Aleksei Istomin raised to 6,500 and called the shove of Simone Speranza for 38,900.
Aleksei Istomin:
Simone Speranza:
The board ran out and Istomin turned the nut straight to bust Speranza.
In the last hand of the level, Gordon Huntly and Fraser MacIntyre saw the turn and Huntly bet 21,000 in the small blind. MacIntyre called from early position and did so again for 35,000 on the river. Huntly showed for top two, but MacIntyre had that beat with for a turned set.
"That's not good for the Scottish relationship," MacIntyre joked to his fellow countryman.
One more level is scheduled for tonight, and the remaining 37 players have been sent into a 15-minute break. The T-100 chips will be raced off and 45 minutes as well as the last hands stand between the participants and making Day 2.
Harcharan Dogra Dogra raised to 9,000 and called the shove of short stack Ramon Miquel Munoz for 49,000 with the . Miquel Munoz only had , but got there on the turn of a board .
On the turn, Patrik Antonius check-called a bet worth 15,000 by Sergi Escote Sanchez de Leon and checked again the river. Escote Sanchez de Leon now bet for 16,000 and Antonius, glancing up from a massage, check-raised big to 95,000.
After some consideration, the Spaniard called and Antonius rolled over for bottom pair only. Escote Sanchez de Leon had that beat with and raked in a big pot.
Rembert Net shoved his short stack from middle position and Kim Sanchez called. Aleksei Istomin in the big blind had other plans and moved all in to force a fold from Sanchez.
Rembert Net:
Aleksei Istomin:
The flop was a huge sweat for the Dutchman, but both the turn and river bricked off to eliminate Net.
Half the field remains as both Carlos Egea Hernandez and Fernando Pons are no longer featured on Day 1 of the High Roller. The field has been reduced to 33 players out of a 65-entry strong field and less than half an hour remains before bagging and tagging.
Carlos Egea Hernandez is in fact still in the tournament and has been moved over to table 14. Just now he faced a raise to 10,000 by Enrico Camosci and a call by Francois Evard before raising to 180,000. Camosci was taken back by this and eventually folded, as did Evard.
Ramon Miquel Munoz doubled for 85,000 against Bence Szaszko, who then bet-folded a hand to drop to around 160,000. He then defended his big blind against Miquel Munoz and got his stack in after the turn with . Miquel Munoz called with for two pair and improved to a full house thanks to the river.
One hand later, Szaszko was all in for less than a big blind with the very same and Aku Joentausta in the big blind flipped over . The board came to give the Finn a straight.
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and Istomin turned the nut straight to bust Speranza.
turn and Huntly bet 21,000 in the small blind. MacIntyre called from early position and did so again for 35,000 on the 
river. Huntly showed 
for top two, but MacIntyre had that beat with 
for a turned set.
. Miquel Munoz only had 
turn, Patrik Antonius check-called a bet worth 15,000 by Sergi Escote Sanchez de Leon and checked again the 
turn and 
turn with 
. The board came 
to give the Finn a straight.