠2♣7♥ looked safe for BetBetBetMuck, and the 8♦ turn had Gruzdas drawing dead. The 2♦ river changed nothing and BetBetBetMuck doubled up.
Leonidas Georgopoulos raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, finding a call from Dursun Orta in the big blind. The 7♥9♥A♠ flop hit the table, and Orta checked to Georgopoulos.
A bet of 30,000 hit the middle from Georgopoulos, earning the quick pot as Orta slid his cards into the muck.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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