Daniel Moreno opened to 2,500 in middle position and Nasrodin Pirmamod defended out of the big blind.
Pirmamod checked on the flop of and Moreno continued for 2,000. Pirmamod called. Pirmamod checked again on the turn and Moreno sized up to 6,500. Pirmamod folded and revealed as he did so.
It was the best hand as Moreno proceeded to turn over for ace-high.
Francky Magliocco opened to 2,400 from under the gun before Maciej Gut three-bet to 6,000 on his immediate left. Kevin Fluegel the reraised to 15,000 from the cutoff and then Herve Mary five-bet jammed for 41,200 from the button.
Magliocco then called off his stack of 40,500. Gut folded but Fluegel called to have both Magliocco and Mary at risk of elimination.
Francky Magliocco:
Herve Mary:
Kevin Fluegel:
All three players had premium hands but Magliocco had the best of it. However, Mary hopped into the lead after making a set on the flop.
The turn kept things as they were. The river gave Mary the checkmark as well as quads and he took down the massive pot to get a triple up and some change, while securing an elimination.
Chris Moneymaker has been forced to cease poker operations at his Kentucky card room, Moneymaker Social Club, following threats of criminal action from local authorities.
The poker room, located in Paducah, had just opened in September and had originally received approval from the then McCracken County Attorney Sam Clymer. But Clymer's replacement, Cade Foster, has reversed course on the decision to allow Moneymaker Social Club to continue spreading poker games.
Moneymaker, who potentially would have faced misdemeanor and felony charges related to illegal gambling — gambling is illegal in Kentucky — told PokerNews in an exclusive interview that will be available on this week's upcoming episode of the PokerNews Podcast what happened and what his plans are now with the business he invested hundreds of thousands to open less than a year ago.
"We've decided to pull out the poker tables and shut down the poker part of the business," Moneymaker said. "Actually, that's the biggest part of the business right now."
Action was caught on the turn, with 16,000 in the pot on the board.
Mourad Falfoul bet 8,000 from under the gun. Bruno Moyse called from middle position and then Josselin Gardes folded from the cutoff.
Falfoul checked the river and Moyse quickly moved all in for 18,300. Falfoul wasted little time and called.
Moyse sheepishly turned over his for king-high and a missed flush draw. Falfoul tabled his for a pair of nines to take in the pot and secure the elimination.
Paul Guillemin was all in and at risk from the big blind against Raphael Pires in early position.
Paul Guillemin:
Raphael Pires:
Pires gave a nod as the flop landed to give him additional outs with a gutshot, though two of those outs belonged to his opponent. The gave him more outs with a flush draw but Pires let out a defeated sigh as the bricked off for him to double Pires just an orbit after doubling up Tse Shing.
There was around 50,000 in the pot on the completed board. David Hareuveni, in the small blind, was up against Petar Kalev who was in the cutoff.
Hareuveni jammed for 22,300 and Kalev went into the tank. The Bulgarian, who finished in eighth place for $621,300 at the 2023 PSPC, was the slight shorter stack and he called for his tournament life.
Hareuveni thought he was beaten as he tabled his . However, he had his opponent pipped as Kalev had .
Hareuveni's kicker played and he scooped in the sizeable pot.