With a considerable amount already in the pot and a flop of , Alejandro Perez checked from the small blind and Florian-Dimitrie Duta bet 195,000 from the big. Perez then sprung to life with a check-raise to 508,000, and thought for approximately four minutes before making the call.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Perez bet a modest 414,000 and Duta snap-folded.
Niall Farrell bet 226,000 on the river of a board reading and Pasi Sormunen made what looked like a reluctant call. Farrell turned over for top two and Sormunen mucked in exasperation. “I had you on the flop.” Sormunen said.
“Ace four?” asked Farrell, and Sormunen nodded in frustration. That was a big dent to his stack.
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Kresten Nielsen opened the action for 48,000 from early position and Florian-Dimitrie Duta called from the small blind. Chip leader Anaras Alekberovas then three-bet to 157,000 from the big blind, Nielsen four-bet to 365,000 and Duta shoved for 888,000. Alekberovas folded and Nielsen snap-called.
Nielsen:
Duta:
Nielsen was going to need some help to eliminate Duta, but he found none as the board ran out .
Nielsen was left with just 200,000 after the hand, but he doubled shortly thereafter when his held up against the of Benoit Gury after the board ran out .
Luca Fiorini moved all in for his last 635,000 chips and got a call from the big stack of Sergei Chantcev with . Fiorini looked really tense as he turned over , his eyes glued to the cards as the dealer dealt a flop of and Fiorini was still trying to fade an ace or a king. He was a lot happier when the hit the turn to give him a set and he’d locked up the pot. It was a little cruel on Chantcev to see a on the river but he handed over the chips with good grace.
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, Alejandro Perez checked from the small blind and Florian-Dimitrie Duta bet 195,000 from the big. Perez then sprung to life with a check-raise to 508,000, and thought for approximately four minutes before making the call.
, Perez bet a modest 414,000 and Duta snap-folded.
and Pasi Sormunen made what looked like a reluctant call. Farrell turned over 
.
held up against the 
of Benoit Gury after the board ran out 
, his eyes glued to the cards as the dealer dealt a flop of 
and Fiorini was still trying to fade an ace or a king. He was a lot happier when the 
on the river but he handed over the chips with good grace.
