John Eames opened for 2,000 and got one caller, Nicholas Newport from Ireland, in the cut-off. The blinds folded and it was heads up to a flop of . Eames checked how much his opponent had (28,000) and bet 2,600. Newport called. on the turn and Eames took his time before checking over to Newport who then bet 5,000. Eames went in the tank for close to five minutes before announcing “All in.” Newport quickly flicked his cards away and a frustrated Eames mucked his cards. Looks like Newport dodged a trap.
Peter Warfvinge has just knocked out Guy Johnson, the latter was all in for his last remaining chips with on a flop but Warfvinge held and Johnson was drawing dead on the turn. The river was the and Johnson hit the rail.
Jörg Viereck from Germany bet 3,600 on a flop of and Rational Group Staff player Christopher Jonat quickly moved all in. Viereck started talking to his opponent trying to get any tells he could about the strength of his hand. “I might have to call you with ace high.” he threatened, puzzling over why Jonat had moved all in so quickly. Viereck couldn’t get the information he wanted it seems and folded. Sam Razavi then chipped in urging Jonat to show one card, “Show the king of spades or the ten of spades.” Jonat showed the which seemed to explain the pre-flop call and shove. “Extracting the extra three thousand like a dodgy tooth.” Razavi chuckled.
The next hand Dominik Nitsche won a pot on a nine high flop and was urged by Razavi to show. Nitsche flipped over the for a flopped set and laughed, “I didn’t want to show. I’d wish it was a bluff.”