Andrea Ricci opened to 500,000 with the and was called by Vincent De Neve in the big blind with the . They checked the flop and De Neve bet the turn for 425,000, picking up a call from Ricci. De Neve also bet the river for 700,000 and the Italian reluctantly folded.
"Show the bluff," Ricci demanded to which De Neve replied "I can't. You will see in an hour."
Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 500,000 with the from under the gun. What followed was a three-bet to 2.5 million by Simone Lombardo with the . Shylko inquired about the sizing and then quickly folded.
Lombardo then opened to 550,000 with the from under the gun and Vincent De Neve came along in the big blind with . The German checked the flop and Lombardo bet 475,000. De Neve didn't need long to make up his mind and sent the cards into the muck.
Mourad Tounnouti open-shoved for 2.3 million in the small blind and Simone Lombardo eventually called in the big blind.
Mourad Tounnouti:
Simone Lombardo:
The flop gave Lombardo a flush draw and he paired up on the turn, leaving Tounnouti with one single out. There was no miracle on the river as Lombardo only improved to two pair.
Tounnouti was eliminated in 5th place and takes home €63,334 for his efforts.
Simone Lombardo limped the button with deuces and Andrea Ricci filled up from the small blind with , ALiaksandr Shylko checked the in the big blind. They checked the flop and Ricci bet his gutshot for 500,000 on the turn, only Shylko called. Ricci also bet the river for 1.2 million and Shylko folded.
Three ways to the turn, Vincent De Neve bet 800,000 with the and Simone Lombardo called with the in the big blind. De Neve bet the river for 400,000 and Lombardo made it 1.6 million to go.
De Neve gave it some thought and then said "I just call" to drag in the pot and even out the stacks of both players.
Andrea Ricci limped the small blind with the and Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 900,000 with , which Ricci called. They headed to the flop on which Ricci checked. Shylko made it 500,000 to go and his opponent stuck around.
The appeared on the turn and Ricci checked rather quickly. Shylko opted for a bet of 1.3 million and Ricci pondered about his decision before making the call. With 5.7 million in the middle and 4.5 million behind for Shylko, they headed to the on the river.
Ricci checked the third street in a row and Shylko then emptied the clip by moving all-in.
"Count please," Ricci immediately demanded and gave it some 30 seconds before making the call. When Shylko tabled his failed bluff, the Italian already started cheering and both players bumped fists. Once Ricci's pair of nines was exposed, the applause of the Italian rail grew even louder.
Shylko's run ends in 4th place once more and he earns €79,943 for the efforts.
Vincent De Neve raised to 600,000 with the on the button and folded to a three-bet by Simone Lombardo, who had made it 1.8 million to go with the .
De Neve then limped the small blind with and Lombardo checked with . The flop was bet by De Neve and Lombardo quickly folded.
The next button was raised to 600,000 by De Neve with the and let go once more when he faced resistance.
Lombardo then raised the and De Neve defended with . They headed to the flop on which De Neve check-raised from 525,000 to 1.3 million. Lombardo folded and Andrea Ricci demanded "show the ace of diamond" but De Neve flashed the queen of clubs.
Three ways to the turn, Vincent De Neve bet 400,000 in the small blind with the and he was only called by Simone Lombardo with in the big blind. The river gave Lombardo the nuts and De Neve checked. Lombardo bet 2 million and De Neve instantly called to get shown the bad news.
Simone Lombardo made it 600,000 to go with the on the button and Vincent De Neve called out of the big blind with . On a flop of , De Neve check-raised from 425,000 to 1.2 million and Lombardo just called with his middle set.
The turn brought the and De Neve slowed down, checked his option this time. Lombardo made it 1.3 million to go and De Neve let go.