Juha Helppi finished empty handed with his first bullet, but his second attempt is off to a better start. Helppi opened to 1,300 under the gun and saw a flop with Behzad Ahadpour and Niall Farrell. The flop got checked to Farrell, who bet 2,200. Only Helppi elected to call. Both players checked the on the turn.
On the river, Helppi checked and Farrell bet a hefty 6,700. Helppi pondered for over a minute, then put in a check-raise. Farrell already threw his hand in the muck as soon as the chips hit the felt.
Two hands later, Sam Greenwood opened to 1,500 on the button, with Helppi and Ahadpour calling from the blinds. Everyone checked the board to the river. Helppi bet 2,300, resulting in two rapid folds.
Jean-Noel Thorel isn't the guy with the standard playbook. He just threw in a hefty overshove in a pot against Ole Schemion.
With only diamonds on the board and 9,000 in the pot, Thorel pushed all-in for 40,400. His German opponent looked a bit puzzled, so Thorel started the table talk.
"If you fold, I show one", Thorel said.
"Can I pick one", was Schemion reply.
Thorel agreed but wasn't rid of Schemion right away. He tanked for a minute, before tossing his cards in the muck. Schemion chose one of Thorel cards and flipped it over. It was the , which didn't give Schemion the information he wanted.
Martin Kozlov and Scott Seiver are both on their second bullet and now share a table. Kozlov raised to 1,200 from under the gun and Seiver called in the big blind. On the flop, Seiver checked, Kozlov bet 1,500 and received a call.
On the turn, Seiver check-called a bet worth 3,000 and checked again the on the river. Kozlov checked behind and mucked once he was shown the by Seiver.
The more or less private battle between Charlie Carrel and Alexandros Kolonias just experienced another episode that left the Greek rather short in chips.
On the flop of , Kolonias checked from late position and Carrel bet 2,200 in the cutoff. Kolonias called and check-called again another 5,000 on the turn. The fell on the river and Kolonias checked for a third time. Carrel bet 40,000 to give his opponent all but two choices, to call off his stack or fold and remain short. Kolonias stared back and elected for the latter.
Niall Farrell's stack is moving the right way the last couple of levels. The Brit just gained some more chips.
It was folded around to Farrell in the small blind and he completed. From the big blind Adrian Mateos made it 2,000 and Farrell called.
The dealer spread out on the flop and Farrell check-called a bet of 2,500. He checked again on the turn and this time Mateos barreled for 6,800. Farrell called a second time.
The completed the board and both players checked. Farrell showed for the rivered straight. Mateos looked disgusted and mucked his cards.
It has been an eventful day for Jean-Noel Thorel, but just like that the Frenchman met his demise in a massive clash with [Removed:17]. It was Thorel who opened to 1,500 from under the gun. Ole Schemion called from middle position and action got folded to [Removed:17] in the big blind. The Kiwi three-bet to 6,700, Thorel called, and Schemion folded.
The flop came and Yan kept firing with a bet of 6,500. Without much ado, Thorel shoved all in for 35,000 and Yan snap-called it off.
Jean-Noel Thorel:
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Needing an ace, diamond or running cards, the founder of Bioderma suddenly found himself at risk for his tournament life. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river were one of Thorel outs, and he was eliminated. With Thorel's chips, Yan is now the new chipleader.
Dario Sammartino raised to 1,500 from under the gun and Alexandros Kolonias flat-called from one seat over. On the button, Dan Shak three-bet to 5,500 and Sammartino asked Kolonias to see his stack, then folded. Kolonias moved all in and Shak called.
Kolonias:
Shak:
The board came and Kolonias doubled for 12,850, Shak still has double the starting stack though.
The initial plan was to have a 75-minute dinner break, but after consulting the players, the tournament organization changed it to 90 minutes. 16 minutes on the clock before that happens.
After a raise by Anthony Zinno in the cutoff, Dietrich Fast moved all in for around 11,500 from the button and Philipp Gruissem just flat-called in the small blind, Zinno folded.
Fast:
Gruissem:
"Some five, seven, eight or clubs please," Fast said while standing up and grabbing his belongings. The flop came and Fast sat back down with the words "well, there we go." However, neither the turn and the river blanked. "How can you win that one, so lucky," Fast added with a dry smile on the face.
The German left the tournament area and said he won't be back for bullet two.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 1,300 and Ali Reza Fatehi called on the button, as did Dario Sammartino in the big blind. On the flop, action checked to Fatehi and he bet 1,800. Only Sammartino called and both remaining players checked the on the turn. On the river, Sammartino checked.
Fatehi bet 2,600 and Sammartino ended up calling after some brief consideration. He was shown by Fatehi and claimed the pot with the .
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got checked to Farrell, who bet 2,200. Only Helppi elected to call. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
river, Helppi checked and Farrell bet a hefty 6,700. Helppi pondered for over a minute, then put in a check-raise. Farrell already threw his hand in the muck as soon as the chips hit the felt.
board to the river. Helppi bet 2,300, resulting in two rapid folds.
board and 9,000 in the pot, Thorel pushed all-in for 40,400. His German opponent looked a bit puzzled, so Thorel started the table talk. 
, which didn't give Schemion the information he wanted.
flop, Seiver checked, Kozlov bet 1,500 and received a call.
turn, Seiver check-called a bet worth 3,000 and checked again the 
on the river. Kozlov checked behind and mucked once he was shown the 
, Kolonias checked from late position and Carrel bet 2,200 in the cutoff. Kolonias called and check-called again another 5,000 on the 
turn. The 
fell on the river and Kolonias checked for a third time. Carrel bet 40,000 to give his opponent all but two choices, to call off his stack or fold and remain short. Kolonias stared back and elected for the latter.
on the flop and Farrell check-called a bet of 2,500. He checked again on the 
turn and this time Mateos barreled for 6,800. Farrell called a second time. 
completed the board and both players checked. Farrell showed 
and Yan kept firing with a bet of 6,500. Without much ado, Thorel shoved all in for 35,000 and Yan snap-called it off.
on the turn nor the 
turn and the 
river blanked. "How can you win that one, so lucky," Fast added with a dry smile on the face.
on the turn. On the 
