From the hijack, Charlie Carrel opened to 20,000. Jonathan Rozema called from the cutoff and Dennis Bijen called from the big blind.
Bijen checked on and Carrel made a 27,000-continuation bet. Rozema folded, Bijen called.
Both checked the on the turn before the completed the board. Bijen checked and Carrel bet 55,000. Bijen called by tossing in a single chip, but soon had to add the rest. Carrel, with a hopeful but unsure look on his face, showed and Bijen flashed the before mucking.
Yesterday, Michiel Brosky and Abdelhakim Zoufri played a huge pot with Zoufri six-betting and Brosky folding in a battle of the blinds. This time, it went the other way around.
Zoufri opened and Artur Koren, from the cutoff, three-bet to 40,000. Michiel Brosky four-bet from the button to 106,000 and both blinds folded. Zoufri five-bet to 191,000 and Koren folded. Brosky moved all in for 387,000 and Zoufri folded after some time in the tank.
With a disappointed look on his face, Michael Sassen walked up to the payout desk. We still dared to ask him what had happened, and he was friendly enough to fill us in.
The cutoff had opened and Sassen had defended his big blind with . The flop came a beautiful and Sassen checked. His opponent bet 12,000 and Sassen check-raised to 35,000. His opponent shoved and Sassen called for 200,000 total.
Sassen, with his flopped flush, was up against . The turn brought a to the board and Sassen was instantly drawing dead he told us.
"Nothing really worked out today" Sassen told us, "This hand could've brought me back in, but it wasn't meant to be."
Jussi Nevanlinna is eliminated, the dream of going back to back is done.
We asked former table mate Michiel Brummelhuis what had happened. Brummelhuis told us action had folded to Nevanlinna in the small blind and he had limped in. The big blind, German player G. Garfield, raised to 18,000 and Nevanlinna had pushed all in for about 130,000. Garfield had called with and Nevanlinna was in dire straits with .
The board brought no help to Nevanlinna and he had to settle for a spot outside the final table for once.
, Stefan Fabian bet 47,000. Razab-Sekh raised to 125,000 and Fabian pushed all in. Razab-Sekh called instantly.
was of no help to Razab-Sekh and he made his exit in 28th place.
and Carrel made a 27,000-continuation bet. Rozema folded, Bijen called.
completed the board. Bijen checked and Carrel bet 55,000. Bijen called by tossing in a single chip, but soon had to add the rest. Carrel, with a hopeful but unsure look on his face, showed 
and Bijen flashed the 
before mucking.
. The flop came a beautiful 
and Sassen checked. His opponent bet 12,000 and Sassen check-raised to 35,000. His opponent shoved and Sassen called for 200,000 total.
. The turn brought a 
to the board and Sassen was instantly drawing dead he told us.
and Net made his exit in 31st place.
and Nevanlinna was in dire straits with 
. 
