With approximately 600,000 in the pot and a flop of , Niall Farrell bet 265,000 from the small blind and Benoit Gury called from the under-the-gun position. After the dealer burned and turned the , Farrell shoved for 970,000 and Gury folded.
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Michel Eid opened for 110,000 and Kresten Nielsen moved all in for 805,000 which had Eid covered. “Second time.” Eid complained to Neilsen and folded face up. Nielsen showed one card .
After dropping to 755,000, Niall Farrell shove all in after action folded to him in the small blind. Valentino Konakchiev asked for a count from the big and then made the call.
Konakchiev:
Farrell:
Konakchiev seemed a bit surprised Farrell had such a strong hand, which got even stronger on the flop. "No four on the river," Farrell said after the turn gave Konakchiev a gutshot straight draw. "Four on the river won it four me, it can't lose it for me."
Farrell, who was referring to an earlier hand where he got lucky to catch a four on the river and eliminate an opponent, got his wish as the harmless appeared on the river.
On a flop of Pasi Sormunen bet 100,000 from under the gun and was check raised from the big blind by Kresten Nielsen to 280,000. Sormunen called and they checked down the next two cards, turn and river . Nielsen had but lost this one to the of Sormunen .
Anaras Alekberovas, who finished fourth in this event last year and is looking to make back-to-back final tables, made it 100,000 to go under the gun only to have Emilio Jimenez three-bet all in for 710,000 from the small blind. The big folded and Alekberovas gingerly dropped in a call.
Alekberovas:
Jimenez:
Jimenez reached over and shook hands with Alekberovas as if to say, "Nice call." Indeed it was, but Jimenez was drawing to two live cards. Much to the delight of his supporters on the rail, he found one when the flop came down . Alekberovas sat motionless and watched helplessly as neither the turn nor river provided him paint.
All in preflop with Nicolau Pacheco Villa-Lobos was at risk against Kimmo Kurko who held . The rail for Villa-Lobos were calling for an ace with all their might but as the cards ran out there was no help and the nines held. Villa-Lobos shook Kirkland’s hand and exited the tournament.
Michel Eid opened for 100,000 under the gun and Andreas Christoforou three-bet to 200,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Eid called and the flop came down .
Eid was first to act and checked, which opened the door for Christoforou to bet 145,000. "Raise," Eid announced as the "r" rolled off his tongue. He then made it 300,000 to go. Christoforou thought for a bit before making the call, and then the dealer burned and turned the .
Eid shoved for his last 570,000 and Christoforou snap-called. Eid tabled the for top set, which had Christoforou, who held the , drawing dead. The meaningless completed the board on the river and Eid was shipped the double.
Anaras Alekberovas opened for 100,000 in the cut off and was raised to 215,000 by on the button Madis Müür. Alekberovas then made it 455,000 but an all-in by Müür quickly saw his opponents cards hit the muck.
, Niall Farrell bet 265,000 from the small blind and Benoit Gury called from the under-the-gun position. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Farrell shoved for 970,000 and Gury folded.
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face up. Nielsen showed one card 
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flop. "No four on the river," Farrell said after the 
turn gave Konakchiev a gutshot straight draw. "Four on the river won it four me, it can't lose it for me."
appeared on the river.
and river 
. Nielsen had 
but lost this one to the 
of Sormunen .
turn nor 
river provided him paint.
Nicolau Pacheco Villa-Lobos was at risk against Kimmo Kurko who held 
. The rail for Villa-Lobos were calling for an ace with all their might but as the cards ran out 
there was no help and the nines held. Villa-Lobos shook Kirkland’s hand and exited the tournament.
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completed the board on the river and Eid was shipped the double.
