Michael Kolkowicz opened for 115,000 under the gun, and Romain Nardin called in the next seat. Raffaele Sorrentino came along from the big blind, and the three saw a flop. Kolkowicz bet 225,000, and only Sorrentino called. Both checked the , and the river was a . Sorrentino checked and saw his opponent bet 540,000. Sorrentino went into the tank for a couple of minutes, and Kolkowicz called a clock.
"You take seven minutes every hand and now you call the clock," Sorrentino said. "I'm gonna call the clock on your every hand, now."
Alexandru Papazian opened the cutoff for 80,000 and small blind Andrey Bondar three-bet to 220,000. Papazian called and called the 180,000 bet that followed on .
The hit the turn and Bondar checked. Papazian bet 610,000 with 40,000 behind. Bondar folded.
Michael Kolkowicz opened his cutoff to 115,000. Big blind Andreas Klatt three-bet to 420,000 and action was back on Kolkowicz. The Frenchman asked how much Klatt had behind (about 1.6 million) and spend some time in the tank. He eventually four-bet to 1,115,000.
Klatt shoved all in for 2,075,000 and Kolkowicz asked how much it was in total. It turned out to be 960,000 to call for Kolkowicz. He tanked for a good 5 minutes before he folded.
Romain Nardin, like the hand before, raised to 90,000 from the cutoff. Davidi Kitai defended his big blind and checked on . Nardin checked behind and did so too on the turn. The on the river saw Kitai lead for 50,000. Nardin raised and Kitai folded instantly.
Action folded to Andrey Bondar in the small blind and he shoved all in. Big blind Moritz Dietrich called for 675,000.
Moritz Dietrich:
Andrey Bondar:
The flop was good for Bondar. Dietrich was on the verge of busting after the turn but the on the river saved him. Two pair for Bondar, straight for Dietrich.
Raffaele Sorrentino opened for 90,000 on the button and called a three-bet from big blind Romain Nardin for 335,000. Both players checked it down to the river, with on the felt. Nardin finally broke the streak of passivity with a bet of 355,000, and Sorrentino thought a bit before calling.
Nardin:
Sorrentino:
Sevens were good for Sorrentino, and he swept up the pot.
Diego Zeiter opened the cutoff for 70,000 and Alexandru Papazian called from the button. Both blinds folded and the two active players checked . The on the turn made for more action: Zeiter bet 90,000, Papazian raised to 225,000 and Zeiter called.
The river saw Zeiter check. Papazian bet 320,000 and Zeiter didn't waste a whole lot of time shoving for 565,000. Despite the good prize, Papazian folded.