In the hijack, Anthony Diotte raised to 70,000 out of a 615,000 stack. The cutoff folded but Denis Timofeev on the button three-bet to 185,000. With 545,000 behind, Diotte had just two options according to the commentators; push or fold.
Diotte tanked about it for several minutes before Salmon called the clock. Diotte eventually chose to fold, leaving the pot to Timofeev.
Kenneth Smaron was first to act and raised to 70,000. Jonathan Abdellatif, the second shortest stack at the table, three-bet to 190,000 from the button.
James Salmon shoved for 1,365,000 from the small blind and the big blind and Smaron both instantly folded. Abdellatif called just as quick as his decision was quite easy.
James Salmon:
Jonathan Abdellatif:
The flop just about settled it. Just running kings could save Salmon, but it wasn't going to happen. The on the turn and on the river were blanks and Abdellatif more than doubled.
Jonathan Abdellatif raised to 65,000 from the hijack, and Kenneth Smaron quickly three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind. Abdellatif instantly called the raise. Clearly both players meant business, because neither of them took any time with their decisions.
The flop came and Smaron led out for 210,000. Abdellatif wasted no time and called quickly again.
The turn was the . This time, Smaron took his time. After a full minute, he led out for 440,000. Abdellatif folded.
Seated under the gun, Denis Timofeev opened to 60,000. Kenneth Smaron three-bet to 165,000 from the button and Robin Luca Wozniczek cold four-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Timofeev thought about it for a bit before he folded. Smaron tanked for a bit as well but eventually did the same; he folded too.