Vladimir Troyanovskiy had checked flop and bet turn of a final board reading and then fired out a 6,800 bet on the river. His opponent, Pierre Merlin, looked puzzled and took a few minutes before his curiosity got the better of him and he threw out the call.
Troyanovskiy tabled his two par hand and Merlin mucked. One of Troyanovskiy’s table-mates teased him about his hand, questioning how the action went but he wasn’t too bothered as he stacked the chips. His inquisitor did however concede it was a good bet on the river.
Paul Bertrac reraised to 6,500 after Ognjen Sekularac had a bet of 2,400 in front of him from early position. The opponent in the small blind folded but Sekularac called to see the flop of and check-called a bet of 6,000 by Bertrac after the Frenchman had asked for his stack size prior to the continuation bet.
On the turn, Sekularac checked again and then folded to a bet of 12,000. Bertrac showed the bluff.
Tobias Peters started out on a tough table today with, amongst others, Dario Sammartino, Oleksii Khoroshenin and Vincent Verdickt. Peters tournament wasn't going so well at that table, falling down to 8,000 in the first couple of levels. He has picked himself up now though, and plays around starting stack again.
Peters told us two hands that gave him some more breathing room again. In the first Peters was already up to 12,000 and he called a raise to 900 with , only to have someone behind him squeeze to 2,375. The initial raiser folded but Peters shoved all in. His opponent called holding . The board brought some danger with but in the end Peters was safe and doubled.
Right the next hand Peters got aces and he opened. The big blind, the same player who had openen the last hand, made the call. The big blind check called a bet of 1,150 on . Both players checked the on the turn and the big blind bet out 1,550 on the -river. Peters raised to 3,850 and the big blind called. Peters showed his pocket aces and the big blind mucked.
We arrived at the table in time to see three players table their cards before the flop in an all in confrontation. The shortest of the trio was Bart Moens, who was all in for his last 7,000. Anton Bertilsson was the next biggest stack and was also at risk for a stack of 9,200 total. A third player had the other two covered and was hoping to score a double knockout an reduce the field by two.
Moens:
Bertilsson:
Opponent:
The flop came down , giving Bertilsson the overall lead with top two pair. Moens let out a shrug after seeing his ace-queen was outflopped and he stirred in his seat while waiting for the turn card. His disappointment was quickly turned around after the rolled off on fourth street, pairing his queen and giving him the lead with a better two pair. The finished off the board and Moens was secured new life through a triple up. Bertilson's ace-jack bested the third players sixes and he was awarded the side pot, keeping him alive but on life support with just about 4,500 in chips.
Joining the action on the flop, Sotirios Koutoupas check-called a bet of 1,500 by Ivan Soshnikov and both checked the turn. On the river the defending Deauville champion check-called a bet of 3,100 by Soshnikov and then mucked when he was shown .
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Ludovic Geilich called a 5,000 bet from Pierre Merlin on the flop of a board reading . They went on to check the turn card and the river card . Merlin mucked his cards and Geilich collected the pot without having to show his cards.
On the next hand Artem Litvinov opened for 900 and Merlin made the call from the small blind. Geilich bumped it up to 3,200 after checking Litvinov’s reduced stack and he glumly folded. Merlin made the call and they checked it down to the river of a board reading where Merlin bet 4,500. Geilich took fewer than five seconds to throw out a calling chip.
Merlin had and Geilich showed so they chopped it up.
From checking flights on his phone a few hours ago when he was down to 5,000 chips Geilich has fought his way back but Litvinov looks down in the dumps now his stack is just hovering above the same mark.
Bart Lybaert, who finished 20th in the FPS High Roller here earlier this week (€8,600) and also cashed in the same event last year (9th for €9,400), is sitting comfortably on a stack of 77,000.
Lybaert told us he isolated an early position limper with a raise to 1,000 from the button. The player in the big blind made the call and so did the limper.
Three way to the flop where with two clubs appeared. Action checked to Lybaert who bet 2,000. The big blind folded, the pre flop limper made the call.
That player check called another 4,000 on the -turn and 9,000 on the -river.
Lybaert showed for a flopped two pair and collected the chips after his opponent mucked.
Yury Gulyy opened to 800 before the flop and it folded over to Hervé Boulan in the small blind. Boulan cut out a three-bet to 2,250 and the big blind folded, putting action back on Gulyy.
Gulyy thought for about a minute before reaching for his stack of grey T5,000 chips. Gulyy picked up entire stack and plopped them straight into the middle of the table. This was enough to put Boulan all in and suddenly he was at a decision for his last roughly 14,000. In the end, Boulan let it go and Gully pulled the pot. Gulyy now has about 67,500 to his name.
In a battle of the blinds, there were 5,000 chips in the pot between Gaelle Baumann and Jacques Der Megreditchian with the flop reading . Baumann bet 3,350 and reluctantly called the raise of her opponent to 7,500. Both then checked the turn and Baumann faced another bet of 6,000 on the river.
She eventually made the call and mucked when Megreditchian turned over .
and then fired out a 6,800 bet on the river. His opponent, Pierre Merlin, looked puzzled and took a few minutes before his curiosity got the better of him and he threw out the call.
hand and Merlin mucked. One of Troyanovskiy’s table-mates teased him about his hand, questioning how the action went but he wasn’t too bothered as he stacked the chips. His inquisitor did however concede it was a good bet on the river.
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turn, Sekularac checked again and then folded to a bet of 12,000. Bertrac showed the 
bluff.
. The board brought some danger with 
but in the end Peters was safe and doubled.
. Both players checked the 
-river. Peters raised to 3,850 and the big blind called. Peters showed his pocket aces and the big blind mucked.
, giving Bertilsson the overall lead with top two pair. Moens let out a shrug after seeing his ace-queen was outflopped and he stirred in his seat while waiting for the turn card. His disappointment was quickly turned around after the 
rolled off on fourth street, pairing his queen and giving him the lead with a better two pair. The 
finished off the board and Moens was secured new life through a triple up. Bertilson's ace-jack bested the third players sixes and he was awarded the side pot, keeping him alive but on life support with just about 4,500 in chips.
flop, Sotirios Koutoupas check-called a bet of 1,500 by Ivan Soshnikov and both checked the 
turn. On the 
. They went on to check the turn card 
and the river card 
where Merlin bet 4,500. Geilich took fewer than five seconds to throw out a calling chip.
and Geilich showed 
so they chopped it up.
with two clubs appeared. Action checked to Lybaert who bet 2,000. The big blind folded, the pre flop limper made the call.
-river.
. Baumann bet 3,350 and reluctantly called the raise of her opponent to 7,500. Both then checked the 
turn and Baumann faced another bet of 6,000 on the 
river.
