Gianluca Speranza raised to 90,000 first to act over on the feature table with the and Mathijs Jonkers in the big blind raised to 250,000 with just the showing. Speranza called and the flop fell . Jonkers continued for 200,000 and Speranza double-checked his cards before folding.
"Show the bluff!" Speranza demanded and Jonkers replied "You will see it in 30 minutes."
Over on the feature table, Mathijs Jonkers raised to 85,000 first to act and Luis Rodriguez called in the big blind. The flop fell and Rodriguez check-called a bet of 85,000 before the duo checked the on the turn.
After the river, Rodriguez bet 300,000 and Jonkers snap-called. Rodriguez showed for trips tens while Jonkers won the pot with for a full house.
Stepan Osinovski raised from early position and Kevin MacPhee defended in the big blind.
The flop came and MacPhee checked. Osinovski bet 80,000 and MacPhee called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and MacPhee led for 175,000. Osinovski took a while to make his decision. He asked for a better look at MacPhee's remaining stack, and then after he was put on the clock, he raised to 675,000. MacPhee took about 40 seconds.
"Bluffing again?" he asked.
MacPhee mucked and kept making a gesutre with his hand, encouraging Osinovski to show — he did not.
The feature tables will switch after the 20-minute break while all remaining 11 players left the tables to get some fresh air and a bite from the free buffet.
Gianluca Speranza checked the flop to Robert Bickley. Bickley bet 95,000 and Speranza called.
The turn was the and Speranza checked again. This time, Bickley bet 210,000 and Speranza called. The river was the and and both players checked. Speranza won the hand with beating the of Bickley.
In the second hand of the new level over on the feature table, Marc MacDonnell moved all in from the hijack and Kevin MacPhee on the button asked for a count. The shove of the Irishman was for 825,000 and MacPhee called all in for 750,000 while Maria Ho and Stepan Osinovski in the blinds folded.
Kevin MacPhee:
Marc MacDonnell:
"I like my chances," MacPhee said before the flop fell . Suddenly the defending champion was drawing to the case nine or running outs for a full house, as the would give MacDonnell a flush. Nothing changed with the turn, but low and behold, the magical river improved MacPhee to a set.
One hand later, MacDonnell shoved for his last 70,000 first to act and Marti Roca De Torres reraised to 135,000, forcing everyone else out.
Marc MacDonnell:
Marti Roca De Torres:
The flop was quite a sweat for MacDonnell, but the turn and river bricked to send the Irishman to the rail in 11th place for €58,455.