Adam Balint moved all in from middle position for what looked like 25,000 and the button moved all in for 46,000. Will Givens in the big blind called all in for 39,500 and held the best hand in against the of the Hungarian and the of the button. The board ran out safely for Givens and he is back to the stack from an hour ago.
Goran Mandic had just finished eating a healthy looking lunch, but it looked like he was looking for some dessert as he opened the pot from early position and faced a three-bet to 9,400.
Mandic stared his opponent down and reached back to his stack for more chips, throwing out a raise of his own to 22,000. The stare down was resumed and his opponent decided to let go of his hand.
After the humiliating 4-0 victory over Portugal at the World Cup in Brazil earlier today, there are some Germans left in today's field, and one of them just doubled up. Adil Sbai got his last 46,900 in preflop with and was looked up by . The flop gave him top set and the runner-runner suckout would not show up, as the turn and the river completed the board.
Gualter Salles raised to 4,200 from early position and two seats over, Ali Eslami three-bet to 10,700. Salles asked his opponent how much he started the hand with and then made the call once he got the reply, "about 42,000." On the flop, Eslami pushed all in, but 100 chips to the middle of the table and Salles called, turning over his cards in .
The dealer was at first confused but Salles asked, "What's the matter, he only got 100 chips behind?" The dealer then fanned the turn and Salles threw in a chip. Eslami called off and showed . His flush draw would not complete as the river was none of his outs.
Only a few seconds later, Joshua Rotenberg headed to the payout desk.
Xuan Liu opened for 3,500 in early position and it folded round to the Stuart Marshak on the button who thought for a while before three-betting to 8,400. The blinds folded and Liu asked for a count. Marshak had 35,000 behind and had Liu just covered.
Liu moved all in and was instantly called by Marshak who said, “Oh.” when he saw Liu’s and turned over his own .
The dealer put out a flop of and the picture suddenly looked very different as Marshak spiked a set. The turn amd river put paid to Liu’s tournament.
Pok Kim hasn't been as chatty today and that may have had something to do with the downswing her stack experienced. Just now she was all in for her last 15,000 with the versus and scored a double up on the board. Her usual table banter then restarted once again.
against the 
of the Hungarian and the 
board ran out safely for Givens and he is back to the stack from an hour ago.
and was looked up by 
. The 
flop gave him top set and the runner-runner suckout would not show up, as the 
turn and the 
river completed the board.
flop, Eslami pushed all in, but 100 chips to the middle of the table and Salles called, turning over his cards in 
.
turn and Salles threw in a chip. Eslami called off and showed 
.
and the picture suddenly looked very different as Marshak spiked a set. The turn 
put paid to Liu’s tournament.
versus 
board. Her usual table banter then restarted once again.