From middle position, Lauri Laanvee raised to 1,000. His neighbor in the hijack Krzysztof Stuchlik three-bet to 2,600 and his neighbor on the button Mohamed Karkeni cold four-bet to 5,500. Over in the big blind Tonny Krijn looked down, checked his cards, and carefully five-bet to 12,500.
All three opponents folded and Krijn took it down uncontested.
The small blind told Krijn he must have had aces, but Krijn said he had kings. The small blind didn't believe him and Krijn shuffled his cards and said his opponent could pick one, but had to give him €100 if he didn't pick a king. The small blind didn't took him up on the bet, and Krijn showed his anyway.
We picked up the action on a flop of as both big blind Anti Reinthal and cutoff Ian Simpson checked. The hit the turn and Reinthal made a bet of 2,300. Simpson was quick to call.
The completed the board and now Reinthal bet a mere 1,525. Simpson wasn't overly excited with that bet, but did call. Reinthal showed and Simpson mucked.
Despite winning that pot, Reinthal is down to 17,000. Simpson is in even worse shape with just 5,275 remaining.
Another break for the players, this time 25 minutes. The 25-chips are being raced off, the 100-chips will be the lowest denomination in play when the players return for level 5.
Earlier today we wrote about a hand Melissa Posada played where she called with ace-high and was good. Just now, we got word of two more hands worth writing down.
Pim de Goede got up from the table and told us he got straight out owned by Posada, and continued to give us details of what had happend in "One of the most bizarre hands I have ever played."
Posada limped in from the hijack and the cutoff over limped. De Goede, winner of amongst others a big EPT side event in Madrid a couple years ago, limped from the button with and the big blind checked. The flop came with a single spade and the big blind checked. Posada bet 500 and her neighbor raised to 1,000. De Goede called, the big blind folded, Posada tossed in another 500 chip to call.
A appeared on the turn and Posada checked to her neighbor. The cutoff bet 1,000 and De Goede called, as did Posada.
The river came another and action checked to De Goede. The Dutchman bet 5,000, which was around 80% of the pot, and Posada instantly raised to 10,000. The cutoff folded and De Goede said something like "What a bad luck I have" while showing his trips before mucking. Posada showed her off suit and the entire table started laughing.
Not much later, the two of them would clash again. Again Posada limped, this time from the cutoff. The button raised and from the small blind De Goede called. The big blind called as well, as did Posada to make it 4-handed to the flop.
On both De Goede and his neighbor checked. Posada lead out for 1,000 and the button raised to 2,800. De Goede called, the big blind folded, Posada called.
All three of them checked the on the turn and the completed the board. De Goede bet out 10,000 and Posada called quickly. The button folded.
De Goede, now with his face a bit reddish, admitted to not have much of anything. Posada showed her and De Goede mucked.
Tonny Krijn's seat was vacant, and his former neighbor Dehlia de Jong told us he was indeed busted. De Jong hadn't really followed his ultimately final hand, but knew he had run into a flush to bust out. Krijn, one of the chattier and more entertaining players in the room, down and out.
From the cutoff Mario Lepez raised to 1,500. His neighbor Gabor Beregi on the button made the call and small blind Joni Limatta shoved all in for 12,700. Big blind Kristi Kirs over shoved for 13,000 exactly and Lepez tank folded. Beregi folded as well, claiming to have had nines. Lepez told the table he had sixes, but was convinced he would have won.
"Ace king? Please?" asked Limatta. Kirs showed the first, followed by the for queens. Limatta showed .
The board ran out and Limatta made his exit. Both Beregi and Lepez would have beaten the queens and treys if they had what they claimed they had, but it was Kirs raking in the chips.
Melissa Posada, queen of hero calls and official owner of Pim de Goede, was nowhere to be seen anymore. De Goede told us what had happened.
Rafal Zgadzaj raised from late position and Melissa Posada called from the big blind. The flop came and Posada bet out 1,500. Zgadzaj raised to 5,500 and Posada made the call.
A fell on the turn and Posada front shipped all in for about 12,000 or so. Zgadzaj made the call holding and Posada tabled . The river was no jack or six and Posada made her exit.