After a player had opened for 450, an unknown player on the button three-bet to 1,450. Ashly Butler proceeded to four-bet to 3,150 from the big blind, the original raiser folded, and the button came back with a five-bet to 6,400. Butler snap folded only to see the button turn over .
Despite losing that pot, Butler is still up from the last time we checked in with him and is sitting pretty with 17,500.
Michael Schwartz raised to 450 from late position and was called by the player in the small blind. Both players checked the flop, and then the small blind check-called a bet of 500 on the turn. When the peeled off on the river, the small blind checked for a third time and Schwartz fired out 1,100.
The small blind thought for a solid minute before tossing in the call, only to muck when Schwartz rolled over for a turned set.
Action folded around to Andy Frankenberger in the cutoff an he raised to 425. The big blind defended, but ended up check-folding to a bet of 525 on the flop. It was a small pot for Frankenberger, who is seeking to add a win here in Cannes to compliment his two WSOP bracelets.
In the history of the World Series of Poker Europe, a Frenchman has never won a bracelet. With that said, Antonin Teisseire is positioning himself to be the first. We're not sure how he did it, but Teisseire is sitting with about twice as many chips as the last time we saw him, meaning he has a very healthy 30,000 and what appears to be the chip lead.
Nicolas Cardyn held and was facing against an unknown player who held . Cardyn had his opponent covered, but he also had about half his stack in the pot. The flop left Cardyn wanting, as did the turn. The river put four spades on the board and improved Cardyn's opponent to a flush. With that, the Frenchman was left with 3,500.
Sarah talks to Ashly Butler who is chip leading Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em about his hot year and what brought him to half way across the world.
Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. The tournament clock says there are 71 players remaining in the field, which means we'll have to lose 26 more before calling it a night.
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flop, and then the small blind check-called a bet of 500 on the 
turn. When the 
peeled off on the river, the small blind checked for a third time and Schwartz fired out 1,100.
for a turned set.
flop. It was a small pot for Frankenberger, who is seeking to add a win here in Cannes to compliment his two WSOP bracelets.
and was facing against an unknown player who held 
. Cardyn had his opponent covered, but he also had about half his stack in the pot. The 
flop left Cardyn wanting, as did the 
turn. The 
