Pierre Huter just won a decent pot in a three-way hand including Paul Hoefer and Kamran Aliyev. The latter bet the flop fpr 24,500 and was called by both before the turn and river were checked through. Hoefer was first after the button and had to show ace-ten, Huter had ace-jack for a straight and Aliyev mucked.
Pierre Calamusa has extended his chip lead in the first level of the day, and we just caught him winning a pot versus former PCA winner John Gale.
The flop showed on which Gale check-called 15,000, and the turn brought the . Gale quickly check-folded to a bet of 38,000 and Calamus now sits on 680,000 chips.
Koichi Nozaki limped the small blind and Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo checked her option in the big blind.
They both checked the flop, but when Nozaki checked the turn, Moreira de Melo fired out a bet of 5,000. Nozaki folded with a smile as Moreira de Melo showed the .
Despite winning the minimum with her two pair, the pot did push Moreira de Melo up over 400,000 for the first time as the money-bubble looms.
Ariel Mantel and Dirk Gerritse have been eliminated, the latter sent his stack over to Thiago Nishijima.
Nishijima raised to 8,000 and Gerritse three-bet all in for 118,500 from the small blind. The bracelet winner from Brazil asked the dealer twice for the amount and then made the call while the TV crew rushed by to record the action.
Gerritse:
Nishijima:
There was no help on the board and that was it for Gerritse.
The cards of Dario Sammartino were already in the muck and the TV crew headed away from the table. Jake Cody from one seat over doubled up his tiny stack with on a board of .
It remains unclear what happened to Tina Andersen, but she has not shown up yesterday or today after bagging up more than average stack on Day 1. Her stack is quickly blinded down and she just lost the big blind as well to be forced all in within the next orbit.
Erwann Pecheux raised to 6,000 under the gun and got called from a player in middle position. Ilan Boujenah then squeezed all in for 44,400 and Pecheux called. The third player folded.
flop fpr 24,500 and was called by both before the 
turn and 
river were checked through. Hoefer was first after the button and had to show ace-ten, Huter had ace-jack for a straight and Aliyev mucked.
flop, but when Jaka led for 14,000, Frey mucked his hand.
. Gale quickly check-folded to a bet of 38,000 and Calamus now sits on 680,000 chips.
flop, but when Nozaki checked the 
and that was it for Gerritse.
on a board of 
.
and Boujenah made his exit.
