From the cutoff seat, Shannon Shorr raised to 2,500. Francesco Paolo Conte made the call on the button, and the flop came down . Shorr bet 3,500, and Conte called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Shorr bet 9,100, and Conte called.
Shorr showed offsuit. Conte had the winner with the , and he scooped the pot.
Tough table or not Ryan Spittles just keeps marching on. He told PokerNews that he had five bet jammed into and got there earlier and we there to witness him play another hand against a short stack. Ulrich Fetz from Austria opened for 1,300 and Spittles three bet to 5,500. The blinds folded and Fetz made the call. They saw a flop of , Fetz checked and when Spittles bet 5,000 Fetz went all in. Feeling he was priced in Spittles made the call and turned over , but Fetz had flopped trips with . Spittles needed help, but he got it. gave him the better full house. Fetz could barely believe it, but it was true and he was out. Spittles is up to 290,000 and amongst the chip leaders.
We just recently received a report that Marc-Andre Ladouceur has been eliminated at the hands of Erik Freiberg. Ladouceur was all in and at risk before the flop holding . Unfortunately for Ladouceur, he was crushed by the of Freiberg. The board came out and Freiberg's pocket jacks were able to hold up, sending Ladouceur to the rail.
The board erad when we found Victor Sbrissa and Jack Salter engaged in a heads up hand. Sbrissa fired a bet of 10,300 on the turn and Salter called to see the final card. The dealer produced the on the river and Sbrissa put Salter to the test with 27,300. Salter called and Sbrissa flung up for just jack-high. Salter tabled for trip queens and was able to drag in the pot. He now has about 145,000.
From middle position, a player opened with a raise to 2,500. Andrew Moreno called from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Moreno checked, his opponent fired a continuation bet of 3,500. Moreno check-raised to 7,700, and his opponent made the call.
The turn card paired the board with the , and Moreno led for 11,600. His opponent took a few moments, then folded, and Moreno won the pot.
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Jack Salter is always a gregarious presence at the tables. He had been talking to the other players trying to persuade them, half-jokingly, to each chose a card from the deck to bet on if it comes up on the flop, reasoning that if they all did it for even a small amount it would be worth it. He frequently uses his friendly table talk and image to get into the minds of recreational players without them even realising it, as one player was about to find out.
Paul Rimmer, a PokerStars qualifier from the UK, opened for 2,600 and Salter three bet him to 6,300. The blinds folded and Rimmer made the call. Salter leaned over from the one seat and said to Rimmer, “Good luck. Forty behind?” His opponent confirmed that was what he had and was probably thinking about the implications to his stack before a card had been dealt. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and RImmer made a bet of 7,200 which Salter called. The river was . Rimmer now checked and Salter thought for a while before dropping a bet of 8,100 on to the felt. Rimmer shook his head, thought he must be being bluffed and made the call. Salter showed and won the pot when Rimmer mucked his cards, unsure just quite what happened there.
Christophe de Meulder raised to 2,500 and found a three-bet to 5,100 from Luis Da Silva. Action came back to de Muelder and he called.
The flop brought down and de Muelder check-called a continuation bet of 6,100. The fell on fourth street and de Muelder checked again. Da Silva checked it back which allowed the to finish off the board. Both players checked once more and de Muelder tabled . Da Silva looked at his opponent's cards but then rolled over for a pair of jacks and the best hand. Da Silva dragged int he pot and now has about 125,000 chips to de Muelder's 13,0000.
. Shorr bet 3,500, and Conte called.
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Shorr bet 9,100, and Conte called.
offsuit. Conte had the winner with the 
, and he scooped the pot.
, Fetz checked and when Spittles bet 5,000 Fetz went all in. Feeling he was priced in Spittles made the call and turned over 
, but Fetz had flopped trips with 
. Spittles needed help, but he got it. 
gave him the better full house. Fetz could barely believe it, but it was true and he was out. Spittles is up to 290,000 and amongst the chip leaders.
of Freiberg. The board came out 
and Freiberg's pocket jacks were able to hold up, sending Ladouceur to the rail.
on the river and Sbrissa put Salter to the test with 27,300. Salter called and Sbrissa flung up 
for just jack-high. Salter tabled 
, and Moreno led for 11,600. His opponent took a few moments, then folded, and Moreno won the pot.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and RImmer made a bet of 7,200 which Salter called. The river was 
. Rimmer now checked and Salter thought for a while before dropping a bet of 8,100 on to the felt. Rimmer shook his head, thought he must be being bluffed and made the call. Salter showed 
and won the pot when Rimmer mucked his cards, unsure just quite what happened there.
and de Muelder check-called a continuation bet of 6,100. The 
. Da Silva looked at his opponent's cards but then rolled over 
