Miguel Gurrea Monton opened for 1,150 and found a single caller in Manlio Iemina on the button. The two players checked it all the way down to the river of a final board showing:
. Four spades to a flush and a straight on board and Monton looked back at his cards. He bet 2,000 and was raised to 6,000 who hadn’t looked back at his cards but did so after betting.
Monton threw out the chips for a call and mucked when Iemina turned over for the nut straight. Not a spade between them.
Miguel Gurrea Monton is the initial raiser and makes it 1200 preflop, Antonio Lafosse Fernandez raised to 3500 and Monton called to see the flop. The Spaniard quickly check-called 5,000 and then 10,000 on the turn only to tank fold the river. Monton openly showed for two pair and then proceeded to ask "Color?" towards the other side of the table. No answer.
There was a raise to 1,000 and Christophe Leclercq flatted the small blind, Darie Vlad one seat further tossed in the additional 500 for the call as well and they saw the flop. Suddenly the Frenchman bet 4,500 and Vlad raised enough to put him all in. The initial raiser folded and Leclercq called with the only to see his opponent turn over the . Both the turn and the river were of no help for the Frenchman and he has been eliminated.
Polish online qualifier Jose Carlos Garcia, who won the €2,000 Six Max Turbo here two years ago for €58,900, made it 1,000 from the hijack position. Action folded to Aku Joentausta in the big blind. Joentausta shoved all in, effectively asking Garcia to commit his 11,000 stack. Garcia indeed committed, and the cards were tabled.
Jose Carlos Garcia:
Aku Joentausta:
What was about a coin flip situation pre flop, was an almost mission impossible post flop. The gave Joentausta a full house and left Garcia nearly drawing dead. Runner runner queens or aces wasn't going to happen, the on the turn sealed the deal. Garcia got up from the table, wished his former table mates good luck, and left as the hit the river.
Aku Joentausta is probably the chip leader of the tournament with about 120,000 in chips.
Carlos Antonio Sanchez Brito moved all in from early position for less than 10,000 and the action folded to Jordan Westmorland in the big blind. Westmorland already eliminated "Friend of PokerStars" Natalie Hof not that long ago and he would score the next knock out when his held up against the of his opponent. After the flop the Spaniard already left the table, neither the turn nor the river delivered him a miracle.
Carlo Savinelli opened the action for 1,000 and got two callers, Giovanni Salvatore on the button and Vanessa Selbst in the big blind.
The three players saw a flop of . Selbst checked, Savinelli continued for 1,200 and Salvatore raised the betting to 3,000. Selbst seemed to be sniffing something out and sat motionless for a minute before letting it go.
The action was back on Savinelli now and he made the call to see the turn card . Savinelli made a bet of 5,000. Salvatore didn’t like it one bit and made a reluctant fold showing the .
“He has nothing for sure.” Selbst said. Sure enough Savinelli showed the .
EPT Prague champion Salvatore Bonavena was chip leader going in to Day 2 of the €250 PLO Double Chance and used the advantage to navigate his way to the winner's circle. The two-day event started with 60 players, which created a €14,550 prize pool. A heads-up deal with fellow Italian Andrea Vitale saw Bonavena walk away with the trophy and €3,750.
As we approached the table, Mathew Frankland had just bet out 2,650 from the small blind. The flop read and his next door neighbor, Italian live satellite winner Francesco Brambilla, made the call from the button.
The completed the board and Frankland bet 4,600. Brambilla instantly called by tossing in a blue 5,000 chip, but would lose that chip just as instantly as well as Frankland showed for the rivered straight and Brambilla mucked.
"You're allowed to smile" said someone at the table. Frankland was actually smiling when he counted his 39,000 stack.
Carlo Savinelli opened the betting for 1,000 and got calls from Kimmo Kurko and Alberto Musini. Sitting in the big blind with 22,800 was Davide Suriano. He committed all his chips and with no challengers he hovered up the dead money in the pot.
. Four spades to a flush and a straight on board and Monton looked back at his cards. He bet 2,000 and was raised to 6,000 who hadn’t looked back at his cards but did so after betting.
for the nut straight. Not a spade between them.
flop. The Spaniard quickly check-called 5,000 and then 10,000 on the 
turn only to tank fold the 
river. Monton openly showed 
for two pair and then proceeded to ask "Color?" towards the other side of the table. No answer.
only to see his opponent turn over the 
. Both the 
river were of no help for the Frenchman and he has been eliminated.
gave Joentausta a full house and left Garcia nearly drawing dead. Runner runner queens or aces wasn't going to happen, the 
on the turn sealed the deal. Garcia got up from the table, wished his former table mates good luck, and left as the 
hit the river.
river delivered him a miracle.
.
.
and his next door neighbor, Italian live satellite winner Francesco Brambilla, made the call from the button.
for the rivered straight and Brambilla mucked.
