World Series of Poker Europe champion Adrian Mateos opened for 1,400 from middle position. Jean Pierre Besancon three bet to 3,300 from the hijack and action folded back to Mateos. The Spaniard shoved all in for about 16,00 and Besancon instantly called.
Mateos got the bad news pretty quick as Besancon showed up with . Mateos himself had and wasn't able to catch up: .
Clyde Tjauw Foe told us about a hand where Dmitry Yurasov opened to 1,000. Dimitar Danchev three bet to 2,700 and Tjauw Foe cold called from the small blind. The big blind over called and Yurasov resqueezed to 8,000. Danchev now four bet to 8,000 and both Tjauw Foe and the big blind folded. Yurasov shoved all in for a little more than that, and Danchev called.
Yurasov flipped over and was up against Danchev's pocket kings. Yurasov rivered a ten to fill up his straight draw to doubled.
Not much later he got another present as he busted a player who committed all of his chips with . Yurasov had and gained some more.
Tjauw Foe told us that Yurasov had gotten lucky before all of this when he shoved for 30 big blinds with and split against his opponent's .
With the board reading Owain Carey checked from the big blind to Benjamin Polak in the cutoff. The French pro bet 900 and was check raised to 2,850. Polak made the call.
The on the river made for trips on the board and Carey checked after some thinking. Polak checked behind and was shown for the missed open ended. Polak tabled for the full house and collected the pot.
Jonathan little opened for 1,200 and faced a three-bet to 3,200 from Mindaugas Jonuskis in the cut-off. The other players folded and Jonuskis made a little jokey comment and grinned at Little who sat stony faced before throwing out a four-bet to 8,200.
The grin on Jonuskis’s face disappeared and after a short time he glanced back at his cards before indicating that he wanted to have a better look at Little’s stack. He quickly obliged, folding his arms on the edge of the table. Seeing there was just over 30,000 sitting there Jonuskis gave it a few more moments before mucking.
After the next hand was over Little had his ever-present notebook out and the action was duly recorded for future reference.
Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov raised to 1,200 from early position and found calls from Maxime Chilaud on the button and Joao Vieira in the big blind.
The trio took a flop of and Vieira checked to the raiser. Katchalov opted to check behind, allowing Chilaud to stab at the pot for 1,700. Vieira called and Katchalov let his cards go. Fourth street was the and Vieira check-called once more, this time to the tune of 3,100.
The river was the and Vieira knocked the table one last time. Chilaud moved all in, prompting an instant fold from Vieira. Chilaud scooped up the pot and is now back on the rise with about 20,000 in chips.
Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov opened the action from the button and found one caller in the big blind, Owain Carey.
The flop was and Carey led out for 1,025 which Katchalov called. The turn card was the and now when Carey checked Katchalov bet 1,800.
The river card was the and when Katchalov bet 6,300 Carey check-raised him to 17,400. Katchalov didn’t hesitate too long before calling and seeing the bad news. Carey had rivered a set with his . Katchalov flashed him his cards before the dealer enforced the show all rule and his was flipped over.
On the very next hand though Katchalov was back on the horse, calling a bet from Radoslaw Morawiec who opened from early position. On the turn of a board reading Morawiec check-called a bet of 3,200 and on the river he called Katchalov’s all-in.
Katchalov tabled the winning nut flush to bust Morawiec, who didn't show, and regain some lost ground on the field.
Quentin Lecomte, who's on the cover of the French poker magazine 'Poker52's latest issue, has been eliminated from the tournament.
We asked former table mate Jonathan Little if he knew what happened. And wouldn't you know it, we were once again talking to the guy responsible for the knock out we were inquiring about.
Little told us that his left neighbor had opened under the gun for 1,100, and that Lecompte had shoved all in for 8,400 in late position. Little woke up with queens in the big blind and made the call, the player under the gun folded.
Lecomte had jacks and came up short, no miracle for the French poker player on flop, turn or river.