[Removed:17] had raised pre-flop and got one caller in Simon Fuller. The flop was and Yan continued for 2,800. Fuller calmly made the call. on the turn, Yan bet 7,700 and Fuller again slid out the chips to call. The river was the . Yan thought for a while and studied his opponent, then reached for a mound of blue T5000 chips and bet 54,000. Too rich for Fuller who quickly folded.
Daniel Shapiro moved all in for 9,900 from early position and Jack Ellwood made the call in the next seat along. Martin Hanitz tanked for a couple of minutes before moving all in, it was passed back to Ellwood who instantly called.
Shapiro:
Ellwood:
Hanitz:
The board ran out and Hanitz doubled through Ellwood while eliminating Shapiro.
With the seconds ticking down to a short break the cards were dealt and Max Silver raised to 3,200 from late position. It’s usually a good spot to steal on the break, as players tend to be unlikely to defend with junk and waste precious time in a pointless hand. Silver knows this, as does Kovacs Gergo from Hungary who went for the three-bet break re-steal with a raise to 8,600. Silver quickly mucked. Gergo showed his . Sometimes they have it.
A big double for Ben Mayhew, it looked as though he had three-bet against Sam Grafton before calling off when Grafton shoved.
Mayhew:
Grafton:
The board came and Grafton dropped to 70,000 as Mayhew climbed to 90,000. It's not all smiles for Mayhew though, he's asked the floor if they know any doctors as he's feeling very ill.
Any mistake at this point can prove fatal, so sometimes caution is the best option. Fabio Esposito certainly thought so this time. Rasmus Nicolaisen from Denmark opened from early position and Esposito called with the button. The blinds folded and they saw a flop of . Both players checked and the turn was the . Nicolaisen sensed weakness and bet 5,000 but was called. They both checked the river and Esposito showed the winner .