There was over 50,000 in the pot between Fabrice Maltez, in the cutoff, and a middle-position opponent. The board read . Maltez's opponent pushed all in for 37,500 effective to put Maltez to the test. After a couple of minutes, the French player flicked in a chip to call.
Maltez:
Opponent:
Maltez just needed to fade another spade hitting the board, and he did just that as the fell.
With the board completed at and around 8,500 in the pot, Niklas Astedt checked to Daniel Soler Mayoral, who went all in. It was an overbet for Astedt's remaining stack of 12,800.
"You have a good hand?" smiled Astedt as he asked Soler, trying to get a read. The Swede spent another thirty seconds in the tank before splashing his stack in.
Daniel Soler Mayoral:
Niklas Astedt:
Soler had Astedt completely crushed and the Swede made his way to the exit.
Kenny Hallaert may be on an absolute tear these past few months, even the Belgian can be susceptible to an old-fashioned bad beat. It was none other than Isaac Haxton who rivered Hallaert to keep his Main Event run going.
Haxton had raised to 1,950 in middle position, Hallaert had three-bet to 5,500 to his left and had called Haxton's four-bet shove for 40,700 to create the following showdown.
Isaac Haxton:
Kenny Hallaert:
The board ran out , giving Haxton an ace on the river to win.
Upeshka De Silva is up to 180,000 after winning a big pot uncontested. With around 60,000 in the pot, De Silva shoved all in on a board. It was effectively 45,000 to call for his opponent, who spent over five minutes agonizing before folding his hand.
In a pot that boasted about 15,000 in preflop, Igor Yaroshevskyy checked in the small blind and called 5,700 from Jukka Paloniemi on the flop. Both checked the and Yaroshevskyy fired in 15,300 on the river. Paloniemi tossed in calling chips after about a minute but couldn't beat .
Igor Yaroshevskyy (early position) and Jukka Paloniemi (button) each put in what looked like 12,000 on an flop. They each checked the , and Paloniemi bet 42,000 into about 60,000 after the river. Yaroshevskyy pondered a few minutes, and Paloniemi asked for time. With three seconds left in his countdown, Yaroshevskyy grabbed a stack of calling chips, but it was a final bluff as he mucked in short order.
On a board of we caught Jukka Paloniemi with 16,000 in front of him from the cutoff. Igor Yaroshevskyy, seated in early position, had 47,200 in front of him, all in. Paloniemi took his time and eventually called after the clock was called on him.
Jukka Paloniemi:
Igor Yaroshevskyy:
The river made Paloniemi two pair but that was still not good enough to beat Yaroshevskyy's set.
Ryan Riess had a bet of 40,000 in front of him on the button when we got to his table, with the board reading . Riess' cutoff opponent was deciding whether to call the overbet — the pot was about 25,000 — for his tournament life, since he had about 35,000. Eventually, he did call with , but Riess had him beat with . The river was a , and the former WSOP Main Event champ dragged the pot.
. Maltez's opponent pushed all in for 37,500 effective to put Maltez to the test. After a couple of minutes, the French player flicked in a chip to call.
fell.
and around 8,500 in the pot, Niklas Astedt checked to Daniel Soler Mayoral, who went all in. It was an overbet for Astedt's remaining stack of 12,800.
, giving Haxton an ace on the river to win.
and Yaroshevskyy fired in 15,300 on the 
river. Paloniemi tossed in calling chips after about a minute but couldn't beat 
, and Paloniemi bet 42,000 into about 60,000 after the 
, and the former WSOP Main Event champ dragged the pot.
