Stefan Schillhabel opened to 37,000 second to act and then called a three-bet to 137,000 from Michael Kolkowicz, who was in the big blind. Schillhabel called a bet of 182,000 on the flop. The turn brought a tank from Kolkowicz and then a bet of 223,000. Schillhabel mucked in short order.
Romain Nardin had a raise to 50,000 in front of him in the cutoff, and small blind Arne Coulier was all in for 466,000 when we arrived at their table. Nardin called.
Nardin:
Coulier:
The flop was bad enough for Coulier since Nardin added a straight draw, and the turn was even worse.
"Good luck, guys," Coulier said as the dealer completed the board with the .
Stefan Schillhabel (hijack) and Paul-Francois Tedeschi (cutoff) took a flop of . Schillhabel, the initial raiser in the hand, checked. Tedeschi bet 58,000 and Schillhabel check-raised to 195,000.Tedeschi folded instantly.
After an Alexandru Papazian open and a Davidi Kitai button flat, Gianluca Speranza jammed out of the big blind for approximately 470,000. Kitai looked him up.
Kitai:
Speranza:
The race went Kitai's way as the board ran out , giving him aces up. With just 24 players remaining, it's time for new seats to be drawn.