Action folded round to Muhamet Perati in the small blind who took his time before moving all in on Edgar Drozdov’s big blind only to see a quick call from Drozdov.
Perati had
Drozdov had
The board ran out . Guit-shot on the flop providing a little sweat but Drozdov was good for a big double up.
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Yuriy Boyko opened to 53,000 from early position and the action folded around to Alexis Fleur in the blinds. The Frenchman three-bet to 123,000 and Boyko folded.
Soon after, Boyko raised again and Adam Harsanyi called on the cutoff. On the flop, Boyko continued for 64,000 and then folded to a big shove worth 760,000 by Harsanyi. "I had a queen," the Irishman said in table chat.
Joining the action on the three-way turn of , David Johnson bet 85,000 in the small blind and Smit Trivedi raised it up to 185,000 from the big blind. Ludovic Geilich called that bet from early position and Johnson put in the extra chips as well.
The fell on the river and Johnson checked. Trivedi bet 280,000 and Geilich called, Johnson folded. Trivedi then turned over for two pair and Geilich sent his cards into the muck, dropping from the top spot.
James Mitchell opened the betting and then faced an all-in for 236,000 from David Johnson. Mitchell thought, gave a shrug, and called to put Johnson at risk.
Johnson:
Mitchell:
The board ran out and Mitchell spiked to bust Johnson.
“I’ve got it in bad so many times this tournament.” Mitchell confessed to his neighbour.
David Kahan raised from the cutoff and short stack Marko Simic moved all in for 252,000 from the small blind. Kahan called with the and had two over cards against the of Simic. The board came and Simic held up.
Soon after, Jose Ruben Rubio Garnito got his last 49,000 in with the and Simic called on the button with . The board fell and the kicker played to eliminate Rubio Garnito.
Jonathan Solomon Somekh was all in and at risk for 306,000 with the and Edgar Drozdov looked him up with the . The board came and Somekh found the ace to double.
One table over, Naoufel Bennani-Smires moved all in for what looked like 353,000 and the action folded to Yuriy Boyko in the small blind. He put up his sunglasses and stared over at the other side of the table before eventually moving all in himself. The big blind folded and the cards were tabled.
Naoufel Bennani-Smires:
Yuriy Boyko:
"I know I am supposed to fold, but I can't," Boyko admitted and improved on a flop of . Both the turn and river failed to improve Bennani-Smires and he was knocked out just shy of making Day 3.
. Guit-shot on the flop providing a little sweat but Drozdov was good for a big double up.
for two pair and Geilich sent his cards into the muck, dropping from the top spot.
and Cech had 
.
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and had two over cards against the 
of Simic. The board came 
. The board fell 
. The board came 
and Somekh found the ace to double.
river failed to improve Bennani-Smires and he was knocked out just shy of making Day 3.