Joonas Helin raised to 3,500,000 from the button and was met by a shove by Francois Billard in the big blind. Helin snap-called for the about 40,000,000 he had in front of him.
Joonas Helin:
Francois Billard:
The board ran out - Helin's kings held and he doubled up.
Martin Weiemann raised to 3,000,000 in the cutoff with an effective stack of 40,000,000 and Francois Billard moved all in out of the big blind, having his opponent comfortable covered. Weiemann called and the cards were turned over.
Martin Weiemann:
Francois Billard:
The board came and Weiemann bowed out in 12th place for €20,000.
In a battle of the blinds, Anders Bisgaard limped in and big stack Francois Billard moved all in, the Dane called instantly.
Anders Bisgaard:
Francois Billard:
Billard immediately improved to a pair of aces with the flop, and the turn and river failed to keep Bisgaard’s hopes alive. The Dane exited in 13th place and takes home €17,500.
Evangelos Beichrakis raised to 3,700,000 in the small blind and Matan Bakrat defended his big blind. On the flop, Beichrakis bet 3,500,000 and was called before firing another 4,500,000 on the turn, Bakrat called. On the river, Beichrakis made it 9,000,000 to go and Bakrat quickly tossed in a chip for the call.
Beichrakis shook his head and turned over for a missed draw, Bakrat had that beat with . “Good flop?” Beichrakis asked and Bakrat replied “seven of spades would have been nice.”