Brigitte Doubles; Klatt Runs Well; Toma Takes a Seat
After a raise and three callers, a short-stacked Thierry Brigitte moved all in for the last 6,500 and was called only by Valon Budima. The latter showed 
and picked up a straight draw to crack Brigitte's 
, but ultimately the board ran out 
. "I would have called if he didn't, I had ace-ten suited," table neighbor Gianluca Speranza said in table chat.
One table over is 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo runner-up Andreas Klatt and he has enjoyed a decent start into Day 1b after he was never above starting stack the day before. "I doubled up with flush versus set and won a few pots after that," Klatt added while Tsugunari Toma just sat down on his table.
Toma immediately called a raise to 1,100 and headed to a three-way flop of 
. The action checked to Toma and his bet of 2,400 won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
48,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |