Kalidou Sow in early position and the big blind discovered a flop of K♠3♥9♥ where Sow bet 15,000. The big bling check-called, then checked again the 2♣ turn.
Sow checked back to find the 8♥ river. The big blind checked once again, but Sow seemed to hesitated.
He eventually checked back, but his cards went into the muck when the big blind flipped over A♦4♣.
In a blind vs. blind scenario, Vanush Mnatsakanyan initiated with a raise from the small blind, prompting Bart Lybaert to go all-in. Mnatsakanyan made the call, leading to a showdown:
Vanush Mnatsakanyan: A♥Q♣
Bart Lybaert: 10♠10♣
Mnatsakanyan was in need of assistance from the board, but unfortunately for him, luck wasn't on his side as the dealer revealed 3♣9♠3♠5♦6♥. With no improvement to his hand, Mnatsakanyan was sent to the rail, while Lybaert was left to enjoy his nearly 1,500,000 chip stack.
Three-way on a flop of Q♣4♦J♠, Artsiom Lasouski in the small blind led out for 21,000. The big blind folded, but George Rotariu in middle position made the call.
The 9♣ landed on the turn and Lasouski fired a second barrel of 125,000. Rotariu looked at his cards, again and decided to fold, revealing the Q♠ for top pair.
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Level: 7
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The 226 players of Day 1c are on a 15-minute break.
On a board of 10♦3♦2♠8♥A♦, Felipe Ketzer in middle position had a bet of 45,000 in front of him when Aren Bezhanyan in the small blind raised all-in for 306,000. Ketzer eventually made the call with approximately 160,000.
Felipe Ketzer: A♥2♦
Aren Bezhanyan: K♦5♦
Ketzer call with two pair, but he ran into the nut flush and was eliminated.
Following an initial open raise and a subsequent three-bet to 45,000 by another player, Niall Farrell decided to go all in with his remaining 89,000. His opponent called and both players revealed their hands: Farrell held A♣K♦, while his opponent showed A♦J♠. Despite being in a favorable position, Farrell stood up and remarked, "Was nice meeting you guys," anticipating a loss.
The flop unveiled 9♦7♠5♠. "More spade," Farrell exclaimed, as his opponent held a spade.
Fortunately for Farrell, the turn and river cards, 5♥K♠, played out in his favor, resulting in a double-up.
Reflecting on his earlier pessimism, Farrell explained, "From 2015 to 2017 I won all all-ins, now I am paying for it."
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