From early position, Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 2,500. In the big blind, Jake Cody made the call. The PokerStars Team Pro check called a bet of 2,500 on and check called another 2,000 on the turn.
The river came the and Cody bet out 10,000. Thorel called instantly, but his went into the muck soon enough as Cody tabled for the higher straight.
Dutchman Cornelis Van Gent made it 2,600 and Brazilian Friend of PokerStars Felipe "Mojave" Ramos bumped it to 6,700 with the button.
Van Gent called and they went heads-up to a flop. Both players checked and Van Gent did the same on the turn. Ramos took the lead betting 7,200, but Van Gent was ready with the check-raise, making it 20,000.
Ramos called and when the river came down, Van Gent slid enough blue 5,000 chips across the line to set Ramos all in for his last 32,300.
The Brazilian agonized over the decision for a good three minutes before eventually passing.
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Paul Tedeschi was all in for his last 16,000 chips and Diogo Cardoso looked him up with the . The Frenchman was holding and avoided aces and spades on a board of .
Under the gun, Ivan Banic raised to 2,700 and action folded to Danny van Zijp in the big blind. The Dutchman three-bet to 12,000 and Banic made the call.
While the dealer dealt the flop, Banic had already showed his hand as he thought that Van Zijp was all in. The of Banic was for everyone to see, and the floor was called over to make a ruling as Van Zijp still had about 40,000 or so behind.
The floor ruled that Banic' hand was still live and that he could play it any way he liked, but that he would receive a penalty after the hand was finished.
Van Zijp checked and Banic asked how much Van Zijp still had behind. He then moved all in and Van Zijp snap called!
Danny van Zijp:
Ivan Banic:
While the players on the table were in awe of what had just happened, the dealer fanned the and to complete the board. Exit for Van Zijp, the pot and one orbit penalty for Banic.
Anton Wigg raised to 2,700 from under the gun and Stefan Schillhabel moved all in for 24,400. The action folded around to Oliver Morelato in the small blind and the Frenchman reshoved to get Wigg out of the way.
Schillhabel:
Morelato:
The German made a straight on the board to send his opponent into the red zone.
Jer el Salsero, the salsa dancing poker player, has just lost last of his chips. After Steve Watts in the hijack raised, and on the button Alex Goulder three-bet, El Salsero shoved all in from the big blind for a total of 18 big blinds. Watts folded but Goulder made the call holding kings. El Salsero had and failed to improve.