Jan Bendik defended his big blind from an under-the-gun open and then shoved in for 43,000 on a flop. His opponent folded after thinking briefly, and Bendik showed for a gutshot. Bendik needs to find a double soon, as he's still under 10 big blinds.
Peyman Luth opened for 26,000 and small blind Raffaele Sorrentino and big blind Diego Zeiter both called.
Sorrentino lead out for 26,000 on and Zeiter called. Initial raiser Luth squeezed to 120,000 and Sorrentino folded. Zeiter, however, shoved all in and after some time in the tank, Luth called for 342,000 total.
Diego Zeiter:
Peyman Luth:
The on the turn was a blank and left Luth drawing dead, the river could not change that.
Paul Tedeschi limped in first to act, and Sergio Aido popped it to 40,000 on the button. Stefan Schillhabel called in the small blind, and Tedeschi made it three to an flop. Action checked to Aido, who bet 82,000. Schillhabel called, and Tedeschi counted out his stack before raising to 235,000. Aido quickly mucked, but Schillhabel tanked and call. On the turn, Tedeschi immediately shoved when Schillhabel checked. The German didn't take long to fold.
Jan Bendik, who won this event last year when it was under the EPT banner, just shoved all in for 99,000 in early position. Jerome Brion called him from the cutoff.
Brion:
Bendik:
Bendik had a dominating position, but that changed on the flop. Although Brion had found a three-outer, Bendik could still win with a spade or a queen. None appeared on the turn or river though, and he said something in his native tongue before shaking his conqueror's hand and heading to payouts.
Stefan Huber started out strong today, but the current level hasn't been too kind to him. He lost a pot with ace-queen to ace-king, and just now he doubled his neighbor Manig Loeser.
Loeser shoved under the gun for 99,000. Action folded to Huber in the big blind and he snap called.
After an early open and a call from Paul Tedeschi, Michael Kolkowicz made it 68,000 to go in the small blind. Only Tedeschi called, and the two saw an flop. Kolkowicz bet out small, 43,000. Tedeschi put in a raise to 143,000, and Kolkowicz responded with his own raise to 320,000. Tedeschi counted his stack and then shook his head and mucked.
Paul-Francois Tedeschi was first to act and opened with a raise. Cutoff Michael Kolkowicz three-bet to 73,000 and Tedeschi called.
Tedeschi check-called a bet of 60,000 on before they both checked the on the turn and on the river. Tedeschi showed and appeared hopeful of taking down the pot, but Kolkowicz tabled and took it down.
and that was the end of it for Duarte, Dietrich up to over a million.
for a gutshot. Bendik needs to find a double soon, as he's still under 10 big blinds.
and Zeiter called. Initial raiser Luth squeezed to 120,000 and Sorrentino folded. Zeiter, however, shoved all in and after some time in the tank, Luth called for 342,000 total.
on the turn was a blank and left Luth drawing dead, the river 
flop. Action checked to Aido, who bet 82,000. Schillhabel called, and Tedeschi counted out his stack before raising to 235,000. Aido quickly mucked, but Schillhabel tanked and call. On the 
. Stefan Huber bet 18,000 and Bondar called. 
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