Erich Kollmann
Sponsored pro Erich Kollmann is starting to feel the wind in his sails. He's clmbed up to 34,000 and is closing in on the chip leaders. He's currently seated next to Tony G who is peering at his stack and licking his lips.
Markus Golser
Suffering from a painful skiing injury, Markus Golser has been dealt more bad hands than most, and his latest encounter was possibly another to add to the list.
I joined the action with the board reading , Golser betting out 800 and his opponent making the call. On the river, the Austrian led out for 3,000, but shook his head and sniggered frustratedly as his foe pushed all in for around 8,000. It didn't take long for Golser to throw his hand into the muck.
As a result of that slip-up, Golser has dropped to just shy of 7,000.
Saab's wheels fell off
In a raised pot, Tony G, David Saab and Kenny Hallaert saw a flop. G checked it to Saab, who put in a "very, very small bet" of 5,000. Hallaert called and G folded.
Come the turn Saab moved all in, Hallaert called, and they were on their backs.
Saab:
Hallaert:
River:
Thus we lose a jovial David Saab, who announced that he needed a smoke and left the tournament area.
We are down to just one Guoga family member, as Tony G's brother Gintaras Jokubaitis is busto -- this evidenced by him leaving his table, no chips in front of his seat, and wandering over to Tony G to tell him all about it.
John Duthie raised to 550 under the gun, but he received absolutely no respect and got called in four spots to see an flop. All five players checked. Come the turn, it checked around to Wolfgang Van Breukelen in position, who thoughtfully bet 1,400. Everyone passed and he took the pot.
Another player who seems to have excelled in recent levels is PokerStars' John Duthie. Every time I trundle over to his table, he seems to be involved in the pot somehow, and most frequently locking horns with Kristian Svensson.
My latest trip was no exception, Duthie betting 4,000 onto a board and giving his foe a menacing look that my teachers used to give me if I chatted during class. Nevertheless, it worked (if that was the desired effect), and Svensson released his hand.
Whilst Duthie jumps to 25,250, Svensson is struggling with 9,625.
Emmanuel Rosetta raised to a pot-sized 700 from the cutoff -- only for big blind Salvatore Cundari to reraise to an absolutely whopping 5,200. An unsurprising fold from Rosetta.
Daniel Perfeito checked to Johan Percivall on the river of a board, and Percivall bet 5,000. Perfeito thought about it for some time before quietly announcing that he was all in. An almost instantaneous fold from Percivall, and the pot belonged to Perfeito.
, Golser betting out 800 and his opponent making the call. On the 
river, the Austrian led out for 3,000, but shook his head and sniggered frustratedly as his foe pushed all in for around 8,000. It didn't take long for Golser to throw his hand into the muck.
flop. G checked it to Saab, who put in a "very, very small bet" of 5,000. Hallaert called and G folded.
turn Saab moved all in, Hallaert called, and they were on their backs.
flop. All five players checked. Come the 
turn, it checked around to Wolfgang Van Breukelen in position, who thoughtfully bet 1,400. Everyone passed and he took the pot.
board and giving his foe a menacing look that my teachers used to give me if I chatted during class. Nevertheless, it worked (if that was the desired effect), and Svensson released his hand.
