Three players put in 1,400 each preflop and the flop came , the small blind checked, the player in the middle bet out 3,000 and John Sorgen raised to 7,000, the small blind folded and the player who bet called the raise.
The turn was the , and after Sorgen's opponent checked he fired out 10,000 and his opponent called. The landed on the river and Sorgen's opponent checked and he checked back. Sorgen tabled for a flopped set of fives and his opponent mucked his hand.
Jonathan Little has dropped from where he was a couple of levels ago. The pro has taken some back though after making a big raise on a flop, raising to 30,000 over a 5,000 bet. Franco Mancini was the man under pressure, with a call committing the majority of his 40,000 stack. Mancini decided better of it and let it go.
Robert Schulz opened to 1,300 and picked up one caller before Kevin Rivest got his last 9,400 in. Schulz was the only caller and the cards were flipped over.
Kevin Rivest:
Robert Schulz:
The Germans are used to the phrase" it is always coming seven" by now and that once again proved to be true on the run out as Schulz got there eventually.
Scott Long opened the action and was three-bet to 6,500 by Mike Holm. Everyone else stepped aside before Long went all in for 13,900. Holm asked for a count and called the rest.
Scott Long:
Mike Holm:
Holm's big slick was in trouble against Long's pocket rockets. Long held on the board and got a much-needed double.