Dario Sammartino opened the button and Dmitry Ivanov made the call from the big blind. On a flop of , Ivanov checked. Sammartino made a continuation bet of 24,000 and soon faced a check-raise to 72,000. Sammartino shoved all in, Ivanov checked his cards one more time and called all in for 292,000 total.
Dario Sammartino:
Dmitry Ivanov:
The on the turn and on the river were non hearts, and Ivanov doubled.
Hady El Asmar opened the button and Romain Paon made the call from the big blind. Both players checked on . The fell on the turn and Paon made a bet. El Asmar called.
The river made Paon bet again. El Asmar asked how much he had behind, and shoved all in. Paon instantly called with the . El Asmar showed and mucked his lower flush not much later.
The heavens (well, the roof) opened at the Salle des Etoiles this morning, allowing divine intervention — and a seagull! — into the room. PokerStars Blog reports.
Ryan McEathron opened from the hijack for 20,000. Pastor in the small blind before Frank shoved from the big blind for around 260,000.
McEathron made the call and Pastor folded.
McEathron:
Frank:
The Canadian player was ahead on a flop of and on the turn , but there was an ace on the river as the meant Frank doubled up and McEathron was left with 16 big blinds.
After suffering a bad beat with Jacks versus Ace-Jack in the penultimate hand before the level, McEathron was all-in for his last 16 big blinds against Connor Drinan.
McEathron:
Drinan:
The board ran out and McEathron was flushed out of the Main Event.