We saw Rob Schiffbauer standing on the rail, which is usually a sign of elimination. Sure enough, he confirmed that he had fallen after growing short and trying to squeeze with . His opponent held , and while a queen appeared in the window, it was followed by a ten.
We noticed a massive pot brewing at Johnny Lodden's table, with the river just arriving to make the board . Lodden's opponent checked from the big blind, and Lodden bet 11,000 into a pot already containing more than 30,000. His opponent tanked a bit and then gave up his hand, saying something inaudible to Lodden.
"I wanted a call," Lodden responded as he dragged the sizable pot.
With 3,300 in the pot and a flop of , Sylvain Loosli checked from the big blind and Brazil's Ricardo Da Silva did the same from the hijack. After the dealer burned and turned the , Loosli, who if you recall finished fourth in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event for $ 2,792,533, led out for 2,000 and it did the trick as Da Silva released his hand.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on the Frenchman's chip count, which is down since the last time we checked in on him.
Dario Sammartino checked from the big blind and called 5,100 from Chady Merhei on a flop. Sammartino came out betting with 6,500 on the turn, and Merhei called. The made a four-straight on board, and Sammartino thought for a couple of minutes before telling the dealer he was all in. The total was 14,450, and Merhei called after a few moments.
Sammartino showed for top set, which was good against Merhei's .
Sammartino held the chip lead going into the final day of the €100,000 Super High Roller yesterday. He ended up busting in fourth for €709,500.
After Mikhail Korotkikh opened for 525, Bruno Fitoussi three-bet to 1,900 from the small blind. The player in the big called, as did Korotkikh, and three players took a flop of . Fitoussi was first to act and simply moved all in for 7,925. The big blind folded, and Korotkikh made a quick call.
Korotkikh:
Fitoussi:
Both players had flopped a flush draw, but of course Fitoussi's was best. The turn completed said draws, and while Korotkikh was behind, he wasn't drawing dead as he picked up a straight flush draw. Fortunately for Fitoussi, it didn't come in as the peeled off on the river.
There was a commotion from the other side of the Salle des Etoiles and we raced over to see what had happened. There were cameras out and people were snapping pictures of the board which read . But it wasn't the board they wanted to see, it was the players hands. Alexey Pak had , Uladzimir Zakharau had and Samantha Abernathy was ahead with .
The action started pre-flop with the UTG player opening, and Pak 3-betting to 1,500. In the hijack Zakharau made it 4,000 before Abernathy, with Aces on the button raised it up to 10,000. The UTG player got out of the way and Pak 6-bet jammed. He got called by Zakharau and Abernathy and then the carnage unfolded.
Pak and Zakharau both rivered straights to chop the pot, and leave Abernathy crippled after her bad beat with Aces.
Switzerland's Luigi Mario Grisa just got lucky to knock out two opponents. It also vaulted him into the chip lead.
It happened when Grisa opened for 700 from middle position and received a call from Russia's Andrey Shatilov. Italy's Pietro Alerci then called from the button, and Japan's Shinobu Tanaka three-bet all in for roughly 12,000 from the big blind. Grisa called, Shatilov folded, and Alerci four-bet jammed for 24,250 total. Grisa, who was sitting on a big stack kind of shrugged and dropped in a call.
Grisa:
Alerci:
Tanaka:
Tanaka was ahead in the main pot, while Alerci was the side pot favorite. The flop changed nothing, and neither did the turn. The only way for Grisa to win was to catch an ace on the river, and much to the dismay of his two opponents, that's exactly what happened when the spiked!
Tanaka and Alercia both seemed stunned, eventually composing themselves enough to take their leave while Grisa was pushed the pot.
Hyung-Sun Jung raised a continuation-bet to 1,800 on a flop from the button, and a third player in the blinds cold-called. The preflop aggressor folded, and the big blind led out with 3,600 on the turn. Jung called, and the big blind fired 3,900 on the river. Jung raised to 15,300, and the big blind made a reluctant call.
Jung showed for fives full of aces, and he took the pot.
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. His opponent held 
. Lodden's opponent checked from the big blind, and Lodden bet 11,000 into a pot already containing more than 30,000. His opponent tanked a bit and then gave up his hand, saying something inaudible to Lodden.
, Sylvain Loosli checked from the big blind and Brazil's Ricardo Da Silva did the same from the hijack. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Loosli, who if you recall finished fourth in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event for $ 2,792,533, led out for 2,000 and it did the trick as Da Silva released his hand.
flop. Sammartino came out betting with 6,500 on the 
turn, and Merhei called. The 
for top set, which was good against Merhei's 
.
peeled off on the river.
, Uladzimir Zakharau had 
and Samantha Abernathy was ahead with 
flop changed nothing, and neither did the 
turn. The only way for Grisa to win was to catch an ace on the river, and much to the dismay of his two opponents, that's exactly what happened when the 
flop from the button, and a third player in the blinds cold-called. The preflop aggressor folded, and the big blind led out with 3,600 on the 
turn. Jung called, and the big blind fired 3,900 on the 
river. Jung raised to 15,300, and the big blind made a reluctant call. 
