Hand #24: Antonio Buonanno opened under the gun plus one for 125,000 with . As soon as we saw Kenny Hicks had in the cutoff, we saw it could mean an all in. Hicks made it 300,000 and the other players folded. Buonanno shoved all in and Hicks made the call.
It was a classic race but it was probably the most important one of Hicks' life. The 4,560,000 pot wouldn't go his way though, he busted in 7th after the board ran out .
The remaining six players are all guaranteed €258,300.
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Hand #10: Jack Salter raised to 115,000 from the cutoff with . Sebastian Bredthauer moved all in from the button with and Salter called.
The flop came and Bredthauer flopped a gutshot while the turn gave him chop outs but the came on the river and Bredthauer, who qualified online for just 100 FPP, went out in 8th place.
Hand #6: Jack Salter opened under the gun with for 115,000, a little over a min raise. Action folded to Antonio Buonanno on the button who woke up with and made the call. Both blinds folded and it was heads up to the flop.
On it was Salter who fired 145,000 into 345,000. Buonanno made the call and the dealer burned and turned the . This card gave Salter the flush draw while Buonanno improved to a set. Salter checked and with 635,000 in the middle already, Buonanno bet 175,000.
Salter asked for the triangle by holding his fingers in the air symbolizing the all in symbol. Buonanno wasn't calling yet though, he waited for at least one minute before announcing it.
"Fuck" you could hear Salter say. He needed a club on the river but wouldn't get it with the displaying.
Salter was visibly upset by his move, but still third in chips.
"Ok, I'm over it. Nice hand" Salter said to himself and the table after two minutes. Play continued.