Viacheslav Goryachev just moved all in under the gun plus one for 20,000 and Felix Bleiker three-bet to 60,000 from his direct left. The other players folded and the showdown went as follows.
Tamer Kamel got his chips in before the flop from the cutoff with and was looked up by Luc Greenwood with on the button. The board ran out and Kamel was heading for the pay out desk.
Darrell Goh got his chips in with against Mihails Morozovs's on a flop of . The turn was the and the river came the , leaving Goh empty handed. At first it seemd as is he hadn't fully grasped what had happened yet, but as soon as he realized he was out, he made his way to the exit.
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We missed the exact action, but we're pretty sure Kacper Pyzara limped in for 10,000, and then called a raise from his neighbor Cates. The two checked on and got the money in on the turn. Pyzara showed and Cates couldn't believe what just had happened and for some time refused to show his cards. He eventually showed his and doubled his neighbor after the hit the river.
Before that, Cates had already doubled his other neighbor with pocket fours against pre flop all in for 18 big blinds each, so "Jungleman" is down to a million.
Kenneth Smaron and Bryan Paris got their chips in before the flop with Smaron well in the lead with as Paris had . The board however ran out and Paris doubled.
Artem Kobylinskiy opened for 22,000 from early position and Rocco Palumbo made the call in the hijack. Simon Deadman moved all in for 196,000 from the small blind and the big blind folded. Artem Kobylinskiy pushed all in over the top for about 282,000 and Palumbo instantly called to put them both at risk.
Rocco Palumbo:
Artem Kobylinskiy:
Simon Deadman:
Once again, the best hand held up: . Because Kobylinskiy had more chips, he finished one position higher (39th) than Deadman (40th). The difference? (€19,550 - €17,420 =) €2,310.