PokerStars Team Online Marc-Ande Ladouceur has been staying active, as we just caught back-to-back hands with him.
On the first hand the board read and Ladouceur checked to Ignat Liviu, who was seated to his immediate left, and bet 2,600. A player in position called and Ladouceur did so as well.
The turn was the and both Ladouceur and Liviu check-folded to a bet of 7,000.
On the very next hand the same player raised, this time to 1,000 and Ladouceur was his only called from the button. The flop rolled out and Ladouceur called a bet of 1,550. When the turn brought the Ladouceur was faced with a bet of 2,550 and he opted to raise it up to 6,200.
Ladouceur's opponent folded and the French Canadian pro raked in a decent-sized pot.
Last year's winner, Robin Ylitalo, has just arrived to buy into the main event. The Swede hopped on a late flight this afternoon and will able to get in around half an hour of play before the dinner break.
Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree opened the action for 1,000 and found some customers in the player in the small blind and Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Dermot Blain in the big blind.
The flop was checked around and when the appeared on the turn the player in the small blind led out for 1,000. Blain made the call and Boeree left them to it. The river card was the and when it was checked to him Blain bet 2,400. This prompted his opponent to sit up in his seat, jolted out of the lethargy the heat in the tournament room seemed to have lulled him into. Unable to find a reason to call he mucked his cards and Blain added the chips to his modest stack.
There are rarely fireworks when Blain is in a pot, especially at this stage at the tournament, but he always seems to find a way to keep his head above water and tease out little pots here and there when needed.
On the turn of a board, Ludovic Riehl checked and Michael Quinn bet 4,000. Riehl responded by check-raising all ina nd Quinn tanked for several minutes before calling off his stack.
Riehl:
Quinn:
The river was the and Riehl jumped up to 60,000 while Quinn was forced to the rail.
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier opened with a raise to 800 and found calls from the player in the cutoff, Enzo Gomez on the button, and the player in the big blind.
The quartet of players took a flop of and action checked over to Grospellier. He continued out for 2,000 and the cutoff quickly released his hand. Gomez called from the button while the big blind let go of his cards. The dropped down on the turn and Grospellier slowed with a check. Gomez reached for chips and moved out 5,000. Grospellier called.
The river brought the to the felt and Grospellier check-called a final bet of 8,000.
"Straight," proclaimed Gomez, showing for a straight to the queen. Grospellier flung his cards into the middle of the table, quickly revealing , before they were pulled face down into the muck. With this hit, Grospellier's stack is at about 35,000.
On the river of a board, Sebastian Von Toperczer check-raised Leo McClean's 3,250 bet to 14,100. McClean didn't particularly like this move but elected to call anyway and Von Toperczer showed for top pair turned into a bluff, McClean tabled for a flopped set of deuces to pick up the pot.
Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano just raised to 900 and from his immediate left it was PokerStars Team Online Marc-Andre Ladouceur who made the call. The big blind called as well and the flop brought out .
On the flop all three players checked and the turn was the . This time Pagano bet 1,500 after the big blind had checked and Ladouceur was his only caller.
The river was the and quickly Pagano moved all in for 8,500 chips and that was too much for Ladouceur who folded immediately.
On the turn of a board with more than 10,000 already in the middle, November Niner Martin Jacobson check-called a bet of 5,100 against Leon Louis. The river was the and Jacobson pushed all in for his last 12,600. Louis thought briefly and let out a little grin before making the call.
Davidi Kitai is remaining active but no matter how good you are you can’t win every hand as he has been finding out recently.
Kitai called flop and turn bets and it got to the river of a board reading where he vigorously checked, obviously hoping for a check behind. His opponent was not so obliging though and bet again for 3,900. Kitai called it off and when he was shown he turned over just the and pushed his hand away.
Kitai still has double what he stared with but has come up second best in a few pots lately.
and Ladouceur checked to Ignat Liviu, who was seated to his immediate left, and bet 2,600. A player in position called and Ladouceur did so as well.
and both Ladouceur and Liviu check-folded to a bet of 7,000.
and Ladouceur called a bet of 1,550. When the turn brought the 
Ladouceur was faced with a bet of 2,550 and he opted to raise it up to 6,200.
was checked around and when the 
appeared on the turn the player in the small blind led out for 1,000. Blain made the call and Boeree left them to it. The river card was the 
board, Ludovic Riehl checked and Michael Quinn bet 4,000. Riehl responded by check-raising all ina nd Quinn tanked for several minutes before calling off his stack.
and Riehl jumped up to 60,000 while Quinn was forced to the rail.
and action checked over to Grospellier. He continued out for 2,000 and the cutoff quickly released his hand. Gomez called from the button while the big blind let go of his cards. The 
to the felt and Grospellier check-called a final bet of 8,000.
for top pair turned into a bluff, McClean tabled 
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and Jacobson pushed all in for his last 12,600. Louis thought briefly and let out a little grin before making the call.
