Sanat Mehrotra opened to 4,500 and Bert Geens called from the small blind.
Geens check-called for 3,000 and 14,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read K♠3♣2♥K♠10♣6♠.
Both players checked on the river. Geens tabled pocket eights but it was no good against his opponent's K♥Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Francis Anderson opened to 5,000 and Sergi Panella Navarro defended his big blind.
Navarro check-raised to 18,500 on the J♥9♦7♦ after Anderson continued for 6,000. The latter thought for a moment before opting to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
146,000
18,200
|
18,200 |
|
37,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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Frederic Normand limped in from the small blind and called when Paul Hoefer made it 7,000 from the big blind.
Normand check-called for 8,000 on the J♣10♣7♦ flop before the 9♥ turn checked through to the 3♥ river. Normand then check-folded to a bet of 16,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
63,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Will Givens raised to 4,000 in the hijack and in the small blind another player moved all in for 24,000 which Givens called.
Opponent: A♣7♣
Will Givens: A♠J♠
The board ran out K♠3♠6♦Q♠3♥ and Givens' nut flush was good for the pot as he raked in the chips.
At another table, James Romero was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,500
41,700
|
41,700 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Pavlos Xanthopoulos opened to 5,000 from early position before Francis Anderson three-bet to 12,500 on his direct left. Xanthopoulos called.
Xanthopoulos check-called for 9,000 on the J♦10♠2♠ flop and folded when Anderson jammed for 41,500 on the 2♣ turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
85,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
164,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
161,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
||
|
151,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
||
|
123,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
106,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
93,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
64,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
62,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
||
|
54,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
49,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
41,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
31,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
Noam Muallem jammed for 20,000 from early position before the blinds jammed in their stacks for more.
Noam Muallem: 5♥4♥
Small Blind: A♣Q♣
Big Blind: A♠Q♦
"I'm in good shape!" said a thrilled Muallem.
Muallem was open-ended following the Q♥3♦2♣ flop and jumped into the lead following the 6♣ turn. The small blind now had a flush draw but the 2♦ river was a brick and Muallem tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
150,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
30,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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