Marcel Luske, Fabio Freitas, and Fabian Ortiz took a flop of . Freitas fired out 27,000, Luske raised to 67,000, and Ortiz moved all in for 481,000. Freitas folded, and Luske called all in for around 140,000.
Luske:
Ortiz:
Luske was drawing very thin, and was drawing dead after the turned. A meaningless completed the board, and Luske hit the rail.
Thomas Hall opened to 20,000 from early position, Yuri Martins moved all in for 117,000 on the button, and Anton Iaroslavskii cold-called in the small blind. The player in the big blind and Hall both folded, and the hands were opened.
Martins:
Iaroslavskii:
Martins was in rough shape, and failed to improve as the flop, turn, and river came , hitting the rail in 54th place.
Kristoffer Edberg was all in and at risk for his last 215,000 before the flop against Renato Almeida. Edberg turned up and was looking good against Almeida's .
The board fell down and Edberg was able to score a double to about 450,000. Edberg, on the other hand, has fallen to around 810,000.
In a three-bet pot, Vanessa Selbst and Pascal Lefrancois took a flop of . After a series of bets and raises, Lefrancois was all in for his tournament life.
Lefrancois:
Selbst:
Selbst was ahead at the moment but was looking to dodge Lefrancois' overcard and heart outs. The on fourth street was a safe card for the PokerStars Team Pro, but the on the river filled Lefrancois' flush and allowed him to score a huge double up. He's now sitting around 685,000 while Selbst has fallen to 345,000.
The action folded to Mark Ioli, who min-raised to 20,000 on the button. Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree three-bet to 80,000, Ioli moved all in for effectively 286,000, and Boeree called.
Ioli:
Boeree:
Boeree was comfortably ahead with her wired pair, but Ioli picked up a wheel draw when the dealer spread . The American also picked up a backdoor spade draw, but those dreams vanished when the turn produced the .
The Brit successfully doubled when the completed the board, climbing up to 584,000 chips. Ioli fell to 171,000.
Kyle Sorel was under the gun and opened with a raise to 22,000. Action folded to Marcelo Fonseca and he three-bet shipped all in for 130,000. Sorel called and the hands were rolled over.
Sorel:
Fonseca:
It was a classic race situation for Fonseca's tournament life. Sorel paired up and took the lead on the flop and Fonseca was unable to make a better hand as the and finished off the board. Fonseca made for the rail while Sorel scoop a pot that brings him up to 680,000.
Former November Niner Antoine Saout opened to 20,000 in the hijack seat, and Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree, who just doubled, three-bet to 80,000 out of the small blind. Saout responded with a four-bet to 158,000, Boeree moved all in for 583,000, and the Frenchman made the call.
Saout:
Boeree:
There was over 1.2 million in the middle as the dealer rapped the felt and spread a flop of . Saout took a commanding lead, leaving Boeree drawing to the two remaining queens in the deck, but she received neither as the turn and river bricked , respectively.
Boeree was off to the payout desk to collect her winnings, while Saout is up to 1.6 million chips.
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The board read when we came upon Matt Stout engaged in a hand with Thomas Hall. Stout fired out 50,000 on the turn and Hall called to see a river.
The dealer produced the to completed the board which prompted Stout to move all in for 176,000. Hall announced a call and Stout tabled for just ace-high. Hall rolled over for top pair and was pushed the pot.
Stout made for the rail while Hall boosted his stack to 930,000.