In a limped pot, Sam Grafton check-called the flop for 25,000 and the turn was checked by the Brit and Nandor Solyom in the big blind. Grafton then led for 110,000 out of the small blind on the river and was called to reveal for two pair as winning hand.
Dobromir Nikov raised to 50,000 from early position and Stephen Graner three-bet to 108,000 and was called by Nikov. On the flop, Nikov check-called a bet of 90,000 and the Bulgarian checked again the . Graner bet 350,000 to put Nikov all in and the latter called off for 261,000.
Graner:
Nikov:
The Bulgarian was already drawing dead and the river didn't matter anymore.
Remin Castaignon raised to 60,000 and was called by Balazs Botond in the small blind and Brian Altman in the big blind. Altman folded the flop to a continuation bet of Castaignon. Botond called the bet of 65,000 and check-called again for 125,000 on the turn. Castaignon then fired 225,000 on the river and that enforced a fold from Botond.
On the turn of a board, Vanessa Selbst bet 220,000 and was called by Simon Mattsson before Selbst checked behind on the river. Mattsson showed the for a straight the the Team PokerStars Pro mucked.
Pascal Pflock opened the betting for 40,000 and Andras Nemeth three-bet to 100,000. Francesco Grieco made the call and with the blinds folding it was back to Pflock who put in the extra chips to make it three-way to a flop of .
Pflock checked and a bet of 120,000 from Nemeth saw Grieco call and Pflock left them to it. On the turn Nemeth opted to check and when Grieco bet out 200,000 Nemeth check-raised all in,
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An unhappy Grieco folded his face up and a large part of his stack went to Nemeth.
In one of the last hands before play was paused, Stephen Graner raised from under the gun and Tamer Kamel defended his big blind to check-call three streets. The river saw a final barrel worth 190,000 by Graner and Kamel eventually called with , he was good against the of the American.