There were about 850,000 chips already in the pot and the board read when we got to the table. Roberto Romanello was in the big blind and facing a decision for 650,000 from the player in the small blind. Romanello went into the tank for several minutes and the clock was eventually called. Shortly after tournament staff arrived at the table and the 60-second countdown began, Romanello called. The small blind tabled , Romanello mucked, and his opponent took the chips.
Bartosz Stasiewicz raised to 250,000 from the hijack, Michael Watson three-bet to 750,000 from the cutoff, and Stasiewicz called.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the and Stasiewicz bet 525,000. Watson called.
The fell on the river and Stasiewicz checked. Watson bet 1,425,000 and Stasiewicz check-raised all-in for 3,175,000. Watson went into the tank and eventually called. Stasiewicz showed and his flush was best against Watson's , so he took the pot to double up.
Nikolai Prokhorskii got his stack in the middle from the button against Pavel Plesuv, who was in the big blind and had the larger of the two stacks.
Prokhorskii:
Plesuv:
Plesuv had the best of it preflop and Prokhorskii needed to improve to survive. After the board ran out Plesuv was still best, so he took the pot to chip up substantially and send Prokhorskii to the rail.
Raul Martinez Requena raised to 250,000 from the button and Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind.
The flop came and Gruissem check-called a bet of 225,000 from Requena.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and Gruissem checked. Requena bet 800,000, sending Gruissem into the tank. He eventually called, Requena tabled , Gruissem mucked, and the dealer pushed the pot Requena's way.