It folded round to Sorel Mizzi on the button and the red triangle was thrown in front of him as he declared all in. Daniel Colman was in the small blind and he glanced at big blind Philipp Gruissem before announcing that he too was all in. Gruissem folded saying, “I wanted to do that.”
Mizzi had and was racing for his tournament life against the of Colman.
The flop was giving Mizzi heart outs for his flush draw, but the turn and river bricked out to felt Mizzi.
Phil Ivey opened the button for 40,000 and Ping San Chan in the small blind three-bet to 110,000. Fabian Quoss folded his big blind and action was back on Ivey.
Ivey stacked his chips, and shoved the two towers over the line. Chan thought about it for some time, but eventually folded.
Ole Schemion is wielding his big stack like Conan with a broadsword on the outer table.
First he three-bet Richard Yong's 43,000 raise to 92,000 preflop. Yong made the call but instantly folded to a 93,000 bet on a flop.
The next hand saw Schemion raise to 43,000 from UTG. Yong and Igor Kurganov made the call but both check-folded to a 60,000 bet from Schemion after the flop.
Fabian Quoss opened with a min raise under the gun and got called by Daniel Cates and Ping San Chan.
Chan was in the big blind and checked to Quoss on . The German player continued for 60,000 and Cates immediately folded. Chan wasn't doing the same, with just one opponent he announced all in to put maximum pressure on Quoss. Quoss had an easy call though.
Fabian Quoss:
Ping San Chan:
The on the turn was a blank and the on the river didn't help Chan either.
Philipp Gruissem was the first player to move all in from early position. Sat next to him Olivier Busquet announced he too was all in. From the big blind Igor Kurganov was the third player to join the all in party. Cards were on their backs.
Gruissem:
Busquet:
Kurganov:
The cards ran out with the river card changing everything. Kurganov may have hit his king but Busquet who had seemingly had the worst of it going in grabbed the pot by making his flush on the river.
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Ole Schemion opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Phil Ivey made the call in the seat next to him.
The flop was , Schemion bet 50,000 but Ivey made it 150,000. Schemion eyed up Ivey's stack then made the call.
The turn was the and Schemion checked, this time Ivey bet 250,000 leaving himself just 187,000 behind. Schemion thought for a moment before check-raising all in. Ivey folded instantly and nodded, Schemion showed the and Ivey simply shrugged.
and was racing for his tournament life against the 
of Colman.
giving Mizzi heart outs for his flush draw, but the turn 
and river 
bricked out to felt Mizzi.
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flop.
flop.
. The German player continued for 60,000 and Cates immediately folded. Chan wasn't doing the same, with just one opponent he announced all in to put maximum pressure on Quoss. Quoss had an easy call though.
on the river didn't help Chan either.
and Schemion checked, this time Ivey bet 250,000 leaving himself just 187,000 behind. Schemion thought for a moment before check-raising all in. Ivey folded instantly and nodded, Schemion showed the 
and Ivey simply shrugged.