Dmitry Grishin raised from the button 20,000 before Daniel Gomez reraised all in for a little over 200,000 from the small blind. Griffin Benger raised all in from the big blind for a little bit more and then Grishin folded.
Benger held the and Gomez the . The board ran out and Gomez spiked an ace on the river to double up. Benger was left with under 20,000 in chips.
On the next hand, Benger raised all in from the small blind and Pratyush Buddiga called from the big blind. Benger held a dominated to Buddiga's . The board ran out and Benger was eliminated.
Geert-Jan Potijk and Team PokerStars Pro Matthias de Meulder have both exchanged chips twice.
Hand 1
We arrived at the table late and the board was already displayed - . Geert-Jan Potijk was holding and De Meulder held and the chips were heading the way of the Team Pro after an all-in clash.
Hand 2
Geert-Jan Potijk open shoved from under the gun and De Meulder called in the small blind. De Meulder showed and Potijk showed . This time the pot went the way of the Dutchman when his king of clubs played on a four flush club board.
After all that both players are on around 200,000.
I was at the payout desk picking up the latest bust outs and while I was there Erik Seidel and Chris Brammer came to collect after busting.
Seidel said he got short and three-bet all-in with ace-ten. The raiser called with pocket sevens and held.
Brammer looked very disappointed and said he found it hard to get anything going today. His final hand saw him push with pocket nines only to run into an opponent holding pocket kings.
Ignat Liviu and Dan Abouaf just shared the blinds and antes after an all-in showdown.
Liviu
Abouaf
Board:
Liviu actually thought he was out until the dealer reminded him of the sparkling diamonds on the flop. Liviu really does need something fast though as he is down to his last 50,000.
Fady Kamar has just doubled up to 320,000 after a clash with Rodrigo Dos Santos Caprioli. Kamar raised to 25,000 on the button and Caprioli moved all-in from the big blind. Kamar couldn't call fast enough and we had a showdown with Kamar the man at risk of elimination.
Kamar
Caprioli
So Kamar looked primed to double up and the board did nothing to change that fact.
Michael Dietrich raised to 22,000 and Tudor Grangure defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop of and then they shared the on the turn. Grangure check-called a 22,000 Dietrich bet and then finally we saw the where both players checked.
When the cards were turned over the blinds and ante's were split evenly because both players held pocket fives.
Oleg Larichev raised to 21,000 in the hijack seat, Lucille Cailly three-bet to 49,000 on the button and Larichev called. Larichev check-called a 44,000 Cailly c-bet on a flop of and then the dealer gave them the on the turn. Larichev checked, Cailly bet 76,000 and Larichev mucked instantly.
Pratyush Buddiga raised to 21,000 from middle position and play folded to Dmitry Grishin in the small blind. He reraised to 50,000. Action fell back on Buddiga and he moved all in, having Grishin well covered. With 259,000 behind, Grishin tanked, then folded. Buddiga won the pot and moved to around 740,000 in chips.
Amit Makhija was all in preflop with the against the for his opponent. Makhija was all in for 209,000 and doubled after a clean board of gave him the win.
Juan Gonzalez Venzano raised all in for 130,000 from the cutoff seat after action folded to him. In the next seat, Tudor Grangure reraised all in for 260,000. Everyone else folded and it was Venzano's versus Grangure's .
The board ran out and Grangure made a winning set of jacks to take out Venzano.
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and Gomez the 
. The board ran out 
and Gomez spiked an ace on the river to double up. Benger was left with under 20,000 in chips.
to Buddiga's 
. The board ran out 
and Benger was eliminated.
and De Meulder held 
and the chips were heading the way of the Team Pro after an all-in clash.
and Potijk showed 
and Grangure made a winning set of jacks to take out Venzano.