With around 2,500 in the pot and a flop of , Patrick Leonard checked from the big blind and Atanas Malinov did the same from the hijack. Andrey Shatilov then bet 1,300 from the button, Leonard called, and Malinov check-raised to 4,700. Shatilov folded, and Leonard pushed back with a raise to 14,775.
Malinov gave it some thought, but ultimately released his cards.
Thomas Muehloeckerr raised to 600 from the hijack and Dimitar Danchev defended his big blind to see a flop of . Danchev proceeded to check-call a bet of 750, and then check-called on of 2,150 on the turn.
The former PCA champ checked for a third time on the river, and Muehloecker bet again, this time 4,850. Danchev called and Muehloecker confidently rolled over the for kings and fours with an ace kicker. It was no good though as Danchev held a superior two pair with the .
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Igor Kurganov had to admit defeat on the river in hand versus Joao Vieira, helping the latter to claim an early chip lead.
Around 34,000 had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as . Viera checked to face a 25,000 be that put him in the tank. Two minutes later he check-raised all in for 58,000. The game was up for Kurganov and he folded.
Isaac Haxton flopped very well but played it cautiously after his c-bet was call by both opponents.
He raised from early position pre flop and bet 1,400 on a flop. Paul Newey (button) and Pratyush Buddiga (big blind) called both times before all three checked down the turn and river.
Buddiga opened but Haxton scooped with . Newey mucked.
Olivier Busquet raised to 500 from the cutoff only to have Francisco Castro three-bet to 1,850 from the button. Agshin Rasulov then four-bet to 4,100 from the big blind, Busquet folded, and Castro called to see a flop.
Rasulov checked, Castro bet 2,500, and Rasulov check-raised to 7,500. Castro thought long and hard before three-bettting to 19,500, and that did the trick as Castro, who had amassed a big stack, released his hand.
Martin Finger opened for 550 from the cutoff and Jorryt van Hoof called from the small blind. Stephen Chidwick came along from the big and the triumvirate saw the flop come out , which they all checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the , van Hoof led out for 850, Chidwick raised to 2,800, and Finger folded. The man from the Netherlands made the call and then both players returned to checking on the river. Chidwick tabled the for a set, which bested the of Van Hoof.
"All in and a call," a dealer shouted from the far end of the room.
We made our way over to discover that a raising war had broke out on the turn with the board reading . There was around 5,000 in the pot, but action exploded between Daniel Dvoress and Francisco Castro that resulted in the former getting his stack of 39,025 in the middle.
The exact details escaped us, but it appeared Castro bluffed at the pot after some action had occurred and Dvoress called off. Whatever the case, Castro went to muck after Dvoress tabled the for a straight. Since it was an all-in situation, Castro was obliged to show, so the dealer revealed his .
Castro was drawing dead and sent over about half his stack after the was run out on the river.
The day is 20% done and the players are taking a 15-minute break. A few new names joined the field, including Martin Jacobson, the current World Champion. Wouldn't you know it, he's been drawn next to Jorryt van Hoof, the man he who finished third at that final table. The pair shared a friendly embrace.
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, Patrick Leonard checked from the big blind and Atanas Malinov did the same from the hijack. Andrey Shatilov then bet 1,300 from the button, Leonard called, and Malinov check-raised to 4,700. Shatilov folded, and Leonard pushed back with a raise to 14,775.
. Danchev proceeded to check-call a bet of 750, and then check-called on of 2,150 on the 
turn.
for kings and fours with an ace kicker. It was no good though as Danchev held a superior two pair with the 
.
flop. Paul Newey (button) and Pratyush Buddiga (big blind) called both times before all three checked down the 
turn and river.
but Haxton scooped with 
, which they all checked.
, van Hoof led out for 850, Chidwick raised to 2,800, and Finger folded. The man from the Netherlands made the call and then both players returned to checking on the 
for a set, which bested the 
