One player limped from under the gun and another raised to 600. A third player flatted before Samuel Goje three-bet to 2,400 from the big blind. The under the gun player called and the other two players both folded.
The flop came and Goje continued for 2,500. The other player called.
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river was the and Goje checked. His opponent moved all in for around 11,000 and Goje snap-called.
Goje turned over and his stunned opponent showed before getting to his feet and vacating the tournament area.
After an early position raise to 600 and several callers, Jean Florentin Vasile moved in for 10,725 from the big blind. Everyone quickly folded except for Vergil Ionut Colcea in the small blind, who called with .
Vasile was caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar, as he couldn't muster up more than . However, the dealer fanned out a to give Vasile the much-needed escape on the river.
In a limped pot, Chris Moneymaker checked in the big blind.
The flop came . It checked to Vasila Zagon who bet 800. Moneymaker raised to 2,200. Zagon moved all in, covering the 2003 Main Event Champion and Moneymaker called.
Zagon:
Moneymaker:
There was no help for Moneymaker on the turn or river and he was eliminated. He did say that he would be playing in tonight's special turbo flight which starts at 9 p.m. local time.
Sam Grafton was involved in a hand against Lebanon's Georges Yazbeck, who has already amassed over $1 million dollars in lifetime winnings. The board read and Yazbeck bet 1,700 from the small blind. Grafton, seated under the gun, made it 4,100, and Yazbeck folded.
Grafton showed for a straight flush and received cheers and whistles from his fellow tablemates.
The board read and it was all in between Alexandru Farcasanu and Shay Rozenbaum. Farcasanu held for a flopped a set, and he was the all-in player for his last 16,275. His opponent held for a flopped straight.
The dealer burned and dealt the on the river giving Farcasanu a full house.
"I was ahead pre-flop," he said in English to the table whilst gathering in his chips.
We stumbled across an entertaining pot between Amit Zilberg and Ersoy Cagdas. On a flop Zilberg had bet 2,000 and Cagdas raised to 4,300. There was a bit of back and forth before Zilberg threw in a chip to call.
As he did so he turned 90 degrees to his left and held his hand up to his face. "I check dark," he said, not looking at the turn which was the . Cagdas checked behind.
"What was it?" he said, "I need to know!" The dealer and Cagdas told him that it was a king.
"Oh I don't like that," he said and he watched as the river was the . Zilberg checked.
"Set of kings is good?" he said with a smile and Cagdas checked behind.
"Queen," announced Cagdas showing .
"Queen also," said Zilberg, "But mine is better." He tabled and took down the pot.
and Goje continued for 2,500. The other player called.
and both players checked.
and Goje checked. His opponent moved all in for around 11,000 and Goje snap-called.
and his stunned opponent showed 
before getting to his feet and vacating the tournament area.
to give Vasile the much-needed escape on the river.
. It checked to Vasila Zagon who bet 800. Moneymaker raised to 2,200. Zagon moved all in, covering the 2003 Main Event Champion and Moneymaker called.
and Yazbeck bet 1,700 from the small blind. Grafton, seated under the gun, made it 4,100, and Yazbeck folded.
for a straight flush and received cheers and whistles from his fellow tablemates.
and it was all in between Alexandru Farcasanu and Shay Rozenbaum. Farcasanu held 
for a flopped straight.
flop Zilberg had bet 2,000 and Cagdas raised to 4,300. There was a bit of back and forth before Zilberg threw in a chip to call.
. Cagdas checked behind.
. Zilberg checked.
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