Max Silver opened the betting and Artem Litvinov made the call. Viktor Blom then moved all in for a sub 30k stack. Silver was short too and mused it over but Bloms shove got through.
A short while later Blom opened for 2,400 and it was Silver who shoved and picked up the pot.
Next it was Ariel Celestino’s turn to open and then fold to a Blom shove.
Marvin Rettenmaier's seat was empty and Dominik Nitsche informed us what had happened.
Rettenmaier, who started the hand with about 22,000, opened from early position with and had received two callers; Jeremey Ausmus on the button and Haralabos Voulgaris in the small blind.
The flop came with two diamonds and Voulgaris checked. Rettenmaier made a continuation bet and Ausmus raised. Voulgaris got out of the way but Rettenmaier and Ausmus got all the chips in the middle.
Ausmus had flopped the nuts with but wasn't entirely safe just yet. The on the turn gave Rettenmaier both flush and full house outs, but the river didn't materialize either and sent Rettenmaier packing.
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Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden opened for 2,600 and got called by Talal Shakerchi and Dan Smith in the small blind and the big blind.
Four players to a flop of . The blinds checked and Lodden bet 6,700. It got the job done and the pot was Lodden’s but Shakerchi wanted to talk about the hand. “I folded an ace to you.” he said. A small suited one apparently but although Lodden was listening he didn’t seem to be giving anything away as was congratulated on his bet.
Alex Bilokur opened under the gun plus one to 2,500 and got no less than four callers: Salman Behbehani in the cutoff, Benny Spindler on the button, Marvin Rettenmaier (who just bought back in) in the small blind, and Aleksei Platonov in the big blind.
Rettenmaier checked the flop but Platonov bet out 4,500. Initial raiser Bilokur folded, but Behbehani raised it up to 11,000. Spindler and Rettenmaier now folded and Platonov resolutely shoved all in for about 27,000 total. Behbehani made the call and they turned their cards on their backs.
Salman Behbehani:
Aleksei Platonov:
The on the turn didn't change anything and neither did the on the river. Behbehani thought that he was out but in fact had 1,400 left.
That went in the next hand. Someone in front of him raised to 3,000 and Behbehani shoved his remaining 1,200 in. The big blind called and a side pot was created.
Eventually the initial raiser would bet on the turn after having checked the flop, forcing out the big blind. The board read by then and the big blind showed . Behbehani opened his cards and said "It wás a race. At least I can say I went out on a flip" as he tabled .
The on the river wasn't the six Behbehani was looking for and the American player made his exit.
Vicky Coren Mitchell has been moved and came over to join Johnny Lodden’s table. “This looks like an easier table, I’ll try this one.” After she had located a table to put her red wine on and had been congratulated by Lodden on her Sanremo victory she called a bet in the big blind from Ihar Soika for 2,600.
The flop was and Coren Mitchell check-called a bet of 2,600. The turn card was the and they both checked. The river was the and Coren Mitchell went for a blue T5000 bet.
Soika thought about it for a while and made the call, mucking with a smile when he saw her .
and had received two callers; Jeremey Ausmus on the button and Haralabos Voulgaris in the small blind.
with two diamonds and Voulgaris checked. Rettenmaier made a continuation bet and Ausmus raised. Voulgaris got out of the way but Rettenmaier and Ausmus got all the chips in the middle.
but wasn't entirely safe just yet. The 
on the turn gave Rettenmaier both flush and full house outs, but the river didn't materialize either and sent Rettenmaier packing.
and need to hit the board when Metaal showed him the 
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was no good to him and he was busted from the high roller.
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came on the turn and Peters bet out 5.200. Trickett made the call. The river was the 
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. The blinds checked and Lodden bet 6,700. It got the job done and the pot was Lodden’s but Shakerchi wanted to talk about the hand. “I folded an ace to you.” he said. A small suited one apparently but although Lodden was listening he didn’t seem to be giving anything away as was congratulated on his bet.
on the river. Behbehani thought that he was out but in fact had 1,400 left.
by then and the big blind showed 
on the river wasn't the six Behbehani was looking for and the American player made his exit.
