On the tail end of a bigger pot between Andrea Radicchi and Ori Elul, the latter bet the river for 95,000 into around 110,000. Elul called and mucked when Radicchi showed the .
With 42,000 in the middle and the turn showing , Tobias Matuschek checked. Vincenzo Scognamiglio bet 30,000 in the cutoff and then quickly called the shove by Matuschek for around 67,000.
Tobias Matuschek:
Vincenzo Scognamiglio:
The river failed to improve Matuschek and he hit the rail.
David Taborsky opened to 7,500 and Armando D'Avanzo three-bet to 18,000 from one seat over. Rolf Van Brug then called on the button and Taborsky came along. The flop fell and all three players checked to the turn. Taborsky now checked and D'Avanzo bet 25,000. Van Brug raised to 75,000 with more than 150,000 behind.
That forced out Taborsky but D'Avanzo jammed and earned the call by Van Brug.
Rolf Van Brug:
Armando D'Avanzo:
The on the river brought no help to the Dutchman and he was sent to the rail in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
On the tail end of a pot between Martin Kabrhel from under the gun and Cihan Bicik in the cutoff, it was Kabrhel bet the river for 55,000. Bicik was in the tank and Kabrhel started his usual table talk.
Bicik then called and Kabrhel showed for a bluff, which Bicik had beat with .
Nicola Angelini was twice caught bluffing by Ali Chaieb, who jumped to a big stack. That grew even bigger when Chaieb took on Carlo Wilhelm in a battle of the blinds.
Carlo Wilhelm:
Ali Chaieb:
The Frenchman paired his overcard on the board and further increased his stack.
The 912 entries generated a prize pool of €1,342,920 and the top 95 spots will earn at least €3,656 for their efforts. On top of their prize money, the top 10 finishers will also receive a seat for the 2021 WSOPE Main Event here at King's worth €10,300 each.
The cards of Ori Elul were already in the muck and he paid off the double for Michal Mrakes. Last night's PLO Side Event winner had made a set with on the board.