Krasimir Yankov opened to 10,000 from early position and Cary Katz flat-called from the next seat before Rodger Johnson called from the cutoff and Francisco Benitez came along from the big blind.
Action checked to Katz on the flop of and he moved all in for 11,000, bringing quick folds from Johnson and Benitez before Yankov called.
"No! You're supposed to fold!" cried Katz.
Cary Katz:
Krasimir Yankov:
Katz had a pair of nines put was behind the kings of Yankov and couldn't improve as the board ran out to mark the PokerGO founder's elimination.
Pol Regas raised to 9,000 on the button and Michel Dattani three-bet shoved all in for 76,000 in the big blind. Regas wasted no time in calling to put Dattani at risk.
Michel Dattani:
Pol Regas:
It was a coin flip and the flop of left Dattani in the lead with his pair of tens. The on the turn and the on the river were clean as Dattani doubled up.
Up on the feature table, Platinum Pass holders Marc Radgen and Clement Eloy got it all in preflop, with Eloy at risk of elimination.
Clement Eloy:
Marc Radgen:
The flop came out to give Eloy trip aces to put him way in the lead and the turn left Radgen drawing dead. The on the river gave Eloy quads just as an added bonus as he secured the double up. Radgen was then left with a single big blind and ended up busting soon after.
Three ways to the flop, Diego Ventura checked over to Istvan Pilhofer who bet 11,000. Chris Moneymaker called and Ventura in the big blind folded. After the turn, Pilhofer checked to then call a bet worth 20,000 and opted to check again the on the river.
Moneymaker now bet 50,000 and Pilhofer almost instantly smiled before reluctantly sending the cards into the muck.
Just in the previous hand, Fedor Holz had bet a queen-high turn and forced a fold from his sole remaining opponent.
Holz then opened to 9,000 and was called by Kharlin Sued, Rolanda Kelley also called out of the big blind. The flop was checked to Holz and his continuation bet of 9,000 won the pot without any resistance whatsoever.
Chance Kornuth opened the action with a raise to 8,000 and he was called by Xuan Liu in the small blind, Jakob Miegel also came along from the big blind as well. Neither player invested any chips on the flop and the followed on the turn. Liu bet a mere 7,000 and won the pot without any further resistance.
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Michel Dattani raised to 9,000 on the button and Adam Adler ripped all in from the small blind. Frederic Normand stuck the last of his 76,000 chips in the middle from the big blind and Dattani got out of the way.
Frederic Normand:
Adam Adler:
The flop fell and Normand took the lead with a pair of kings. The on the turn changed nothing and the on the river improved the French-Canadian to a full house to score a double-up, leaving Adler with just 1,000 chips.