Ben Bensimhon raised to 400 from the hijack and was called by the cutoff, Laurent [Removed:250] on the button, and the players in the blinds.
The flop came , everyone checked to [Removed:250] who bet 1,500. Bensimhon was the only player to make the call.
They both checked on the on the turn. The river completed the board with the , Bensimhon bet 300, [Removed:250] glanced at his cards again and then decided to raise to 1,300. Bensimhon considered his options for a few seconds but then called. [Removed:250] tabled for a pair of threes with the ace-kicker but Bensimhon had him beat with for a flopped pair of queens and the pot.
Barny Boatman seems to be playing a stack of about 18,700 but the team hasn't really noticed any big hands he has been involved in yet.
Gaelle Baumann is still hovering around her starting stack after she just won a hand where the flop read . She had bet 875 from the under-the-gun position after the big blind had checked. The player on the button called and so did the big blind.
The turn brought them the , the big blind checked again, Gaelle proceeded to put two yellow 1,000-value chips over the line and announced a bet. Both of her opponents immediately folded.
Antonio Alves Mendes limped in from the cutoff. The player on the button raised to 700. Dominguez called from the small blind and now it was up to Pierre Merlin in the big blind to decide what to do. He decided to raise to 3,000 and was called by the rest.
The flop came , Dominguez bet 7,500 and was called by Merlin and Mendes. The player on the button quickly got out of the way.
The turn brought them the , Dominguez checked, Merlin bet 14,400. Mendes shoved all in having both his opponents covered. Dominguez snap-folded. Merlin called. Mendes showed for a pair of kings. Merlin however had the better hand with the for trip tens and the double-up.
Fabian Gumz is one of the players that registered just before the break and he told the team about two hands he played during the first five hands at his table.
Hand #1:
Gumz raised to 525 from the cutoff and he was called by the players in the blinds. The flop came , both of his opponents checked. Gumz continued with a bet of 1,200 and they both called. The turn brought them the . The players in the blinds checked again. Gumz bet again but now for 3,600. The small blind folded and the big blind called. The river completed the board with a . The big blind bet 5,000. Gumz tanked for a bit and then called. His opponent showed for ace-high. Gumz tabled for the win.
Hand #2:
The player on the button opened to 525, Gumz defended his big blind and called. The flop brought them the , Gumz check-called the 400 bet of his opponent. The turn was the , now Gumz check-raised to 4,200 on the 1,500 bet of the player on the button. The came on the river, Gumz bet 11,000 and his opponent snap-jammed. Gumz folded immediately and the other players showed for a straight flush.
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 500 and Hannes Neurauter and the player in the big blind called.
The flop came , the big blind checked, the under-the-gun player bet 800 and both Neurauter and the big blind called.
They all checked through the on the turn to the on the river. The big blind checked, the under-the-gun player bet 2,600. Neurauter took some time to consider all his options and then decided to raise to 8,000. The big blind snap-folded but the under-the-gun player needed more time to take a decision. He looked at the board and Neurauter a few times and then threw a chip in to call. Neurauter showed for the turned ace-high straight and that was more than enough for his opponent to muck his cards and add more chips to complete the call.
, everyone checked to [Removed:250] who bet 1,500. Bensimhon was the only player to make the call.
on the turn. The river completed the board with the 
, Bensimhon bet 300, [Removed:250] glanced at his cards again and then decided to raise to 1,300. Bensimhon considered his options for a few seconds but then called. [Removed:250] tabled 
for a pair of threes with the ace-kicker but Bensimhon had him beat with 
for a flopped pair of queens and the pot.
. She had bet 875 from the under-the-gun position after the big blind had checked. The player on the button called and so did the big blind.
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Orsatelli bet 1,050 and Mamalepot called.
, now Orsatelli check-called the 1,600 bet of Mamalepot. Mamalepot showed 
but was beat by the 
of Orsatelli.
, Dominguez bet 7,500 and was called by Merlin and Mendes. The player on the button quickly got out of the way.
for trip tens and the double-up.
, both of his opponents checked. Gumz continued with a bet of 1,200 and they both called. The turn brought them the 
. The players in the blinds checked again. Gumz bet again but now for 3,600. The small blind folded and the big blind called. The river completed the board with a 
. The big blind bet 5,000. Gumz tanked for a bit and then called. His opponent showed 
for ace-high. Gumz tabled 
, now Gumz check-raised to 4,200 on the 1,500 bet of the player on the button. The 
came on the river, Gumz bet 11,000 and his opponent snap-jammed. Gumz folded immediately and the other players showed 
, the big blind checked, the under-the-gun player bet 800 and both Neurauter and the big blind called.
on the turn to the 