On a flop three players were involved. In front of Zimnan Ziyard was 11,000 and Carlo De Benedittis had 41,000 in chips over the line, all in for him. Dimitri Holdeew had made the call and action was on Ziyard. The EPT Loutraki winner eventually folded, making it a showdown between Holdeew and De Benedittis.
De Benedittis needed a club with his as Holdeew showed . Well, a club would make it quick and easy as would an ace. De Benedittis made his hand the slightly more difficult way though: on the turn, on the river. Straight for De Benedittis who doubled.
German PokerStars player Martin Schleich moved all in for his last 57,000 and found a caller in Marko Laine. Schleich tabled and was against the baby pair of Lane. The cards ran out and Schleich doubled up.
On the next hand Anthony Lerust opened for 8,500 and with his newly won chips Schleich raised him to 22,000. Back to Lerust who asked for a count and moved all in. Schleich snapped him off with and Lerust tabled . “Come on.” Said Schleich. The board ran out . “Dammit.” Was the verdict from Schleich who exited the tournament.
French PokerStars player Sebastien Lapeyre, at the same table, piped up, “That’s the twenty fourth time he’s beat a big pair with ace rag.” Which got a big laugh from Lerust as he stacked the chips, but no denial.
Serial EPT casher Yury Gulyy, who finished 15th here last year for €27,000, won't be adding a French flag to his Hendon Mob page here in this tournament.
Jeffrey Hakim opened for 8,500 from the button and Tony Blanchandin flatted from the small blind. Gulyy shoved from the big blind. We couldn't see how much it was exactly as Hakim quickly folded and Blanchandin insta called.
Despite the quick action it was a coinflip nonetheless. for Gulyy, for Blanchandin. The flop was good for the Frenchman and so were the on the turn and on the river.
As Gulyy left the table, Hakim joked he had pocket sevens. Just the dealer thought he was serious...
When Ludovic Geilich is one of the tighter, or seemingly tighter, players at the table then you know that the table is worth watching.
In the first hand I saw Alberto Fiorilla had fired out a bet of 59,000 on the river of an board, his lone opponent in the hand was Jonathan Abdellatif, the Belgian made the call but mucked when Fiorilla showed . That boosted Fiorilla to 290,000 whilst dropping Abdellatif to a similar figure.
On the very next hand Abdellatif opened to 8,000 and both Ludovic Geilich (button) and Kamel Boukhalfa (big blind) made the call. On the flop it was checked to Geilich, the Scotsman bet 16,500, Boukhalfa check-raised to 37,000 and Abdellatif folded. Back on Geilich he took some time before electing to fold. "Show the A-9 or K-9," Geilich asked of Boukhalfa and the Frenchman responded by showing the as he took the pot.
Game over for Abdel Boukbir who moved all in for his last 16,000 in chips. It was passed to Joep van den Bijgaart in the big blind who took one look at his cards and quickly called.
Boukbir:
van den Bijgaart:
The board came and the Dutchman's queen-jack high was still good for the pot. Around 100 players remain, just 95 will get paid.
Jamila von Perger opened under-the-gun for 8,000 and it folded round to big blind Alexander Goulder who made the call. The flop was . Goulder checked and von Perger continued for 8,500 which Goulder called. They both checked the turn and saw a very interesting on the river. There was a straight on the board that was beatable; it also brought in a possible flush. Goulder bet 18,000 and a smile broke out across von Perger’s face. It soon disappeared though as she puzzled it out. Discretion was the better part of valour as she mucked her cards.
Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov is running good today. Aurelien Guiglini was all in with and Katchalov called with . The cards ran out and the eights were good enough to send Guiglini home and build a bit more to Katchalov’ sstack.
flop three players were involved. In front of Zimnan Ziyard was 11,000 and Carlo De Benedittis had 41,000 in chips over the line, all in for him. Dimitri Holdeew had made the call and action was on Ziyard. The EPT Loutraki winner eventually folded, making it a showdown between Holdeew and De Benedittis.
as Holdeew showed 
. Well, a club would make it quick and easy as would an ace. De Benedittis made his hand the slightly more difficult way though: 
on the turn, 
on the river. Straight for De Benedittis who doubled.
and Schleich doubled up.
and Lerust tabled 
. “Come on.” Said Schleich. The board ran out 
. “Dammit.” Was the verdict from Schleich who exited the tournament.
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but was beaten by Blanhandin's 
board.
for Gulyy, 
. That boosted Fiorilla to 290,000 whilst dropping Abdellatif to a similar figure.
and saw a very interesting 
on the river. There was a straight on the board that was beatable; it also brought in a possible flush. Goulder bet 18,000 and a smile broke out across von Perger’s face. It soon disappeared though as she puzzled it out. Discretion was the better part of valour as she mucked her cards.
. The cards ran out 
