Imad Derwiche got his stack in preflop for around 20,000 with against the of Corentin Ropert and the board came .
It was the second bullet for Derwiche, who quickly headed out of the tournament area. Besides Ropert, two other well-known French players have decent stacks on the same table in Theodore McQuilkin and Benjamin Pollak.
There was an open to 1,700 and Arvydas Merfeldas called before Nicola Grieco three-bet to 6,000. Both players called and the trio saw a flop.
It was checked by both players before Grieco moved all in for 50,000. Merfeldas called and they spun their cards on their backs.
Nicola Grieco:
Arvydas Merfeldas:
It was set vs overpair and Grieco was out of his seat calling for an ace. The turn gave Merfeldas a full house but added two nines to Grieco's outs.
When Grieco saw the on the river, he couldn't contain his delight, cheering and celebrating to the enjoyment of everyone, including Merfeldas who smiled graciously as he left the table.
With just four players left in the €1,100 French National Championship, Romero was down to just three big blinds. How did he spin it up? How did he get so short? What's his strategy going forward?
Philipp Kober raised and jammed for 13,400 into a three-bet of Luc Greenwood, who had arrived not long ago. Greenwood called with for around half his stack and Kober was one notch better with the .
The board came and Kober doubled, as neither player had a diamond in their hand.
Victoria Coren Mitchell checked the flop and called a bet of 1,700 into a pot of 6,000 by Viliyan Petleshkov. The followed on the turn and Coren Mitchell quickly checked. Petleshkov emptied the clip and moved all in for 10,800, which won the pot right there without showdown.
Romain Nussman and Maria Lampropoulos were heads up on a flop. Lampropoulos checked and Nussman bet 3,800, which Lampropoulos called. The turn brought a fourth flush card and this time both players checked.
The river was the pairing the board and Lampropoulos checked for the last time. Nussman tanked before betting a hefty 20,000 into the pot and Lampropoulos tanked even longer. Eventually the clock was called and with only five seconds left on the clock, she decided to pass.