Dutch former Olympic gold medalist Fatima Moreira de Melo bagged a fortuitous double-up just before the break getting all the chips in preflop in a blind on blind battle.
Moreira de Melo got it in with for 18,900 against the big blind’s and looked to be in a spot of bother before the board ran out to give her the flush and she doubled to 38,000. Her unfortunate opponent was left with just 100 and busted the very next hand.
Kitty Kuo was nowhere to be seen and we asked her former table mates what had happened. We got a detailed description from the player that was responsible for knocking her out.
The player under the gun opened and the button called. From the blinds, Kitty Kuo squeezed to 2,300 and the initial raiser folded. The player that had flatted from the button, now four-bet to 6,100. Kuo shoved for about 24,000 and the button called.
Kuo had off-suit while the button had . Kuo received no help on the flop turn or river and exited the tournament room.
I can only say the guy took my chips, u r the most luck person because my chips worth 1.6m AUD, fuck my life, tilting max level
WSOP bracelet winner Tony “Bond18” Dunst opened the action with a raise to 600 from early position and picked up a caller from the small blind.
The small blind checked the flop, Dunst continuation bet 900 and his opponent called.
The turn brought a second check from the small blind and another bet from Dunst, this time for a slightly larger 2,600.
The brought in a third check from the small blind and Dunst checked it back, turning over for two pairs. Unfortunately for Dunst, his opponent had rivered a set with to take the hand. Dunst still has a very respectable 48,000 however and is still in great shape.
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With around 5,000 already in the pot and the board showing Mike Watson bet out 4,200 from the big blind. Ami Barer was his opponent in the hand, and called, from the button.
The river brought the and Watson splashed out a bet totalling 6,625. Barer sat motionless for over a minute as he deliberated over his decision. Finally, he broke, looked down at his cards, then slid them into the muck relinquishing the hand.
Steffen Sontheimer, who's leading the $100,000 Challenge that resumes on Saturday with seven players remaining, was seen walking away from the tournament area. We went in pursuit and asked him what had happened.
Sontheimer told us that he was down to just 6,400 when a player in front of him opened for 600. Sontheimer three-bet to 1,700 from the hijack and the player in the small blind cold four-bet to 3,400. The initial raiser asked for a count but folded, Sontheimer went with it and pushed for 6,400. His opponent called.
Sontheimer was up against with his . Things were looking good after the flop, though, as he hit top set to be on the verge of doubling up. Unfortunately for German high roller, the river was an ace to help his opponent take down the pot anyway.
"See you on Saturday!" Sontheimer said as he headed for the exit.
Charlie Carrel continues to push his stack in the right direction after things escalated quickly on the river with the board reading . It was heads up and when faced with a bet of 800, Carrel bumped it up to 4,500.
Carrel’s opponent slid his 800 back and loaded up a raise before deciding against it and throwing his hand in the muck. The dealer reminded the man of the 800 he’d taken back and when that was returned, Alexandra Janikova who was sitting between the two players argued that he couldn’t slide his 800 back and then simply fold.
Janikova discussed with the dealer whether the action was indicative of a raise or a call before ultimately a tournament supervisor was called over. While the consensus among tablemates seemed to be that there was no malice behind the action, the official ruling was a fold but the player was given a warning for angle shooting.
Following an under the gun raise to 500 Nick Petrangelo and a player in the cutoff made the call taking the action three-way to a flop of .
After the original raiser checked Petrangelo decided to take the initiative and led out for 1,500, which is enough to get both his opponent’s to bow out and he rakes in the pot to pad out his already ample stack to 63,000.
Unfortunately for Petrangelo’s high-rolling tablemate David Peters, he is on the other end of the chip spectrum and looked to be sitting on around 9,000.
Peters opens the action the following hand with a raise to 500 from middle position and picked up a caller in the big blind.
The flop fell bringing a check from the big blind and a bet of 450 from Peters, which his opponent calls once again.
Both players checked the turn before the big blind opened for 700 after the hit the river. Peters thought it over but passed, dropping down to 8,000.
for 18,900 against the big blind’s 
and looked to be in a spot of bother before the board ran out 
to give her the flush and she doubled to 38,000. Her unfortunate opponent was left with just 100 and busted the very next hand.
off-suit while the button had 
flop, Dunst continuation bet 900 and his opponent called. 
turn brought a second check from the small blind and another bet from Dunst, this time for a slightly larger 2,600.
brought in a third check from the small blind and Dunst checked it back, turning over 
to take the hand. Dunst still has a very respectable 48,000 however and is still in great shape.
and Christner fired for 1,400. Chew wanted to play for more, however, putting in a sizable raise to 5,600. 
bringing a check from the big blind and a bet of 450 from Peters, which his opponent calls once again.
turn before the big blind opened for 700 after the 
