Catalin Pop lost a big pot to Pavel Stolar and the latter used the chips to put pressure on Morgan Bonnaud. The Frenchman faced a bet of 20,000 on the river and the clock was called on him. His one minute ran down and Bonnaud folded, claiming to have had a six.
Stolar said he had a flush draw, which Bonnaud at first didn't understand before Jan Mach chimed in. Stolar moved up to almost half a million in chips while the last 100 are near with 102 players remaining according to the screens.
Vojtech Ruzicka had some 110,000 chips remaining when the hand started, and that has since been reduced to zero. A raise to 15,000 by the player from under the gun was followed by the shove of Ruzicka and Daniel Nietrzebka over-shoved for slightly more to force out the player in under the gun.
Vojtech Ruzicka:
Daniel Nietrzebka:
The board of provided an over kill as Nietrzebka improved on each street to ultimately eliminate the former November Niner with a full house.
Jan Timo Jobmann and Stanislav Miazel won tournaments during this WSOP Circuit festival at the King's Casino and so has Catalin Pop. Jobmann and Miazel both share the same table and have an above-average stack with the latter picking up some small change just now.
In a heads-up pot to the flop, Miazel bet 20,000 and showed after the fold of his sole remaining opponent.
Not long ago, Robert Schulz was down to only 60,000 and that has since changed. In a three-bet pot against the player on the button, Schulz faced a bet of 42,000 on the flop and the German called. The turn and river were checked and the small blind showed king-ten only. Schulz had that beat with and raked in a vital pot.
The action folded to Bertrand Grospellier in the small blind who raised to 10,000 and was called by the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Grospellier checked again and the big blind fired 24,500. Grospellier made the call and the completed the board. Both players checked again and Grospellier tabled for a full house to take down the pot.
Ivan Baric raised to 12,000 and Asher Dahan called before Roman Schäfer in the hijack three-bet to 40,000. Baric moved all in for 18 big blinds and Dahan folded, Schäfer snap-called.
Ivan Baric:
Roman Schäfer:
"I can't fold for 18 big blinds, but why do you have it?" Baric asked in disbelief. The board came and that was it for the Croatian.
There was a raise to 12,000 from middle position and Luigi Micu called from the hijack. Sander van Wesemael three-bet to 38,000 on the button and initial raiser folded. Micu made the call and the flop fell .
Both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Micu checked one more time and van Wesemael finally made a bet of 28,000. Micu made the call and van Wesemael showed . Micu also flashed a but was unable to match van Wesemael's kicker.
Vardan Lapayan moved all in for just 23,000 and was called by Michael Magalashvili in the small blind and Muhamet Perati in the big blind. The remaining two active players checked the flop and Magalashvili check-folded the turn to a bet by Perati.
Lapayan turned over his and was in need of the last jack in the deck or any diamond to avoid elimination, as Perati was ahead with . The river was the and the Armenian was eliminated.
With the tournament clock reading 86 players remaining, the money bubbles is looming and should be reached shortly. For now, the remaining players will be taking a 45-minute dinner break.