Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has doubled through fellow Italian Alfonso Illiano, he was very close to busting though.
Pagano three-bet to 1,200 from the cut-off after Illiano had opened to 400 from under the gun. Illiano called and also called a 1,525 bet on the flop. On the turn Pagano bet 3,000 and called off his remaining 4,000 after he was check-raised all in by Illiano.
Illiano opened for two pair, ahead of Pagano's for top pair and flush draw. He was about to make a name for himself back home but the river came to make Pagano's flush.
Max Silver had fired 800 on a flop and Ilkin Amirov made the call before Steve O'Dwyer made it 3,200 from the button. Silver folded but Amirov called to see the on the turn.
Amirov checked and O'Dwyer cautiously checked behind to see the on the river. Amirov now led for 5,375 and O'Dwyer tanked for about two minutes before calling.
Amirov flipped for a full house to scoop the pot, O'Dwyer is still very healthy with around 80,000.
Annette Obrestad opened with a bet to 500, from first position, and Konstantin Puchkov made the call from the hijack seat. The first three cards onto the felt were and Obrestad bet 800, Puchkov raised to 2,100 and the Norwegian called. Fourth street passed quickly, after both players checked the , and the emerged from the deck. Obrestad checked; Puchkov bet 5,300 and Obrestad folded.
Antonio Greieco just gave Ruben Visser a gift. Greieco had bet 725 on a flop with Ruben Visser and the big blind making the call.
The turn was the and it was checked to the Italian who bet 2,000, Visser moved all in behind him and the big blind folded before Greieco called off his stack.
Greico: but drawing dead because...
Visser:
The on the river changed nothing and Visser moved back up closer to his starting stack.
Mario Adinolfi has just brought a smile to the face of every player seated at his table - except one.
Leo Margets opened the action from early position; Adinolfi called in the next seat before there was a three bet in the next seat. Margets folded, but Adinolfi made the call. The Italian then proceeded to snap-check-call three barrels from the unidentified three-bettor on a board of . The barrels were worth 1,525, 3,200 & 7,300 respectively, but Adinolfi didn’t care. He flicked in the chips with the confidence of LeBron James in a slam dunk competition. The three-bettor confidently flipped over pocket aces and Adinolfi turned for the rivered two-pair – cue the laughter.
Nicola Lategano and Mike Watson were heads up on a board of , and Lategano checked. Watson fired 1,625, Lategano check-raised to 4,000, and Watson called.
The river was the , and Lategano bet 7,000 - exactly one half of his remaining stack. Watson stopped rifling chips with his one hand, clasped his two hands together, then leaned on them. He finally furrowed his brow, then released his cards.
Watson is still near the starting stack with roughly 28,000 chips.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur and Marvin Rettenmaier took a flop of . Ladouceur checked, Rettenmaier tossed out what looked like 1,625, and Ladouceur check-raised to 3,700. Rettenmaier called.
The turn was the , both players knuckled, and the fell on the river. Ladouceur checked, and Rettenmaier plopped 5,625 in front of him. Ladouceur made the call, and the German turned over .
Ladouceur showed for the exact same hand, and the two chopped the pot.
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Thomas Pettersson had apparently lost a pot to Luke Schwartz a short while before he doubled back up to 8,000 through him.
All the chips went in pre flop with Schwartz holding ace-jack to the Swede's ace-ten. The board ran ten high and Schwartz was left with 9,000 and a frustrated look upon his face.
Vanessa Selbst is at it again. She played out a hand to the end versus David Breitfus and it concluded with a double up for the latter.
Breitfus raised to 500 from under the gun and was called by the Team PokerStars Pro (hijack) and Mario Sanchez Cano (big blind). The flop fell and Breitfus' c-bet was only called by Selbst.
The line of the hand got interesting after the turn came down: Breitfus checked to face a 1,700 bet that he check-raised to 4,425. Selbst called and was checked to again on the river. She took the bait and bet 4,600 and called when Breitfus check-raised again, all in for 14,250 after about five minutes thought.
Breitfus opened for top set beating out Selbst's . She did not look happy at the end of the hand.
flop. On the 
turn Pagano bet 3,000 and called off his remaining 4,000 after he was check-raised all in by Illiano.
for two pair, ahead of Pagano's 
for top pair and flush draw. He was about to make a name for himself back home but the river came 
to make Pagano's flush.
flop and Ilkin Amirov made the call before Steve O'Dwyer made it 3,200 from the button. Silver folded but Amirov called to see the 
on the turn.
for a full house to scoop the pot, O'Dwyer is still very healthy with around 80,000.
and Obrestad bet 800, Puchkov raised to 2,100 and the Norwegian called. Fourth street passed quickly, after both players checked the 
, and the 
and it was checked to the Italian who bet 2,000, Visser moved all in behind him and the big blind folded before Greieco called off his stack.
on the river changed nothing and Visser moved back up closer to his starting stack.
for the rivered two-pair – cue the laughter.
. Ladouceur checked, Rettenmaier tossed out what looked like 1,625, and Ladouceur check-raised to 3,700. Rettenmaier called.
, both players knuckled, and the 
fell on the river. Ladouceur checked, and Rettenmaier plopped 5,625 in front of him. Ladouceur made the call, and the German turned over 
for the exact same hand, and the two chopped the pot.
