The action started with a raise to 3,200 by Ali Reza Fatehi and Juha Helppi called in the hijack. Charlie Carrel three-bet to 11,500 out of the small blind and just Fatehi came along to see a flop of .
Carrel bet 15,000 and Fatehi raised to 31,000 before Carrel then put in two T25,000 chips without saying anything. The floor was called and, despite Carrel claiming he wanted to raise, it was just ruled as a call instead. On the turn, Carrel bet 35,000 and Fatehi called before the on the river went check, check.
Carrel announced a queen and turned over , Fatehi mucked.
Sam Greenwood raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Martin Kabrhel flat-called on the button. On the flop, Greenwood checked and called a bet worth 4,000 by Kabrhel. On the turn, Greenwood bet 8,500 and Kabrhel raised to 25,000, the Canadian called.
Eventually, the river triggered a check by both players and Greenwood turned over for a busted nut flush draw, while Kabrhel helped himself back to starting stack with for a pair of nines.
Isaac Haxton checked from the big blind on a board of , and Koray Aldemir bet 12,000, just a hair under the size of the pot. Haxton called and then checked the river. Aldemir bet 29,000 this time, and Haxton called after some thought. Aldemir showed for a flopped flush and Haxton couldn't beat it.
In the cutoff, Bertrand Grospellier raised to 2,500 and Nariman Yaghmai three-bet to 6,500 from one seat over on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Grospellier called. On the flop, Grospellier check-called a bet worth 5,500 before the duo then checked the on the turn.
After the river, Grospellier checked and Yaghmai checked behind. The PokerStars Team Pro flipped over , which ended up second best to Yaghmai's .
Jean-Noel Thorel opened the action with a raise to 3,000 and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 7,500 on the button. Out of the small blind, [Removed:17] four-bet to 23,000 and Alexandros Kolonias five-bet to 50,000. Thorel and Zinno folded quickly, Yan took more time and also sent his cards into the muck.
Nick Petrangelo (hijack) raised to 3,000 and got no fewer than four callers: Max Silver (cutoff), Mikita Badziakouski (button), Bertrand Grospellier (small blind) and Nariman Yaghmai (big blind) all wanted to see a flop.
All of them checked the flop and turn before Grospellier bet 7,000 on the river. Yaghmai folded, Petrangelo called, Silver and Badziakouski folded.
Grospellier tabled but would have to leave the pot to Petrangelo who showed .
Martin Kozlov raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Charlie Carrel called in the big blind. On the flop, Carrel check-called a bet worth 2,200 and did so again for 13,500 on the turn. After the river, Carrel checked for a third time and Kozlov bet 17,000. Kozlov tabled for top pair and top kicker, while Carrel called and flipped over for two pair to claim the pot.
Hand 2
Carrel limped in from the small blind and folded to a raise by Kozlov.
Hand 3
Carrel raised to 3,000 from the button and Kozlov called in the small blind. The flop fell and Kozlov checked, Carrel bet 7,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Jean-Noel Thorel bet from the button and got check-called by Alexandros Kolonias. Thorel showed top pair with on a board of . The only problem was the river had yet to emerge from the deck, and the dealer placed the on board. Kolonias thought a long time and checked, with Thorel checking and winning a pot worth over 25,000.
After the hand, a tournament official handed Thorel a one-round penalty. Anthony Zinno lobbied for a warning but the official said he was sorry but the rule said a penalty must be given in that spot.
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turn, Carrel bet 35,000 and Fatehi called before the 
on the river went check, check.
, Fatehi mucked.
flop, Greenwood checked and called a bet worth 4,000 by Kabrhel. On the 
turn, Greenwood bet 8,500 and Kabrhel raised to 25,000, the Canadian called.
river triggered a check by both players and Greenwood turned over 
for a pair of nines.
, and Koray Aldemir bet 12,000, just a hair under the size of the pot. Haxton called and then checked the 
river. Aldemir bet 29,000 this time, and Haxton called after some thought. Aldemir showed 
for a flopped flush and Haxton couldn't beat it.
on the turn.
river. Yaghmai folded, Petrangelo called, Silver and Badziakouski folded.
flop, Carrel check-called a bet worth 2,200 and did so again for 13,500 on the 
turn. After the 
for top pair and top kicker, while Carrel called and flipped over 
and Kozlov checked, Carrel bet 7,000 and that ended the hand right there.
on a board of 
on board. Kolonias thought a long time and checked, with Thorel checking and winning a pot worth over 25,000. 