Kostyantyn Shulga opened to 700 from early position, Vitalijs Tarhanovs called out of the small blind, and Jason Wheeler three-bet to 2,325 out of the big blind. Only Shulga called.
The dealer fanned , Wheeler led out for 3,100, and Shulga tank-called.
The turn was a third club - the - and Wheeler opted to check.
Wheeler raised his left arm, showing that he had around 20,000 chips, and Shulga flipped forward a single T5,000 chip. Wheeler tanked for nearly a minute, then mucked.
He came late and he's leaving early. Shaun Deeb's day lasted a little longer than two levels.
It was former EPT London champion, Aaron Gustavson, who did the damage. Gustavson raised from the cut-off and Deeb peeled from the small blind to see a flop fall.
Gustavson continued for 1,000 and was check-raised up to 2,500. His answer was to three-bet to 4,200 and move all in after Deeb raised to 7,500. Deeb had 15,000 and called off his remaiming stack with for top pair.
It wasn't any good though as Gustavson opened and safely navigated the turn and river.
Philippe Ktorza was just knocked out by Annette Obrestad. Obrestad held pocket aces in a preflop all in worth around 90,000 chips and she was up against Ktorza's kings.
Bruno Fitoussi and JC Alvarado were heads up on a flop of . Fitoussi, who is sporting a Sideshow Bob-like haircut, checked, and Alvarado fired out 6,400. Fitoussi tanked for a bit, then called.
The turn was the , Fitoussi checked again, and Alvarado grabbed a handful of blue T5,000 chips. He splashed enough forward to put Fitoussi all in, and the Frenchman folded, leaving 21,000 behind.
Alvarado is still well above six figures with 137,000 chips.
Melanie Weisner was unlucky to be eliminated by after a big pre flop showdown.
There was a mid-position raise before Weisnser three-bet to 1,800 from the small blind. The big blind put in a big four-bet to 10,000. The original raiser folded, but Weisner shoved for 45,000 with pocket queens.
The big blind called with ace-queen and turned an ace to scoop the huge pot and take the scalp.
The powers that be have decided that if Mohsin Charania is going to defend his EPT Grand Final title he's going to have to do it the hard way. That's because he's sat with Liv Boreee, David Sands, Byron Kaverman, John O'Shea and Andrew Lichtenberger. The table is still intact despite reservations shown by some of the table at the beginning of play.
He did manage to win a pot off Sands before he was involved in the very next hand that went to Lichtenberger.
Sands opened to 500 and Charania called from the small blind en route to a flop. Sands continued for 750 and Charania check-called before leading for 1,650 on the turn. Sands took his time and folded.
The next hand saw Elie El Feghali limp from under the gun and Kaverman raise to 725 from the hijack. Charania called from the button before Lichtenberger raised to 2,500. His raise got no respect as all three opponents called to the flop.
Lichtenberger continued for 3,100 and only El Feghali called. The turn came and Lichtenberger bet 5,600. Call. El Feghali had 24,000 chips remaining by the time he saw the river fall and Lichtenberger set him in for the lot. He folded.
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, Wheeler led out for 3,100, and Shulga tank-called.
- and Wheeler opted to check.
for top pair.
and safely navigated the 
turn and river.
and Ktorza was knocked out.
turn. Sands took his time and folded.
