Orhan Ates raised and Gareth Smith shoved his last chips in on Ates' left. Action folded back to Ates who made the call with . Smith was ahead with the but the on the turn sent Smith on his way to the payout desk in 30th place.
Jimmy van der Want shoved from under the gun for 146,000 and Gareth Smith shoved too for more in the middle position. Action folded all the way so the cards could go on their backs.
Jimmy van der Want:
Gareth Smith:
The board ran out for Van der Want to hit the river to stay alive and double up.
The board read when all the chips went in in a blind versus blind situation.
Fadi Ghabour:
Omer Taitelbaum:
Ghabour had Taitelbaum covered and had flopped a straight. Taitelbaum turned two pair and was looking for another ten or trey on the river but he bricked it as the completed the board.
Marius Kudzmanas checked his small blind, Antoine Vranken did the same in the hijack but Samet Giral bet 31,000. Kudzmanas raised to 75,000 and Vranken quickly folded. Giral shoved and Kudzmanas snap-called with the bigger stack.
Samet Giral:
Marius Kudzmanas:
Giral had flopped a set and Kudzmanas was sitting on a gutshot to a straight, a flush, and a straight flush draw.
The turn was the to now give Giral a full house, only the on the river could prevent the double-up of Giral.
The river completed the board with the for Giral to hold and double up for the 297,000 he had behind.