Pavel Zuev opened the betting from first position for 500, and faced a raise of 1,250 from Adam Ashadally as the blinds folded. The two players saw a flop of and both checked. The turn card prompted Zuev to bet 1,000, Ashadally to raise to 2,025 and a call from Zuev. The river was and Zuev checked. Ashadally went for the same amount as his turn raise and after some thought Zuev called the 2,025 to see his opponent’s cards. Ashadally flipped over the which elicited a little surprised gasp from Zuev, but no emotion from Ashadally as he gathered in his chips.
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It folded to Benjamin Jones on the button, he raised it up to 500 and both Sunny Chattha (small blind) and Bodo Sbrzesny (big blind) made the call. The flop was a remarkable , it checked to Jones who threw out a tiny bet of 200, Chattha smooth called and Sbrzesny smiled before folding.
The fell on the turn, Jones bet 1,000 when checked to and Chattha called again. The completed the board, both players checked with Jones showing which had turned the lead against Chattha's pocket fives.
Farid Chati was really happy with his table. He played this tournament before but he never had such a good table as the one today, he just told us while he left for the exit. Too bad so much the more for Chati that he wasn't going outside for some fresh air, he had just dusted of his stack in a cooler situation.
Chati's table was keen on seeing flops and five players interested in the first three community cards were the rule rather than the exception.
This time around things would play out a little differently though as the player under the gun opened and someone called. A player in middle position made it 1,700 to go and with pocket kings Farid Chati cold fourbet from the small blind to 5,200. Everyone folded to the player in middle position who made it 20,000. Chati started the hand with about 40,000 and pushed all in. You could have guessed it, this time his opponent did have aces and he wasn't folding.
Chati wasn't able to make a suck out and headed for the door, still pondering his decision to play that big a pot with his kings.
On the turn of a board, Ejlal Noubarian Majid fired a bet of 4,000 and was called by Fahd Kaabat before David Zakine made it 13,000 behind them. Majid and Kaabat both called to make this a pot of over 40,000.
The river was the and it was checked to Zakine who instantly checked back.
Majid showed , Kaabat had but Zakine turned over for the turned straight for a big pot.
Four-way to the flop and the dealer fanned out a board of . Praz Bansi and Miroslav Alilovic checked to Kaspars Renga who bet 700. James Metcalf called on the button then Bansi and Alilovic also called.
The came on the turn. Bansi checked again and Alilovic led out for 1,200, Renga called, as did Metcalf and then Bansi called as well.
If anyone saw Ludovich Geilich on the PokerStars live stream from EPT10 London (where he finished fourth) then they'll know he's not shy about amping up the aggression and he just did exactly that against Nazim Guillaud. On a flop Geilich bet 1,300 , which was roughly half the pot, and Guillaud smooth called. On the turn Guillaud checked, Geilich fired 2,400 and Guillaud asked Geilich how much he was playing.
The Scotsman spread his chips to reveal he had 10,400 back, Guillaud mucked his hand and Geilich showed him for a total bluff.
Vicky Coren made it 400 to go under the gun plus one. Right next to her was Martin Staszko and he as well invested 400 to see a flop. Sunny Chattha called from the big blind and the three of them saw a flop: . Chattha now lead for 700 and both Coren and Staszko made the call.
The on the turn made Chattha bet again, 1,500 this time. Coren quickly released but Staszko kept hanging around and tossed in the necessary chips. The made Chattha put on the breaks, check. Staszko bet 1,700 and Chattha quickly released.
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and both checked. The turn card 
prompted Zuev to bet 1,000, Ashadally to raise to 2,025 and a call from Zuev. The river was 
and Zuev checked. Ashadally went for the same amount as his turn raise and after some thought Zuev called the 2,025 to see his opponent’s cards. Ashadally flipped over the 
which elicited a little surprised gasp from Zuev, but no emotion from Ashadally as he gathered in his chips.
, it checked to Jones who threw out a tiny bet of 200, Chattha smooth called and Sbrzesny smiled before folding.
fell on the turn, Jones bet 1,000 when checked to and Chattha called again. The 
completed the board, both players checked with Jones showing 
which had turned the lead against Chattha's pocket fives.
board, Ejlal Noubarian Majid fired a bet of 4,000 and was called by Fahd Kaabat before David Zakine made it 13,000 behind them. Majid and Kaabat both called to make this a pot of over 40,000.
but Zakine turned over 
. Praz Bansi and Miroslav Alilovic checked to Kaspars Renga who bet 700. James Metcalf called on the button then Bansi and Alilovic also called.
came on the turn. Bansi checked again and Alilovic led out for 1,200, Renga called, as did Metcalf and then Bansi called as well.
for a total bluff.
. Chattha now lead for 700 and both Coren and Staszko made the call.
