Shijirbaatar Sanjaasuren pushed all in for his last 28,000 on a flop. Paul Tedeschi called in the big blind, as did Stefan Schillhabel on the button. Those two checked the and then Tedeschi led out for 38,000 on the river. Schillhabel thought awhile but folded.
Tedeschi showed , and that was a winner against the of Sanjaasuren.
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Stefan Huber has started off the day really well, doubling early on. Just now, he gained some more chips.
He opened the hijack and big blind Diego Ventura called. Ventura check-raised to 55,000 on , Huber called.
Ventura bet another 70,000 on the turn and again Huber called. Ventura took his foot off the pedal on the river and checked. Huber bet 59,000 and Ventura folded.
Davidi Kitai was in the big blind and checked a completed board of . Romain Nardin was on his left and bet 71,000. Kitai thought a couple of minutes and then put in a raise to what looked like 210,000. Nardin thought briefly and then slapped his cards forcefully into the muck with a sigh.
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. Paul Tedeschi called in the big blind, as did Stefan Schillhabel on the button. Those two checked the 
and then Tedeschi led out for 38,000 on the 
river. Schillhabel thought awhile but folded.
, and that was a winner against the 
of Sanjaasuren.
, Huber called.
turn and again Huber called. Ventura took his foot off the pedal on the 
river and checked. Huber bet 59,000 and Ventura folded.
. Romain Nardin was on his left and bet 71,000. Kitai thought a couple of minutes and then put in a raise to what looked like 210,000. Nardin thought briefly and then slapped his cards forcefully into the muck with a sigh.
giving Nardin two pair and a strong lead in the hand.
on the river, however, was a blank and Souaid and Nardin shook hands. Down to 40 players now in the Main Event.
and Fejerdi was eliminated.
