Powen Fang raised to 800,000 in the hijack position and Ian Matakis three-bet all in to 5,500,000. Fang stared down Matakis before making a decision to fold. With a money jump in two positions, players were playing cautiously.
Powen Fang raised to 800,000 in the hijack position and Ian Matakis three-bet all in to 5,500,000. Fang stared down Matakis before making a decision to fold. With a money jump in two positions, players were playing cautiously.
Michael Oar open-shoved for 4,500,000 and it folded to Michael McNicholas in the big blind who asked for the count before calling:
Michael Oar: A♥2♠
Michael McNicholas: K♦Q♦
Oar managed to find a board 5♦A♠4♣3♠6♥ to find a pair of aces and the needed double up.
Action was picked up after the turn of 4♠2♥2♠5♠ and the small and big blind both checked. Champie Douglas jammed all in and was quickly called by Vitor De Souza Coutinho. Both players revealed their holdings.
Champie Douglas: A♠K♠
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: 4♠4♣
The river was the J♠ and Coutinho's full house to scooped the pot.
In a blind versus blind pot, the board read 8♥2♠A♥5♦ when Arnaud Mattern called a bet worth 500,000 from Michael McNicholas.
The 5♥ paired the board on the river and McNicholas sent 400,000. Mattern thought about his move for a minute and raised it to 2,200,000. McNicholas didn't take long to fold.
Andreas Kniep was in the hijack and raised to 800,000 and Powen Fang in the small blind flat-called. Andras Matrai had other ideas and squeezed three-bet all in from the big blind for 11,300,000.
Both Kneip and Fang took their time and eventually folded and Matrai added to his stack.
Nick Cipiti jammed all in from the button for 2,425,000. Anton Smirnov made the call from the big blind and both players revealed their holdings.
Nick Cipiti: A♣3♥
Anton Smirnov: A♦8♥
The board ran out 3♠Q♦7♣7♦8♠ for Smirnov to scoop the pot.
Russell Rosenblum shoved on the button for a stack worth 5,100,000 and Florian Ribouchon made the call in the small blind:
Russell Rosenblum: 2♣2♦
Florian Ribouchon: 7♠7♥
Rosenblum's hand was dominated and didn't find any help on a board 9♠J♠10♥A♣3♣ and was sent to the payout desk while Ribouchon racked the pot.
Charles Benoit was all in for his last 3,800,000 holding A♣7♠ and was facing A♥Q♥ in Russell Rosenblum's hand, who had him covered.
The board fell 2♥K♠8♦8♠7♣ to give a seven on the river to Benoit who doubled up.
Zong Chi He jammed all in from the button for 3,500,000. Paul Gunness made the call from the big blind as both players showed their hands.
Zong Chi He: J♦10♦
Paul Gunness: K♠7♠
The board ran out Q♦K♦3♠10♠K♥ for Gunness to take the pot with trips.
Domenico Paparo jammed all in from the cutoff for 1,650,000. Vitor De Souza Coutinho made the call from the button as both players revealed their hands.
Domenico Paparo: A♠J♣
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: K♠Q♣
The board ran out 6♥3♥4♣7♠6♦ for Paparo to get the clean double up.