"Did you see that hand? That was the sickest pot I played for a while," Steve Watts said and was just done stacking an enormous amount of chips. On a flop of he got into a raising war with Vladimir Troyanovskiy and was all in and at risk with .
The Russian had him beat at that point for the pot of well over 200,000 with and the turn was a blank. One more card to come and it was the , giving the Brit a full house!
Cezar Chivulescu was down to only a few big blinds and found . Unfortunately, Matthias Kürschner picked up in the very same hand and sent the Romanian to the rail.
Joining the action on the turn, Phillip McAllister bet 8,100 out of the small blind and was called by Bojan Asenov and Ankush Mandavia. McAllister then bet the river for 14,200 and Asenov called all in for 14,000. Mandavia called also with for the straight and McAllister had the same in . Asenov turned over for a full house and scooped a triple up.
Jerry Wong was all in for his last few big blinds and got called by Sorel Mizzi, Sandiep Khosa as well as Sorel Mizzi in the big blind. On the flop, Khosa bet 3,000 and Naydenov called before Mizzi check-raised to 13,500. Only Naydenov called and they saw the on the turn. Naydenov folded to a bet of 27,200 by Mizzi and Wong turned over .
Mizzi had his opponent drawing dead with and the meaningless river completed the board.
Jakub Kotas raised to 4,200 on the button and was called by both Manuel Sanchez Morito and Chris Hunichen in the blinds. On the flop, the action was checked to Kotas and he bet 6,500. Sanchez Morito raised to 14,000 and Hunichen now reraised to 23,100.
Kotas moved all in for 91,000 and Sanchez Morito tanked for a while before letting go his cards. Hunichen almost folded but then changed his mind and called with . The Czech only had for the straight draw and couldn't improve anymore with the turn and river as final community cards.
After two limps, Phillip McAllister moved all in for the rest of his stack with and Salvatore Pepi looked him up with . There was no help on the board and the field has been reduced to 57, the payouts are only 30 spots away. At the end of this level, there will be a 60-minute dinner break.
Tom Hall raised to 4,800 and Simeon Naydenov three-bet to 13,000 before Sorel Mizzi clicked it to 23,500 from the button. Hall folded but Naydenov made the call and they saw the heads-up flop of . Naydenov bet 18,500 and was called before betting another 24,500 after the on the turn.
The river card was the and Naydenov checked, Mizzi checked behind and instantly mucked when the Bulgarian showed him .
Jean-Philippe Piquette was all in for 42,000 with and got called by an opponent with . The Canadian improved on the flop and stayed ahead after the turn and the river as well.
he got into a raising war with Vladimir Troyanovskiy and was all in and at risk with 
.
and the turn was a blank. One more card to come and it was the 
, giving the Brit a full house!
. Unfortunately, Matthias Kürschner picked up 
in the very same hand and sent the Romanian to the rail.
turn, Phillip McAllister bet 8,100 out of the small blind and was called by Bojan Asenov and Ankush Mandavia. McAllister then bet the 
for the straight and McAllister had the same in 
. Asenov turned over 
for a full house and scooped a triple up.
flop, Khosa bet 3,000 and Naydenov called before Mizzi check-raised to 13,500. Only Naydenov called and they saw the 
.
and the meaningless 
river completed the board.
. The Czech only had 
for the straight draw and couldn't improve anymore with the 
river as final community cards.
and Salvatore Pepi looked him up with 
. Naydenov bet 18,500 and was called before betting another 24,500 after the 
.
flop and stayed ahead after the