On the final board of , JC Alvarado had moved all in against Simon Ravnsbaek, who had a bet of 15,700 in front of him on the river. Ravnsbaek tanked for a bit, but eventually called with the for a straight. Unfortunately for him, Alvarado had the for flopped trips that turned into a full house on fourth street. Alvarado had Ravnsbaek covered, and the Dane was eliminated.
"Make sure you write that I told him, 'My hand is terrible,'" Alvarado said to our reporter as he was stacking his chips. "And he said, 'Mine's worse!'"
With that pot, Alvarado moved up to 178,000 in chips.
When we arrived at the table, there was a flop of in the middle between Grzegorz Wyraz and Christoph Vogelsang. Wyraz had 13,600 in front of him as a bet or raise, but Vogelsang had moved all in over the top. With about 47,000 behind, Wyraz tank-called with the to put his tournament life on the line — at least the first life, that is. Vogelsang had his two pair beat, though, holding the for a flopped straight.
Needing to make a full house or better to win the hand, Wyraz couldn't pull through after the hit the turn followed by the on the river. He was eliminated, whereas Vogelsang moved to 137,000 in chips.
Last year's champion, Ihar Soika, was all in with the against the for an opponent. The board ran out , and Soika doubled up. Even so, he's still short with just 12,500 in chips.
A short-stacked Dmitry Yurasov was all in and at risk before the flop for his last 11,300 against Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez. The hands were tabled to show that Yurasov was in need of improvement.
Fernandez:
Yurasov:
The flop came out , keeping Fernandez's kings in the lead. That all changed in an instant, however as the rolled off on the turn to pair Yurasov and give him the lead. The finished off the board and Yurasov was guaranteed renewed life. He now has about 24,000 while Fernandez has dropped to 114,000.
We found PokerStars Team Pro Vanessa Selbst and Ari Engel engaged in a hand where the board read . Selbst was first to act and she cut out a bet of 5,600 into a pot that was already well over 9,000.
Engel was on the button and he pondered his action for just under a minute before cutting out a raise of what looked to be 15,000. Selbst thought for a moment before releasing her cards. Engel was pushed the pot and he now sports a stack of around 83,500.
Last night, Dani Stern played in a €100/€200 pot-limit Omaha cash game in the high-stakes poker area of Casino Barcelona. He was involved in a controversial hand that he believes cost him €18,000. Find out what went down in the video below.
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, JC Alvarado had moved all in against Simon Ravnsbaek, who had a bet of 15,700 in front of him on the river. Ravnsbaek tanked for a bit, but eventually called with the 
for a straight. Unfortunately for him, Alvarado had the 
for flopped trips that turned into a full house on fourth street. Alvarado had Ravnsbaek covered, and the Dane was eliminated.
in the middle between Grzegorz Wyraz and Christoph Vogelsang. Wyraz had 13,600 in front of him as a bet or raise, but Vogelsang had moved all in over the top. With about 47,000 behind, Wyraz tank-called with the 
to put his tournament life on the line — at least the first life, that is. Vogelsang had his two pair beat, though, holding the 
for a flopped straight.
on the river. He was eliminated, whereas Vogelsang moved to 137,000 in chips.
against the 
for an opponent. The board ran out 
, and Soika doubled up. Even so, he's still short with just 12,500 in chips.
rolled off on the turn to pair Yurasov and give him the lead. The 
