Nikita Nikolaev opened for 60,000 under the gun and Martins Seilis made the call. Both players then checked the flop. Nikolaev proceeded to bet 65,000 on the turn, Seilis called, and the completed the board on the river. Nikolaev bet again, this time 165,000, and Seilis wasted little time in making the call. Nikolaev tabled the for the flopped nuts, and of course it was good.
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Two big stacks just clashed at the final table, and as you can tell by the title to this post, Nikita Nikolaev found himself on the wrong side of things.
The hand began when Nikolaev opened for 60,000 from early position and Martins Seilis called from the hijack. Mayu Roca then three-bet to 183,000 from the button, the blinds folded, and Nikolaev thought for awhile before four-betting to 367,000. Seilis folded, and Roca five-bet shoved. Nikolaev, who had about 1.5 million behind, paused for a few beats and then called off.
Nikolaev:
Roca:
Nikolaev found himself in a bad spot, and it didn't get better on the flop. The turn ended up giving Roca a set, which meant Nikolaev was drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river, and Nikolaev hit the rail in 15th place for €62,350. Meanwhile, Roca is now a big chip leader.
Mark Teltscher opened to 60,000 preflop and Sebastian von Toperczer defended in the big blind.
The flop was and von Toperczer check-called a bet of 65,000 from the Englishman. The came on the turn, von Toperczer checked a second time and Teltscher thought for around a minute before betting 150,000.
Von Toperczer called again and the board paired on the the river. The German checked a third and final time, Teltscher counted out his remaining chips, any bet was probably going to have be an all-in but instead he decided to check.
Von Toperczer showed for a flush draw that had backdoored into trips and Teltscher said, "I can't beat that."
Kenny Hicks opened under the gun for 60,000 and received a call from Vasili Firsau on the button. Mayu Roca came along from the small blind, Nicholas Petrangelo did too from the big, and four players took a flop of .
It was a wet board, and Roca checked to Petrangelo, who led out for 100,000. Hicks and Firsau both folded, and Roca took his time before check-raising to 287,000. A fairly short-stacked Petrangelo responded by moving all in and Roca snap-called.
Petrangelo:
Roca:
"I had a feeling about that," Petrangelo admitted. Roca, who had flopped the nuts, was looking to avoid another eight and nine, which he did when the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.
Petrangelo was felled in 14th place for €69,000, while Roca increased his chip lead.
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On a flop of , Ivan Soshnikov checked and Martins Seilis bet 110,000. Soshnikov responded with an all-in check-raise to 621,000 and Seilis snap-called.
Soshnikov:
Seilis:
Both players flopped top pair with an open-ended straight draw, and with no flush possibilities, it meant the pot was destined for a chop. That's just what happened after the and were put out on the turn and river respectively.
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flop. Nikolaev proceeded to bet 65,000 on the 
turn, Seilis called, and the 
completed the board on the river. Nikolaev bet again, this time 165,000, and Seilis wasted little time in making the call. Nikolaev tabled the 
for the flopped nuts, and of course it was good.
board and Alilovic showed 
flop. The 
turn ended up giving Roca a set, which meant Nikolaev was drawing dead. The meaningless 
was run out on the river, and Nikolaev hit the rail in 15th place for €62,350. Meanwhile, Roca is now a big chip leader.
river. The German checked a third and final time, Teltscher counted out his remaining chips, any bet was probably going to have be an all-in but instead he decided to check.
for a flush draw that had backdoored into trips and Teltscher said, "I can't beat that."
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were put out on the turn and river respectively.