In one of the last hands of Level 11, Lukas Berglund opened for 4,000 an cleared the field to Fabrice Soulier, who three-bet from the small blind. When action was back on Berglund, he moved all in for 37,300 and Soulier hit the tank. He didn't seem to excited about the spot, but he made the call nonetheless.
Soulier:
Berglund:
Soulier obviously regretted the call upon seeing his opponent's cards, but he seemed to perk up a bit when the flop delivered him a Royal Flush draw! The would complete it, while any other lady would give him a chop. Likewise, any spade would secure him the knockout.
The turn was a blank, and much to Soulier's dismay, so was the river. The Frenchman missed, which allowed his Swedish opponent to double through.
Yesterday Dominik Panka, who you no doubt remember winning both the PCA Main Event and EPT10 Deauville High Roller, has been eliminated from the EPT Vienna High Roller in unknown action.
Panka celebrated his 23rd birthday yesterday, but obviously his b-day luck ran out here on Day 2.
Likewise, Raoul Refos has also been eliminated from the tournament.
In a recent hand, Carl Carlsson moved all in for 33,600 and [Removed:552] moved all in over the top from the button. The blinds both folded and the cards were turned up.
[Removed:552]:
Carlsson:
"I've been running good," [Removed:552] said confidently. Indeed, his proclamation was evidenced by the flop. The turn improved him to a full house, which meant Carlsson was drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure, and Carlsson took his leave from the tournament.
Toby Lewis started the day short on 56,700. He opened for 500 and Dmitry Yurasov three-bet him to 1,700 from the small blind. It folded back round to Lewis who moved all in. Yurasov had another last look at his cards and folded.
Cailin Jin who rebought this morning opened from first position for 4,100 and got one caller in the big blind Dmitry Yurasov, one of the big stacks on the table. They saw a flop of,
Both players checked and they saw a turn card . Again they both checked to see a river card . Yurasov checked and Jin deliberated before making a bet of 26,000 leaving 10,100 behind. Yurasov made the call but couldn’t beat the rivered straight of Jin.
The Hofburg Palace by night. Photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog,
Due to an early knockout (Mike Adamo) in the Main Event, they're now redrawn down to the final two tables. Check out that seat draw, as well as a highlights reel of yesterday’s action, by clicking through to PokerStars Blog.
Khiem Nguyen opted to register this tournament at the last possible minute, and as it turned out he didn't get to see much playing time.
In what was ultimately Nguyen's last hand, he min-raised to 4,000 only to have Benny Spindler three-bet to 10,500. Action folded back to Nguyen, and he shoved all in, which Spindler promptly call.
Spindler:
Nguyen:
It was a classic flip, but Nguyen would need to improve if he hoped to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, the flop made that impossible as Spindler spiked a set. Nguyen's only shot of extending his tournament life was running straight cards for a chop, and the turn made that a possibility. All Nguyen needed was a five on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the peeled off instead.
Likewise, Max Lehmanski, another of the five players that entered at the start of Day 2, was eliminated in unknown action.
Patrick Sacrispeyre doubled up with on a final board reading .He made his flush on the river and jumped to his feet , letting out a yelp of excitement as the pot worth just over 80,000 was pushed his way.
flop delivered him a Royal Flush draw! The 
would complete it, while any other lady would give him a chop. Likewise, any spade would secure him the knockout.
turn was a blank, and much to Soulier's dismay, so was the 
river. The Frenchman missed, which allowed his Swedish opponent to double through.
flop. The 
was run out on the river for good measure, and Carlsson took his leave from the tournament.
. Again they both checked to see a river card 
rivered straight of Jin.
flop made that impossible as Spindler spiked a set. Nguyen's only shot of extending his tournament life was running straight cards for a chop, and the 
turn made that a possibility. All Nguyen needed was a five on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
peeled off instead.
.He made his flush on the river and jumped to his feet , letting out a yelp of excitement as the pot worth just over 80,000 was pushed his way.
