PokerStars Team Pro is still among the chip leaders despite dropping some of the early profit he had collected over the course of the past 30 minutes. The latest hand saw him betting 2,800 on the river of a board and his opponent tank-called. Heitmann turned over the for a backdoor flush and that won the pot.
There was already quite some preflop action between Justas Semaska and Michael Kolkowicz. The Frenchman then check-raised the flop from 3,000 to 8,100 and Semaska called to see the on the turn. Kolkowicz checked and Semaska tossed in a 5,000 chip to send his opponent into the think tank.
Kolkowicz grabbed his stack, slid it within 2 centimeters of the betting line, gave it more thought and then mucked his cards. Attempted angle shooting?
“Floor Table 38” went the call and your intrepid reporter hot-footed it over to see what drama was unfolding at the table. The floor has to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the rules and etiquette of poker and could be called upon to rule on a vast number of circumstances, some common and some unique.
We arrived just ahead of the floor to see no flop, no chips in the middle and a hand in progress as early position players mucked their hands. Just then the tournament director arrived and was told by the dealer that the players were complaining of the cold as they were situated under the air conditioner. To prove the point a couple of players bunched up their shoulders and tugged up their collars, though none went so far as to blow on cupped hands. The floor said he would see if it could be turned down and play resumed.
After a raise to 700 and two calls, Victor Gerasymenko moved all in for his last 8,975 chips and was tank-called by the initial raiser with . Gerasymenko had a flip for his tournament life with but couldn't get there on a board of .
Paul "padjes" Berende is down a little for the day, most of it credit to this hand against Ihar "OMGitshunt" Soika we wrote about earlier.
Berende told us about a different hand he played earlier though, again with Soika. In that hand the player opened under the gun/the cutoff to 200 on the still four-handed table. Berende called from the small blind and Soika in the big blind squeezed to 850. The initial raiser called and now Berende resqueezed to 3,050. Both Soika and the player under the gun made the call to grow the pot to a whopping 9,000 plus already.
The flop came rainbow and Berende bet 3,550. Soika called, the other player folded. A hit the turn and Berende check called a bet of 5,650. The river came an and Berende checked again. Soika, who played Berende online many times, checked behind eventually.
Berende showed and chopped the pot as Soika also had .
Swedish pro Anton Wigg previously won EPT Copenhagen, but his results at EPT Deauville have been overwhelming as well. Seven out of Wigg's last 14 live tournament results have been in Deauville, and today we asked him for some strategy advice on what to do when facing inexperienced players.
Team PokerStars Online Pro Gabriel Nassif raised to 600 from under the gun and the player to his direct left tossed out a call. Action folded around to the player in the hijack and he cut out a three-bet to 1,725. The button and small blind folded and Stephane Benadiba flatted in the big blind. It was back on Nassif and he went into the tank for about 90 seconds. Ultimately, Nassif opted to four-bet the action to 5,325. The player to his direct left folded while both the hijack and Benadiba called.
The flop came down and action checked to Nassif. He dropped out a bet of 3,000 and the hijack instantly called. Benadiba got out of the way, leaving the two heads up.
The fell on the turn and Nassif continued out for 6,000. His opponent thought for a bit before throwing his hand into the muck. Nassif pulled in the sizable pot and now has about 55,500 in chips.
Vicky Coren-Mitchell opened for 425 from early position and picked up three callers including Andrius Bielskis in the big blind.
The flop was and it was checked to Coren-Mitchell who continued for 700 and it was just Bielskis who made the call. The turn card saw Bielskis check-call another bet of 1,200 from Coren-Mitchell.
The river was the and they both checked. “I win.” Bielskis said and turned over his rivered straight.
“Yes you do, yes you do.” Coren-Mitchell said and mucked her hand.
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board and his opponent tank-called. Heitmann turned over the 
for a backdoor flush and that won the pot.
flop from 3,000 to 8,100 and Semaska called to see the 
on the turn. Kolkowicz checked and Semaska tossed in a 5,000 chip to send his opponent into the think tank.
. Gerasymenko had a flip for his tournament life with 
but couldn't get there on a board of 
.
rainbow and Berende bet 3,550. Soika called, the other player folded. A 
hit the turn and Berende check called a bet of 5,650. The river came an 
and Berende checked again. Soika, who played Berende online many times, checked behind eventually.
and chopped the pot as Soika also had 
and action checked to Nassif. He dropped out a bet of 3,000 and the hijack instantly called. Benadiba got out of the way, leaving the two heads up.
fell on the turn and Nassif continued out for 6,000. His opponent thought for a bit before throwing his hand into the muck. Nassif pulled in the sizable pot and now has about 55,500 in chips.
and it was checked to Coren-Mitchell who continued for 700 and it was just Bielskis who made the call. The turn card 
and they both checked. “I win.” Bielskis said and turned over his 
rivered straight.