Matas Cimbolas raised the first two pots of this level with bets of 49,000. The first time he was called by Luca Moschitta and the Lithuanian check-folded to a bet of 60,000 on a board. The second saw Cimbolas take the pot down uncontested.
Phillip Mighall opened to 40,000 preflop before Luca Moschitta moved all in for 505,000 behind him in the small blind. The action went back to Mighall and he made a quick call.
Mighall:
Moschitta:
The flop was and Moschitta jumped into the lead but needing to avoid an ace, queen or nine. The on the turn reduced Mighall's outs from ten to seven and the on the river secured the Italian a double up.
Jamie Roberts opened to 40,000 preflop from under-the-gun and Matas Cimbolas made it 92,000 in middle position. Roberts called to see a flop. Roberts check-called a bet of 59,000 from his opponent and the dealer put out the on the turn.
Roberts checked again and Cimbolas moved all in, Roberts called instantly.
Cimbolas:
Roberts:
The river was the and Roberts doubled up, Cimbolas dropped back into second place.
The very next hand saw Matas Cimbolas open to 44,000 from the cutoff, Tamer Kamel called on the button before Patrick Leonard moved all in for 297,000. Cimbolas folded quickly but Kamel took a moment to contemplate the call, even cutting out the chips, before he folded also.
Matas Cimbolas opened to 50,000 preflop from the button, Tamer Kamel and Patrick Leonard called in the blinds. The flop was and it was checked to Cimbolas who bet 89,000, Kamel folded and Leonard made the call.
The turn was the and Leonard called a 219,000 bet from the Lithuanian. The river was the and Leonard checked, Cimbolas put him all in for his last 300,000 and Leonard tanked for several minutes. before releasing his hand.