A player opened from under the gun with a raise to 750, and action folded to Sam Cohen in the hijack seat. She flat-called before play folded to Igor Kurganov on the button. Kurganov reraised to 2,500, which knocked out the two blinds and the under-the-gun raiser. Cohen was back up and took her time. She then reraised to 7,200. Kurganov studied, checked Cohen's stack, then called.
The flop came down with Cohen up first. She dumped 7,500 across the betting line, and Kurganov mucked his hand.
Level 3 is down, which means it's time for another 20-minute break. When they return, the players will play one more level before the 90-minute dinner break.
We heard some banter over at Table 9 and made our way over to discover Prosper Masquelier talking to Govert Metaal, who was considering whether or not to call the former's 15,000 bet on a board reading .
The pot was quite considerable and Masquelier told Metaal, who may have claimed to have a flush, that he didn't believe him. The banter continued and eventually Metaal splashed in a call, prompting Masquelier to say, "I have it," and roll over . Metaal simply mucked.
With around 5,000 in the pot and a board reading , Justin Bonomo bet 3,600 and received a call from Antony Lellouche on the button. When the appeared on the river and put four hearts on the board, both players checked and Bonomo revealed . It was good as Lellouche mucked his hand.
From under the gun, Antony Lellouche raised to 700. Franck Maglott flatted on the button, then Salvatore Bonavena reraised to 2,100 from the big blind. Lellouche called, and Maglott folded.
The flop came down , and Bonavena quickly fired 4,000. Lellouche folded.