Not too long after Reinhard Schneiber doubled with big slick, he ran into one of the most unavoidable situations in poker when he got it all-in with against the of the player otherwise known as BKRF Investments.
The flop was of no help to Reinhard, and things got much worse on the turn when the came giving his opponent a straight. Schneiber was unable to draw his out out for a split pot, and was eliminated in 48th place for €795. Meanwhile, BKRF Investment soars to the chip lead at 1.7 million chips.
Elena Litvinyuk has been battling it out with a short-stack all day long. During her win of the WSOP Circuit King's Cup Women's Event, she displayed patience for getting it in during the right spots of the tournament. Same holds true when she was playing one of the PokerNews Cup side events.
In a recent hand Litvinyuk doubled up to 330,000 chips when her held against her opponent's .
Jaaaaa! was heard throughout the poker arena. Reinhard Schneiber, only Schneiber family out of the four that entered to be remaining in the tournament, jumped up and clenched his fist. When we came to the table after all the commotion to learn that Schneiber more than doubled up to 400,000 after winning a three-way all-in with against Günther Neu with who was eliminated from the tournament in 54th place for €795.
Also leaving the tournament around the same time on another table was Mario Dragone.
The following players were all eliminated from the PokerNews Cup Main Event to bank €718, including Bertan Ulucan, who busted Erich Ott in the bubble, exiting in 71st place.
Players are moving around the room as a 15 minute break was announced. We overheard at least a couple of players say they were headed to the buffet for a snack.
Once the bubble bursts, the game resumes momentum and it we hear, "seat open," shouted around the room. This of course results in more and more players emerging with large stacks. The chip leader is currently Denmark's Thomas Pedersen, who already has in front of him a whopping 1.5 million chips with blinds at 8,000/16,000 and a 2,000 ante.
He is by far the chip leader, with Netherlands Hermanus van Beek hoping to catch up after also reaching 1 million chips.
flop was of no help to Reinhard, and things got much worse on the turn when the 
came giving his opponent a straight. Schneiber was unable to draw his out out for a split pot, and was eliminated in 48th place for €795. Meanwhile, BKRF Investment soars to the chip lead at 1.7 million chips.
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