Daniel Dvoress opened for 21,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier, the sole Team PokerStars Pro in the field, three-bet all in for 136,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Dvoress, who paused for a few moments before making the call.
Dvoress:
Mercier:
It was a flip, but Mercier needed to improve to stay alive. That proved easier said than done though as the board ran out a clean .
"Good luck," Mercier offered before heading toward the exit.
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Dario Sammartino opened the preflop betting with a raise to 23,000 from middle position and his only customer was Ole Schemion in the big blind. Schemion check-called a 25,000 bet on the draw heavy flop. Both players checked the turn, with Schemion leading for 63,000 on the river.
Schemion showed and Sammartino the , the latter scooping the pot.
Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 23,000 from late position and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 45,000. Ole Schemion, in the small blind, made it 111,000 to go, which saw Reinkemeier fold, and Sammartino follow suit.
Thomas Muehloecker made it 25,000 from the small blind and Timothy Adams in the big blind made the call. The flop came and Muehloecker bet 24,000. Adams raised to 70,000 and Muehloecker made the call. Muehloecker check called another 71,000 on the turn before both players checked the on the river. Muehloecker showed the for the rivered flush and Adams mucked.
On a flop we saw the small blind check after which Bryn Kenney bet 21,000 and only Byron Kaverman called on the button. The turn was the and Kenney bet another 37,000 which Kaverman called.
The river was the and Kenney got a fold after betting 63,000.
On the very next hand Kaverman raised to 20,000 and Kenney three-bet from the button to 38,000 and Rossiter four-bet from the small blind to 92,000. Kenney tanked for a bit before moving all in, and Rossiter folded right away.
Ole Schemion raised to 20,000 from the button and Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind. The flop came down and Reinkemeier checked to the initial raiser.
Schemion bet 20,000 and Reinkemeier moved all in for 143,000, and Schemion called.
Igor Kurganov made a raise before the flop, and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 75,000 from one of the blinds. Kurganov made the call, and the flop brought out . Thorel moved all in for 470,000, and Kurganov called right away.
Kurganov:
Thorel:
Thorel sighed when he saw Kurganov's nearly unbeatable nut flush. The turn sealed it for Kurganov to leave Thorel drawing dead, and the river was the .
Thorel headed for the exit, while Kurganov soared to over 2 million in chips.