Alex Bilokur opened to 300 and his neighbor Andrea Dato three bet to 800. Action folded back to Bilokur who called.
Both players checked the flop and the hit the turn. Bilokur bet out 700, and Dato raised to 2,200. Bilokur made the call.
The river made Bilokur check. Dato bet 1,800 and with just a few seconds left to act, Bilokur check raised to 10,500. Dato called all in and it was time to table the cards.
Alex Bilokur:
Andrea Dato:
"Italian skill!" laughed Dato. Team Russia down to just 3,000 on Table 5, Team Italy leading.
We catched the action over on Table 1 on the river with the board reading . Salter had checked and Schemion had bet 2,800.
Salter tanked for 29 seconds, and with just 1 second left check raised to 6,250. Schemion made the call, but couldn't beat Salter's flopped trips with .
Team Germany down a lot, Team United Kingdom gains some chips over on table 1.
Anatoly Filatov three-bet Marvin Rettenmaier's button open from the small blind and the German called.
The flop brought out and Rettenmaier flopped top pair and the nut flush draw with .
Filatov bet on the flop and Rettenamaier called. The turn was the and on which Filatov bet 2,300. Rettenmaier called again and on the river, the , the German hit a flush.
Filatov bet 4,800 and Rettenmaier moved all in for 7,825 after which Team Russia's member folded right away.
Point leaders after Heat 1, Team Italy, have gotten off to a bad start in Heat 2, losing the first player in the shape of Rocco Palumbo.
Kenney, who busted him, recapped some the action for us.
Palumbo raised under the gun and bet 600 and 1,500 on the flop and turn. Kenney called the flop bet and raised to the turn bet to 3,600. Palumbo called and the board rested as . He checked to Team USA's Kenney who set him in for his last 8,000.
Paumbo called with a set of threes but Kenney had a straight with .
Bryn Kenney opened under the gun for 900 and action rapidly folded to Oleksii Khoroshenin in the big blind. Team Ukraine's EPT Vienna champion shoved all in for 2,950 and Kenney made the call.
Bryn Kenney:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
The board ran out and Khoroshenin doubled. Team Ukraine back in business! A small business at this point, but a business nonetheless.
flop and the 
hit the turn. Bilokur bet out 700, and Dato raised to 2,200. Bilokur made the call.
made Bilokur check. Dato bet 1,800 and with just a few seconds left to act, Bilokur check raised to 10,500. Dato called all in and it was time to table the cards.
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and Rettenmaier flopped top pair and the nut flush draw with 
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and on which Filatov bet 2,300. Rettenmaier called again and on the river, the 
, the German hit a flush.
. Team Ukraine's Katchalov called with 
and the board ran 
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. He checked to Team USA's Kenney who set him in for his last 8,000.
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on the turn and the 
and Khoroshenin doubled. Team Ukraine back in business! A small business at this point, but a business nonetheless.
