Georgios Karakousis from Greece opened to 2,000 from under-the-gun and Irina Batorevich from Czech Republic moved all in for just over 4,500. It folded all around back to Karakousis who didn’t instantly make the call. Instead he flipped over into the muck and Batorevich added some valuable chips to her stack but is still left short.
Not long ago Team PokerStars Pro Maxim Lykov was sitting on a healthy stack. We're not sure what happened, but on our most recent pass he was down to just under 5,000!
He got those chips all in against Dan Shak, who has his iPad in hand and usual pack of Tic Tacs on the table.
Shak:
Lykov:
Lykov was in need of some help, and he found some when the flop paired his nine. The turn inspired Shak to let out a little laugh, and he watched with disinterest as the completed the board on the river. It was a small hit to Shak's stack and a small double for the Russian.
We joined the action as Jonathan Little bombed on the river of a board reading . It was a chunky 77,000 and the decision was on fellow big stack at the table Akin Tuna. Little has been very active and after some thought a sceptical Tuna made the call. He was a believer though when Little showed and another big pot was pushed his way.
We missed he exact details, but we do know that the UK's Kamal Choraria was just eliminated. When the money went in is anyone's guess, but we do know that held the on a board against an opponent who had the . Choraria still has his reentry option available, so it will be interesting to see if he used it.
Speaking of which, Johannes Strassmann and Leon Tsoukernik were both eliminated in the same hand against Marc Etienne McLaughlin. Fear not though, as both men indicated that they would reenter.
First hand after the dinner break, PokerStars Team Online player Mickey Petersen opened for 1,800 and Pascal Lefrancois made the call on the button. Adrian Mateos Diaz made it 6,400 from the big blind and when Peterson checked the stack of Diaz he folded. Lefrancois had other ideas though and he moved all in. Diaz called and turned over and he was up against the pair of Lefrancois. The board ran out and Diaz had time for dessert as he hit the rail.
The following players busted once, but each of them has decided to take another shot at the tournament. Thanks to the single reentry option, they're back in action.