And here we go again with Griffin Benger versus Mustapha Kanit. After a preflop raise to 13,000 in the hijack from Benger, Kanit made it 30,000 one seat over. All other players folded and both opponents checked down the flop. Benger check-called 32,000 on the turn and then checked again on the river.
Kanit bet 54,000 and Benger mucked after some consideration. The Italian asked again if his opponent wants to see the cards and the offer was accepted. "Give me back my 50 euros. Okay, I want 60 euros for sure."
Benger handed over the notes and got shown . Kanit added "It is fun playing with you. We will see who wins the next 50 euros."
Keep in mind that all this happens while we are close to the money with 18 players left and 15 spots being paid.
We still have 18 players left and Jason Lavallee just tank called the three-bet shove of David Vamplew in the small blind. Lavallee was the initial raiser to 14,000 from under the gun and the all in was for 107,000.
Showdown:
Lavallee:
Vamplew:
The Scotsman connected with the board and is not that much below average anymore.
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Action folded around to Ole Schemion in the small blind and he raised to 13,500, which Ismail Erkenov called from the big. The flop saw Erkenov call a bet of 14,000 from his opponent, and then he called one of 22,000 on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Schemion moved all in and Erkenov, who only had 50,000 or so back, shrugged before putting his chips in the pot.
Schemion showed that he was bluffing with the , and then Erkenov rolled over the to win the pot.
Update on the table banter between Griffin Benger and Mustapha Kanit. Benger raised to 13,000, Kanit clicked it back to 35,000 and the Canadian four-bet to 77,000. Kanit folded and then offered Benger 50 euros if he would show his cards.
Benger did him the favor and turned over . The whole table erupted in laughter while Kanit handed over five 10 euro notes. Well, that pays for some ice cream here in Sanremo. :)
Thomas Muhlocker raised to 12,000 and Max Greenwood called on the cutoff before Marc-Andre Ladouceur on the button moved all in for 106,000. Muhlocker quickly tossed his cards to the dealer but Greenwood tanked for a good two minutes. He ultimately threw in a few blue chips and it was time for a showdown:
Greenwood:
Ladouceur:
Greenwood joked to his neighbor "Like the last time when I turned a king?" Both players had the same constellation before with Ladouceur holding king jack and hitting the king, but Greenwood rivered the straight. This time the board ran out and Ladouceur grabbed his jacket.
From early position, Konstantin Puchkov moved all in for five big blinds and was called one seat over by Mustapha Kanit. All other players folded and Puchkov showed the .
Kanit had that covered with the and the Russian was already drawing dead on the turn. The completed the board and the field was reduced to 19.
Minutes later, Griffin Benger arrived in the previous seat of Puchkov and he and Kanit checked down a hand. On the river Benger checked, and Kanit said to him, "I wanna see your cards, I check. You wanna see mine?"
Benger replied "Sure," to which Kanit added "50 euros." Both opponents and the rest of the table laughed.
A huge pot just took place between two big stacks.
It began when Alex Bilokur opened with a raise from middle position and Max Greenwood three-bet to 47,500 from the button. The blinds folded, Bilokur four-bet to 86,000, and Greenwood moved all in for roughly 250,000. Bilokur called and it was off to the races.
Bilokur:
Greenwood:
The flop kept Bilokur in the lead, as did the turn. However, the river did not. Instead, it put a straight on the board, and that meant it was a chopped pot.
You know what they say here in the EPT: "Everybody loves a chopped pot."
flop. Benger check-called 32,000 on the 
turn and then checked again on the 
river.
. Kanit added "It is fun playing with you. We will see who wins the next 50 euros."
board and is not that much below average anymore.
turn.
completed the board on the river, Schemion moved all in and Erkenov, who only had 50,000 or so back, shrugged before putting his chips in the pot.
, and then Erkenov rolled over the 
to win the pot.
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flop didn't do Kopylkov much good, and the 
on the turn and 
on the river were also of no help.
