Matas Cimbolas bet 86,000 from under the gun on a board of . Paul Michaelis called in the next seat and they saw a river. Cimbolas thought awhile and checked. Michaelis checked back and his prevailed over .
Paris Stavridis was first to act and raised to 18,000. Matas Cimbolas called from the hijack before Gabriele Lepore squized to 73,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Stavridis shoved all in for 241,000. Matas Cimbolas tanked for some time, inquired how much Lepore had behind (650,000, a massive stack) and eventually moved in.
"How much you playing?" Lepore instantly asked.
"I cover," is all Cimbolas answered.
Eventually, Lepore tossed his cards into the muck, claiming to fold .
Matas Cimbolas:
Paris Stavridis:
The flop of wasn't doing anything for anyone just yet, but the on the turn definitely did. Stavridis hit top set while Cimbolas picked up a flush draw.
James Akenhead shoved all in for 116,000 in the hijack and Martin Staszko reshipped in the cutoff for 215,000. Fatima Moreira de Melo woke up with another jam on the button.
Akenhead:
Staszko:
Moreira de Melo:
Moreira de Melo had found a fantastic spot in another three-way all in. She got a sweat on the flop when her opponents flopped gutters but the board was ultimately safe for her.
Rui Neves Ferreira was all in for 220,000 in the big blind with and Jason Wheeler had put him at risk from middle position with . The board was finishing out with , enabling Wheeler to dodge some outs on the turn to score the elimination.
From the sound of the chatter after the hand, it seemed like there had been a check-raise on the flop, possibly for all of the chips.
Jean Montury limped in from the button for 6,000 and big blind Michal Mrakes checked.
Mrakes check-called a bet of 9,000 on before checking again on the turn. This time, Montury checked behind and the completed the board. Mrakes checked, and then called a bet of 19,000.
From early position, Fiodor Martino shoved for 100,000 exactly. Action folded around to the small blind who tanked for a bit and folded. Gianluca Speranza in the big blind instantly called.