Christoph Vogelsang moved all-in from middle position and was at risk when Pedro Neves shoved his bigger stack on the button. Neves had just doubled up and was flipping with Vogelsang.
Christoph Vogelsang:
Pedro Neves:
Neves was looking for big cards, but the flop suited Vogelsang just fine. The turn changed nothing while the river saw Vogelsang complete a full house to double his stack.
The next hand at the table saw Seth Davies get his short stack in before hitting the rail.
Action was three-ways with 22,500 in the pot. Ignacio Moron was in middle position against Elio Fox on the button and Day 1 chip leader Ognyan Dimov in the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to Moron who bet 11,000. Both Fox and Dimov called.
The was the turn and Dimov led for 7,000. Only Fox called.
The river came the and Dimov checked. Fox slide in a bet of 70,000 and Dimov snap-called. Fox tabled for a missed flush draw while Dimov had trips when he showed to take down a big pot.
In a heads-up pot with just over 20,000 in the middle on a flop showing , Pedro Neves bet out 6,500 from under the gun and Brock Wilson made the call in the hijack.
On the turn, Neves kept up the aggression with a bet of 22,000, and again Wilson came along. The completed the board and Neves announced a sizing of 42,000. Wilson asked to see Neves' remaining stack and soon after moved all in, covering the 50,000 behind for Neves. After a few seconds, Neves let his hand go and the pot was sent to Wilson.
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Ethan Yau raised from middle position and Michael Addamo called on the button. Ben Heath then moved all-in from the small blind and Thomas Muehloecker made the call, while Yau and Addamo folded.
Ben Heath:
Thomas Muehloecker:
Muehloecker was in control after the flop and turn. Heath then spiked the river to earn the double up.
Rodger Johnson raised to 6,500 from under the gun and was called by Noah Schwartz in early position and Boris Kolev in the hijack.
Action folded around to Kristina Holst in the big blind who eyed up her opponents stacks before moving all in for 97,000 effective. Johnson quickly folded and Schwartz thought for a while before folding. Kolev followed suit as the chips went to Holst without seeing a flop.