PokerStars Team Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo faced a bet of 3,000 on a board that read . After staring her opponent down for thirty seconds, the former Olympian flicked in a call.
"Good call" sighed her opponent, who couldn't muster up more than the . Moreira de Melo, rocking an AC/DC shirt today, showed and got herself back up over the starting stack.
Action folded to Ali Reza Fatehi in the small blind and he raised to 600. Big blind Farid Yachou called and both checked the flop of . The hit the turn and Fatehi checked again. Yachou bet 700 and called as Fatehi check-raised to 1,700.
The river saw Fatehi bet 1,600 and Yachou called rapidly. Fatehi showed , Yachou mucked.
Martin Finger bet what looked like 6,000 into a pot of 4,600 on a completed board of . An opponent in early position mucked after some thought, and the small blind instantly did the same when action was back on him. The German pro raked in the pot with a smile.
Antonio Buonanno, who won the title here in Monte Carlo back in 2014, opened to 500 and Dejan Pustoslemsek called from one seat over. Romain Nardin three-bet to 1,800 in the small blind and both opponents called. On a flop of , the small continuation bet of Nardin was called by Buonanno only, and that brought the on the turn.
Nardin bet 4,100 and Buonanno called before the on the river brought a four card flush and a check of Nardin. Buonanno moved all in for the last 7,800, and Nardin eventually called. Buonanno rolled over the for aces and eights, and Nardin had that beat with for a flush.
One hand later, Marc MacDonnell raised to 450 and quickly called the shove of short stack Jose Vendrell Schwaiger.
Jose Vendrell Schwaiger:
Marc MacDonnell:
The board came and the German doubled, while MacDonnell dropped below starting stack again.