An early position player opened to 4,000, Marie-Laure Loyher jammed for 34,000 in middle position, and Philip O'Brien put chips in from one seat over while everyone else folded.
Marie-Laure Loyher:
Philip O'Brien:
Loyher needed to improve, but the flop changed nothing. The turn left her needing an ace or queen, and the spiked the river to give her the double and keep her tournament life alive.
With a small pot brewing and on the board, Warren Roy Jacques Ceccaldi checked from the big blind and Adrian Mateos bet 8,000 from the next seat over. Jacques-Ceccaldi shoved for 57,000 and Mateos went into the tank. After a few moments, he tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.
On the next hand, Christophe De Meulder opened with a raise to 5,500 from the cutoff and a Jacques-Ceccaldi called before Mateos shoved his last 35,000. De Meulder four-bet shoved with nearly 90,000 and Jacques-Ceccaldi got out of the way. Action was heads-up and Mateos was at risk.
Adrian Mateos:
Christophe De Meulder:
The board ran out and Mateos made a pair of jacks to double through De Meulder.
Enrico Francesio had 4,500 committed to the pot in the hijack and was contemplating Roberto Lessa Ferreira's jam for 27,500 on the button. After some time, Francesio called.
Roberto Lessa Ferreira:
Enrico Francesio:
The flop gave Ferreira a bigger lead, and he locked up the double on the turn as the and completed the board.
With roughly 32,000 in the middle on a board, Kenji Kurashina was in middle position and bet 12,000. Jean-Pierre Gleize raised to 35,500 in the hijack, Kurashina moved all-in for 57,000, and Gleize called.
Kenji Kurashina:
Jean-Pierre Gleize:
Kurashina was ahead but needed to fade outs, and the river let him breathe a sigh of relief as he secured the double with his bottom set.
Petroni Giovanni opened from early position, Daniel Rezaei called the hijack, the small blind called, and Alexandru Cinca jammed the big blind for approximately 55,000. Giovanni called and the other two players folded.
Alexandru Cinca:
Petroni Giovanni:
The board ran out and Cinca improved to trips to take the pot.