Chris Da-Silva raised to 800 from under the gun and he was called by a player in middle position. The player in the big blind three-bet to 2,800 and he was called by both Da-Silva and the third player in the pot.
The flop was dealt and the big blind bet 1,000. He was called by both players and they saw the on the turn. All three checked this time and the completed the board.
The big blind fired 1,000 again but he was raised by Da-Silva. The player in middle position three-bet to 16,200 and the initial raiser was out. Da-Silva called.
He was shown and that was the nuts and took the pot down.
Da-Silva was left with 28,000 but stood up from his table moments later to take a walk to the registration desk and pay another €1,100 for a fresh stack of 30,000.
The flop was dealt with multiple players still in the pot. The small blind and Joris Ruijs in the big blind both checked and Firat Baltaci bet 1,000 from the under-the-gun position. He was called by William Kassouf from the next seat and Antoine Vranken from middle position. The small blind and Ruijs also called.
The turn was the and it checked to Baltaci again. He bet 3,800 this time and the player in the small blind was the only one that stuck around when he called.
The river was the and the player in the small blind led out with a bet of 7,000. Baltaci thought about it for a bit and counted it out before putting 7,000 in the middle.
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