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There were already around 20,000 chips in the pot on a board of K♥4♠2♠Q♠ when Mehdi Chaoui made a bet of 4,000, which Thomas Middleton called.
A fourth spade, the 3♠, dropped on the river and after contemplating for a while, Chaoui bet a a tenth of the pot with a sizing of 2,800. Middleton then put in a big raise, and Chaoui snap-folded.
Ray Qartomy found himself in the under-the-gun position and decided to limp in. Nikolai Mamut called, and Georgios Skarparis checked his big blind.
When the flop came down J♠8♥6♦, the action was checked around to Qartomy, who tossed out a bet of 1,000. Mamut responded with a raise to 3,300, and Qartomy was the only one to call.
Mamut kept the pressure on with a bet of 7,400 on the 3♦ turn, and Qartomy called again.
As the 2♠ hit the river, Mamut fired another 7,300. Qartomy took a moment to weigh his options but ultimately decided to fold, mucking his cards as he let the hand go.
Kursad Bayrakci made it 1,200 to go from middle position and Gerard Rubiralta called in the hijack. Roman Shcherbakov, who just reentered, also came along from the button.
The three went of a flop of J♠4♦A♦ where Bayrakci checked, Rubiralta bet 1,500, Shcherbakov called, and Bayrakci folded.
When the 7♣ hit the turn, Rubiralta checked it over to Shcherbakov, who fired 3,500. Rubiralta thought for a few moments then put in a raise to 13,500, which got a quick fold out of Shcherbakov.
A board of 2♦9♠5♥3♦ was showing with around 12,000 in the middle when Gonzalo Pro checked it over to Arnaldo Barbosa, who fired 8,500. Pro then responded with an all-in wager, which gave Barbosa a decision for his remaining stack of around 16,000. After some time thinking, Barbosa elected to fold, and Pro added to his stack.