Dan Cates was focused on his phone with tickets in his hand while fellow Dan, Shak that is, sat down a minute ago. Tobias Reinkemeier and Mohsin Charania are the next additions to the field and the screens now show 55 entries.
Thomas Muehloecker made it 5,000 to go from the cutoff and his neighbor Andrew Pantling on the button three bet to 13,000. Both blinds released, Muehloecker made the call.
The flop came and Muehloecker checked. Pantling shoved all in rather quickly for 44,600. Muehloecker tanked for a bit before calling.
Thomas Muehloecker:
Andrew Pantling:
The on the turn saved Muehloecker, the on the river didn't change that anymore. Chop it up!
On the river, Aidyn Auyezkanov bet 10,000 and then faced the shove of Erik Seidel from two seats over. It was just 10,600 more, but that still proved to be too much as Auyezkanov tossed his cards into the muck. For Seidel, it is a much needed break from the recent downfall.
Action folded to Fedor Holz in the small blind and he raised to 6,500. Big blind Max Silver three bet to 18,500 and action was back on Holz. The young German shoved all in for effectively 74,000 or so, and Silver made the call.
Fedor Holz: suited
Max Silver
The board ran out and with his turned straight it was Holz sending Silver to the rail.
On the river, Guram Andronikashvili bet 25,000 and table neighbor Dario Sammartino didn't believe his opponent. The Italian tossed in a green T-25,000 chip for the call and was then shown for the baby flush by Andronikashvili.
One table over, Ivan Luca raised from the button and found a caller in Stephen Chidwick in the small blind. On the flop, Chidwick checked and Luca bet 6,200. Chidwick now check-raised to 20,000 and the Argentinian let go.
It's Murad Akhundov from Azerbaijan! Akhundov won a side event during the EPT in Barcelona and finished 5th for €133,680 in the €10,000 High Roller at the start of this festival. Akhundov has tallied up $344,827 in live cashes, good for the 4th spot on the Azerbaijan all time money list.
Joining the action on the turn, Kitson Kho bet 8,000 in the big blind and Justin Bonomo called. Guram Andronikashvili then made it 18,000 and both his opponents tossed in the extra chips. The river was checked to Andronikashvili and he made it 18,000 to go.
Kho check-raised to 77,000 and Bonomo folded, Andronikashvili called after brief consideration to then muck his cards to the of his opponent.
Andrew Pantling had previously doubled up his tiny stack against Thomas Muehloecker and just did so again for 39,700 in a battle of the blinds against the Austrian. Muehloecker's failed to get there against the of Pantling on a board of , the chips were in preflop.
Soon after, the cards of Mikita Badziakouski were already in the muck and the dealer counted Pantling's stack on the river of a board . Pantling had shipped another double for 71,000 with for two pair and suddenly Badziakouski is now short.