Action went check-check on a flop of ![]()
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between Vitaliy Pankov and Ara Melkisetian, to go to the turn which was the
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From the big blind, Pankov jammed all in and Melkisetian folded swiftly to send Pankov a few more chips to work with.
Action went check-check on a flop of ![]()
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between Vitaliy Pankov and Ara Melkisetian, to go to the turn which was the
.
From the big blind, Pankov jammed all in and Melkisetian folded swiftly to send Pankov a few more chips to work with.
Aleksei Istomin three-bet to 400,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just two blue 5,000 chips behind, and Aleksandr Chernikov called in early position. The flop came ![]()
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and they got the rest of Istomin's chips in the middle.
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Aleksandr Chernikov: ![]()
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Istomin stood up from his seat and began vlogging the action with his camera as the board ran out ![]()
, sending him to the rail as another pot was pushed in the direction of the chip leader.
Dominik Panka bet 75,000 from the button on a flop of ![]()
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before small blind Maxime Chilaud raised to 290,000.
Panka called as the
fell on the turn. Chilaud bet another 410,000 and Panka, sitting motionless behind a pair of sunglasses, eventually called after a brief tank.
The river came the
and Chilaud moved all in. Panka snap-called for his last 950,000 as Chilaud showed ![]()
for two pair. Panka, though, turned over ![]()
for the set to earn the massive double up.
There was a big preflop flip in progress.
Makram Bou Habib: ![]()
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Aleksandr Chernikov: ![]()
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Bou Habib was at risk as the flop sent him behind when it came ![]()
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. The turn was the
and the river the
to end the day for Bou Habib and give Chernikov a huge chip lead.
The aftermath of a hand was being sorted out as the ![]()
of Seref Dursun Anar had come up empty against the ![]()
of Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal as the board showed ![]()
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. The dealer sent the chips over to the Mongolian player while Anar headed to payouts.
Katherina Aristotelos raised to 85,000 from early position before Nikolay Fal, next to act, three-bet to 240,000.
Action folded back around to Aristotelos, who announced a four-bet to 800,000. Fal took off his sunglasses to take a closer look at Aristotelos as he began tanking.
"Queens," Aristotelos asked him. Fal nodded as he rechecked his hand before mucking after about a minute.
"Good pass," Aristotelos said, showing the
followed by the
as Fal pretended to wipe his brow after realizing he had made a tournament-saving fold.
The flop read ![]()
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. Katherina Aristotelos get 100,000 from the hijack. Bakhos Joumaa called on the button.
The turn was the
. This time Joumaa bet 250,000 and Aristotelos called.
The river came the
and the flow of action changed once again as Aristotelos led out for 150,000. Joumaa folded.
Aristotelos flashed the
as she took in the pot.
Dominik Panka bet 60,000 from under the gun on a flop of ![]()
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and was called by El Khoury Gabriel in the big blind.
Both players checked the
turn to see the
fall on the river. Gabriel this time led out for 150,000.
Panka paused for a moment before tossing in the chips. Gabriel turned over ![]()
for the straight as he took in the pot.
Ara Melkisetian raised to 80,000 before Justus Held, in the cutoff, three-bet to 210,000. Action folded back to Melkisetian, who called to see the ![]()
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flop.
Melkisetian checked and Held bet another 110,000. Melkisetian called as the
fell on the turn.
He checked again, and this time Held fired out 190,000. "That saved me," Melkisetian said as he folded.
Maksim Shornikau was all in preflop and in a good spot.
Maskim Shornikau: ![]()
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Fausto Tantillo: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Shornikau reeled in the double without drama.