Yes, as you might have guessed, we're back, the players belts a little looser than before after a sumptuous buffet here at the Alpine Palace. Salvatore Cundari's double through wasn't the first slice of action, however. After Vos had snapped up the opening hand (he has a habit of doing this), there was a tense exchange between Marc Naalden and Simon Borg which went as follows:
With Naalden making it 30,000 to go from the hijack, Borg made the call from the button. On the flop, Naalden continue bet for 35,000 and, after a brief pause, was called by Borg who slid in the necessary chips.
The next card down was the . Naalden sniffed and cleared his throat before meekly announcing all-in. Borg didn't look happy, and soon let go of his hand.
A mere two hours after the snack buffet appeared in the lobby, the dinner buffet has appeared in the restaurant, and our final tablists will be heading there for a 45 minute dinner break.
The next hand Naalden raised to 21,000 again, and Mark Vos in the small blind was the sole caller. They saw a flop, and Vos checked. Naalden stuck 30,000 in and Vos swiftly passed.
Marc Naalden raised to 21,000 and Simon Borg pushed all in from the button for almost 80,000. An unexpected flat call from Mark Vos in the big blind, an eventual fold from Naalden, and they were on their backs.
Borg:
Vos:
Board: a quad-tastic
Vos says he saw a very unhappy expression on Naalden's face when Borg pushed, and between that and the 21,000 that Naalden had already put in, he'd decided that he had the odds to call. "I'm tired," he qualified.