Pascal Hartman and Thomas Boivin already created a pot of over 200,000 with the board reading . Hartman, in the cutoff, bet 157,000, and Boivin considered his options on the button.
After a minute, the Belgian pro elected to shove all in for 479,000. It was 322,000 more for Hartman, who nearly had that amount behind. The German removed his glasses, rubbed his face, then put his glasses back on.
Hartman spent around two minutes in the tank before relinquishing his hand, sending the big pot to Boivin.
James Hughes shoved 224,000 from middle position and Thomas Boivin called in the small blind.
Hughes:
Boivin:
Hughes pumped his fist after flopping a set on to take a commanding lead in the hand. Hughes could stack his newfound chips after the turn and river completed the rundown.
Action folded to Simon Lam in the small blind who shoved all in. Damian Salas instantly called off his stack of 297,000 in the big blind.
Lam:
Salas:
Lam was in a deep hole from the start but connected on the flop. Salas stood up from his chair and said some things in Spanish as the dealer burned and turned the .
Salas was still ahead, but the landed on the river to change all that. Salas' aces were cracked and he slammed his chair in disgust on the way out.
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. Hartman, in the cutoff, bet 157,000, and Boivin considered his options on the button.
, giving Zullo aces and queens to double through Sowers.
to take a commanding lead in the hand. Hughes could stack his newfound chips after the 
turn and 
river completed the rundown.
, giving Rabinowitz jacks full of aces to eliminate Helppi in 23rd place.
flop. Salas stood up from his chair and said some things in Spanish as the dealer burned and turned the 
.
landed on the river to change all that. Salas' aces were cracked and he slammed his chair in disgust on the way out.
and Vanier checked to Spears who continued for 115,000. Vanier check-raised and Spears folded instantly.
