Arvin Ravindran opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Jesper Hougaard just flat-called from two seats over to see a rainbow flop of . Ravindran continued for 10,000 and Hougaard shoved with the for bottom two pair. Ravindran had that dominated with and both the turn and river bricked.
A pot of 38,000 chips emerged on the feature table and Dimitri Holdeew was spotted while betting 28,000. Thomas Bichon gave it some thought but eventually folded to give up a decent pot.
On the heads-up flop of , Roger Hairabedian got his stack in with the for king-high and a super wrap to make a straight. Thomas Bichon looked him up with the and the board filled up with the turn and the river.
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Among the first few hands, Jani Vilmunen had raised and Dimitri Holdeew stayed in the hand from the button. Vilmunen checked the flop in the cutoff seat and then called a bet worth 5,500 by Holdeew. On the turn, Vilmunen check-called a bet of 15,000 and then also checked the river. Holdeew made it 35,000 to go and that won the hand without showdown.
Dimitri Holdeew raised to 3,200 and was called by Jan-Peter Jachtmann and Vasili Firsau. The latter was sitting in the big blind and checked the flop . Holdeew continued for 8,000 and Jachtmann folded, Firsau called. Both players checked the on the turn before Firsau took down the hand uncontested with a bet of 12,200 on the river.
Thomas Bichon limped and Hannes Scholz then raised to 8,700 from the button. Bichon put him in and Scholz called for his tournament life with around 29,000 chips.
Scholz:
Bichon:
The flop was no good for Scholz despite picking up a straight draw. The turn and the river bricked as well and that was it for the German. The action continued for one more hand before it was paused and the players were then sent on a 20-minute break.
. Ravindran continued for 10,000 and Hougaard shoved with the 
for bottom two pair. Ravindran had that dominated with 
, Roger Hairabedian got his stack in with the 
for king-high and a super wrap to make a straight. Thomas Bichon looked him up with the 
and the board filled up with the 
river.
flop in the cutoff seat and then called a bet worth 5,500 by Holdeew. On the 
turn, Vilmunen check-called a bet of 15,000 and then also checked the 
river. Holdeew made it 35,000 to go and that won the hand without showdown.
. Holdeew continued for 8,000 and Jachtmann folded, Firsau called. Both players checked the 
on the turn before Firsau took down the hand uncontested with a bet of 12,200 on the 
was no good for Scholz despite picking up a straight draw. The 
turn and the 
river bricked as well and that was it for the German. The action continued for one more hand before it was paused and the players were then sent on a 20-minute break.
as hole cards.