Ole Schemion opened for 34,000 under the gun and Koichi Nozaki made the call in the cutoff. Johnny Lodden in the big blind came along as well.
Lodden checked on and Schemion bet 52,000. Nozaki quickly folded, Lodden made the call.
Lodden check-called another 140,000 on the turn, and the hit the river. Lodden checked, and Schemion bet out 245,000. Lodden tanked for a fair bit, and made the call.
Dario Sammartino shoved from the hijack and his neighbor Ludovic Geilich made the call in the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and it was time to open the cards.
Dario Sammartino:
Ludovic Geilich:
The board ran out and Geilich was drawing dead on the turn. Double up for Sammartino, short stack time for Geilich.
Ludovic Geilich opened for 40,000 under the gun and action folded to Tom Hall in the cutoff. He three-bet to 77,000 and the button and both blinds quickly released. Geilich tanked for a bit, and called.
The flop came and Geilich shoved all in for what appeared 205,000. Hall instantly called.
Ludovic Geilich:
Tom Hall:
The on the turn and on the river were blanks, and Geilich doubled yet again.
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Joao Simao opened from the hijack and raised to 35,000. Hady El Asmar three-bet to 85,000 and Simao called.
Both players checked a flop of and saw the on the turn. El Asmar called a bet of around 100,000 on the turn and then saw the on the river.
After a short pause Simao shoved for his remaining chips. El Asmar called and Simao showed , but the Lebanese player slammed down triumphantly for the rivered flush.
This hand catapulted El Asmar to over 1,000,000 chips whilst Simao was left with under 300,000.
Players have been slowing down aware of a pay jump between 22 and 21 players, but Christopher Frank was all-in and at risk of busting with against Romain Paon's .
The flop was which was no use to Frank. The turn was the and Frank stood up and put his tablet into his bag.
The river card was the and Frank froze looking at the board. He slowly sat back down and counted out the double-up for the dealer.
and Schemion bet 52,000. Nozaki quickly folded, Lodden made the call.
turn, and the 
hit the river. Lodden checked, and Schemion bet out 245,000. Lodden tanked for a fair bit, and made the call.
, Lodden took it down with 
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. The 
on the river were blanks, and Ross doubled.
but was behind to the 
and Geilich shoved all in for what appeared 205,000. Hall instantly called.
on the turn and 
on the turn. El Asmar called a bet of around 100,000 on the turn and then saw the 
on the river. 
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and Frank froze looking at the board. He slowly sat back down and counted out the double-up for the dealer.
