We picked up the action on a board as Austrian player Christian Stallinger bet out 6,100. Marc-Andre Ladouceur made the call in position and the dealer put the on the table.
This is where things got interesting. Stallinger bet out 8,200 and Ladouceur pondered a little before raising to 26,700. This was not the end of it though as Stallinger made it 61,200. Ladouceur sighed,... and called.
Stallinger showed his which he by now was pretty sure was no good of course. Ladouceur opened and raked in the chips.
The board currently shows 910 entrants in the EPT Vienna Main Event and 441 of those are still in the hunt for the title. The average stack right now is 61.904 or 61 big blinds.
PokerStars player Jamila von Perger opened for 1,600 and was called in the big blind by Gordillo Caballero. The two players saw a flop of and checked it to see the turn card . Caballero bet out for 2,100 and von Perger made the call.
The river card was the and when Caballero checked he insta mucked as soon as von Perger reached for chips.
We joined the action as Martin Staszko had put in 10,100 pre-flop and had been called by Ilkka Nuotio. They saw a flop of and Staszko bet 8,500 only to be face by an all-in from Nuotio for 31,100. Staszko was taken aback, “Queens? Aces?” He asked before making the call with to find out he was up against the . Nuotio needed an ace or a four to survive.
The turn was the and the river to give Nuotio a straight and leave Staszko muttering about a strange flop and shaking his head in disbelief.
Gus Hansen's been known all over the world for his creative and aggressive playing style, and he just showed German pro Marko Neumann that it still works.
Hansen raised to 2,100 from late position and Neumann three-bet from the blinds to 7,000. The Great Dane went into the tank for a bit but eventually he made the call.
The flop brought out and Neumann gave it some thought before betting 7,500. Hansen played around with his chips for a bit before casually tossing in the call, chip by chip. On the turn the popped up and both players checked.
On the river the board completed with the and Neumann checked once again. Hansen took about 20 seconds before putting together a big bet worth 26,600 with just 15,000 chips left behind.
With a stoic look Neumann tanked and ultimately he put in the call. Hansen flipped over for a turned straight and he raked in this pot as Neumann flashed . The German pro's head slowly turned a bit red, but he remained silent as Hansen had just cracked his pocket aces.
Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer has just been eliminated from the tournament.
He started out rather short with about 12,000 and dropped a significant portion of that stack early on. The hand responsible for that drop was one where he raised with jacks and made a c-bet on an ace-high flop but folded as he got raised.
Minutes later he lost his remaining 5,500. The small blind pushed all in and Danzer made the call from the big blind holding . Danzer was in good shape as his neighbor tabled a mere . The flop would spell trouble for Danzer though as it displayed a jack; . The on the turn and on the river were of no help and Danzer left the tournament room.