On the flop, Max Silver bet 2,800, and Marvin Rettenmeier made the call to see the land on the turn. Silver bet 5,400, and Rettenmeier called. The river was the , and both players checked.
Silver showed the for top pair, and Rettenmeier folded.
Defending champion, Igor Kurganov, has stretched further clear at the top after scooping a huge pot off Paul Newey.
The pot was being passed to Kurganov and he recounted most of the hand to PokerNews. On the flop, Newey check-called a bet before he led for 13,500 on the turn. Kurganov raised this up to 27,000 and called when Newey three-bet to 68,000.
The river fell as the and Newey shoved for his remaining 75,000 with for the nut flush. Kurganov had bad news though as he opened for a full house. Ouch.
From under the gun, Jason Wheeler raised to 2,300. Jan Heitmann reraised from the next seat to 5,800, and action folded back to Wheeler. He made the call, and the flop came down .
On the flop, Wheeler checked, and Heitmann checked behind. The turn was the , and both players checked again. The river completed the board with the , and Wheeler led for 7,000. Heitmann called.
Phil Ivey is in no mood to hang around with his second bullet, just ask Govert Metaal.
The action folded to Ivey on the button and he raised to 2,500. Metaal was in the big blind and three-bet to 7,500. Ivey paused for a minute and moved all in for 54,000. Metaal snap called causing Ivey to smile.
Metaal:
Ivey:
The board ran to make Ivey a full house. The mood at his table instantly shifted down a notch or two.
The flop came down , and Quoss bet 10,000. Cheong called, and the dealer added the on the turn. Quoss led again, this time for 23,000. Cheong took his time, then called.
On the river, Quoss checked. Cheong studied, then fired 35,500. Quoss gave it up, and Cheong won the pot.
Dani Stern was all in preflop against Philipp Gruissem and Jan Heitman before the flop. There was about 25,000 in the middle on the flop for the main pot and 20,000 in the side pot for Gruissem and Heitmann to fight over.
After checking the flop, Gruissem and Heitmann also checked the turn and river. Gruissem showed the , which was good enough to beat Heitmann's for the side pot. It was also good enough to beat Stern's for the main pot and eliminate him.
flop, Max Silver bet 2,800, and Marvin Rettenmeier made the call to see the 
land on the turn. Silver bet 5,400, and Rettenmeier called. The river was the 
, and both players checked.
for top pair, and Rettenmeier folded.
flop, and Olivier Busquet bet 2,500. Fox called.
, and Fox checked. Busquet bet 6,000, and Fox check-raised to 17,800. Busquet called.
, and Fox fired 23,000. After a minute in the tank, Busquet folded, and Fox won the pot.
flop, Newey check-called a bet before he led for 13,500 on the 
turn. Kurganov raised this up to 27,000 and called when Newey three-bet to 68,000.
for the nut flush. Kurganov had bad news though as he opened 
for a full house. Ouch.
board with queen-jack. An opponent had pocket queens though and Ivey was drawing dead.
.
, and Wheeler led for 7,000. Heitmann called.
, and Heitmann showed the 
.
, and Quoss bet 10,000. Cheong called, and the dealer added the 
on the turn. Quoss led again, this time for 23,000. Cheong took his time, then called.
for the side pot. It was also good enough to beat Stern's 
