Eugene Katchalov is recognised by his peers to be one of the most talented poker players in the game today. Katchalov is in a great mood after his national team Ukraine beat Sweden 2 v 1 and it is showing on the felt. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder is searching for his 23rd WSOP cash and he is going about it in the only manner Katchalov knows and understands - cool, calm and collectively.
Katchalov raised to 800 in the cutoff and the player in the button three-bet quickly to 2,000. Back to Katchalov and he four-bet to 5,200. His opponent rammed his finger into his left ear and gave it a rigorous shake before shaking his cards into the muck.
We just saw JP Kelly heading out of the door. He got it in pre flop with and Grayson Nichols woke up with . The board ran out and Kelly was out. Grayson Nicholls has 3 World Series of Poker cashes to his name and 35,000 chips.
Andrew Akkari has dropped some chips since taking the early chip lead, but we have just encountered him winning a small pot. We joined the action on the flop of and Akkari check-called a 600 hijack bet from his position in the small blind. The on the turn was checked through before we saw the on the river. Akkari led for 1,150 and his opponent folded.
Meanwhile we have lost Melanie Weisner. The Heads-Up specialist jammed over a 900 raise for 4,000 and and her opponent called with . The board ran out and Weisner was out.
Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Freddy Deeb has started the day well, but with 34 WSOP cashes to his name the man is nothing but experienced.
"Come back and see me in two-days time," said Deeb when we commented on his good start.
Here is Deeb getting involved with the lesser experienced Mirza Nagji.
Nagji raised to 1,025 from the hijack seat, the cutoff called as did Deeb in the big blind. The flop was , Deeb checked, Nagji bet 2,400, the cutoff folded and Deeb called. That was the end of the action as the and were both checked through and Nagji won the pot with .
We joined the action on the flop and it was a blind skirmish between Florian Langmann (SB) and Roberto Romanello (BB). The board would eventually run out and Romanello called off three-streets of Langmann value. The bet sizes were 1,700, 4,000 & 8,075 and Langmann won the hand showing ; Romanello mucked.
Mayu Roca raised to 600 in first position and Roberto Romanello called in the small blind. The action checked through to the turn on a board of and Romanello check-called a 600 Roca bet. Onto the river, and the , and the same action ensued this time for 2,450. Roca tapped the felt and mucked his hand and Romanello showed for the win.
Yordan Mitrentsov just had an all-in encounter where he didn't fair too well. Mitrentsov was holding and his opponent held . The meaning that Mitrentsov had to hand 12,600 chips to his opponent.
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and Grayson Nichols woke up with 
. The board ran out 
and Kelly was out. Grayson Nicholls has 3 World Series of Poker cashes to his name and 35,000 chips.
and Akkari check-called a 600 hijack bet from his position in the small blind. The 
on the turn was checked through before we saw the 
. The board ran out 
and Weisner was out.
, Deeb checked, Nagji bet 2,400, the cutoff folded and Deeb called. That was the end of the action as the 
were both checked through and Nagji won the pot with 
.
and Romanello called off three-streets of Langmann value. The bet sizes were 1,700, 4,000 & 8,075 and Langmann won the hand showing 
and Romanello check-called a 600 Roca bet. Onto the river, and the 
for the win.
and his opponent held 
. The 
