Jan Bendik, who won this event last year when it was under the EPT banner, just shoved all in for 99,000 in early position. Jerome Brion called him from the cutoff.
Brion:
Bendik:
Bendik had a dominating position, but that changed on the flop. Although Brion had found a three-outer, Bendik could still win with a spade or a queen. None appeared on the turn or river though, and he said something in his native tongue before shaking his conqueror's hand and heading to payouts.
Paul Tedeschi limped in first to act, and Sergio Aido popped it to 40,000 on the button. Stefan Schillhabel called in the small blind, and Tedeschi made it three to an flop. Action checked to Aido, who bet 82,000. Schillhabel called, and Tedeschi counted out his stack before raising to 235,000. Aido quickly mucked, but Schillhabel tanked and call. On the turn, Tedeschi immediately shoved when Schillhabel checked. The German didn't take long to fold.
Peyman Luth opened for 26,000 and small blind Raffaele Sorrentino and big blind Diego Zeiter both called.
Sorrentino lead out for 26,000 on and Zeiter called. Initial raiser Luth squeezed to 120,000 and Sorrentino folded. Zeiter, however, shoved all in and after some time in the tank, Luth called for 342,000 total.
Diego Zeiter:
Peyman Luth:
The on the turn was a blank and left Luth drawing dead, the river could not change that.
Jan Bendik defended his big blind from an under-the-gun open and then shoved in for 43,000 on a flop. His opponent folded after thinking briefly, and Bendik showed for a gutshot. Bendik needs to find a double soon, as he's still under 10 big blinds.
Paul Tedeschi thought awhile on a completed board of in middle position. There was over 300,000 in the pot already, and he slowly slid in a bet of 188,000. Lee Hon Cheong took his own thinking time on the button and then pushed all of his chips in the middle. Tedeschi took a deep breath and looked away from the table with a sigh.
He asked for a count, and it was 411,000. Tedeschi would need to commit nearly all of his stack to call the shove. After a few minutes of thought, another player called the clock on Tedeschi. With just under 30 seconds left on his timer, he flicked in a chip to call.
Cheong showed for a backdoor nut flush. Tedeschi turned over for the flopped nut straight.
flop. Although Brion had found a three-outer, Bendik could still win with a spade or a queen. None appeared on the turn or river though, and he said something in his native tongue before shaking his conqueror's hand and heading to payouts.
turn, Tedeschi immediately shoved when Schillhabel checked. The German didn't take long to fold.
and Zeiter called. Initial raiser Luth squeezed to 120,000 and Sorrentino folded. Zeiter, however, shoved all in and after some time in the tank, Luth called for 342,000 total.
on the turn was a blank and left Luth drawing dead, the river 
could not change that.
flop. His opponent folded after thinking briefly, and Bendik showed 
for a gutshot. Bendik needs to find a double soon, as he's still under 10 big blinds.
for a backdoor nut flush. Tedeschi turned over