Martin Finger has been eliminated shortly after running into the of Kiryl Radzivonau.
Nothing came on the flop, turn or river that could get him out of this cooler and he was left with just a few big blinds which were committed soon after to no avail.
For another edition of Ivey Stories we caught up with EPT Live commentator Joe Stapleton who went out for a crazy night of partying with Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu during the Grand Final in Season 8. At the end of the night Negreanu ended up slapping Ivey no less than twice and Stapleton tells us the story behind it.
Pedro Marques opened for 40,000 and to his left was Marko Neumann who shoved all in for 442,000. Ji Zhang hung his head and looked like he was agonising over the decision, looking over his shoulder at the tournament clock as if making calculations before moving all in as well for 700,000. Marques wasted little time in calling to put his stack of 600,000 at risk.
Zhang wanted to make sure that Marques had called and the cards were on their backs. Neumann had , Marques had and Zhang’s acting exploits were explained when he turned over .
The cards ran out and Zhang punched the air as he scooped a huge pot and busted two players.
On a flop of Sakis Nicolau shoved for his last 126,000. It took a little bit of thought but Hossein Ensan made the call. Nicolau had hit top pair with and Ensan was on a draw with the old .
The turn and river missed the flush draw but hit the straight.
PokerStars qualifier Bram Haenraets opened to 32,000 before Davidi Kitai made it 69,000 behind him. Haenraets four-bet to 153,000 but Kitai five-bet to 258,000. Haenraets moved in and Kitai rechecked his cards, sighed and called.
Haenraets:
Kitai:
The board came and Haenraets eliminated the former EPT Berlin champion right on the break.
Martin Finger opened to 32,000 from the hijack and the cutoff made it 78,000. Ji Zhang then four-bet all in from the big blind, Finger reshoved and the cutoff folded.
Finger:
Zhang:
The board came , Finger took a hefty hit to his stack and Zhang doubled up to above average.
, Marques had 
and Zhang’s acting exploits were explained when he turned over 
.
and Zhang punched the air as he scooped a huge pot and busted two players.
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against Andrea Dato but the Ialian held 
for a straight with a flush redraw.
and Dato doubled up.
Sakis Nicolau shoved for his last 126,000. It took a little bit of thought but Hossein Ensan made the call. Nicolau had hit top pair with 
and Ensan was on a draw with the old 
.
missed the flush draw but hit the straight.
