Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 22,000 and Eugene Katchalov called on the button, Tomas Soderstrom came along from the big blind. On the flop, Soderstrom bet 46,000 and that was enough to scoop the pot uncontested.
Hand 2
Jonas Lauck opened the action with a raise to 22,000 and Soderstrom's three-bet to 60,000 on the button forced folds from all opponents including Lauck.
Eugene Katchalov raised to 22,000 on the button and Andreas Eiler moved all in for just over 20 big blinds out of the big blind. Katchalov called and the first preflop showdown for quite some time unfolded.
Andreas Eiler:
Eugene Katchalov:
The flop of gave Katchalov two pair, while Eiler improved to the inferior two pair on the turn. However, the river gave both players the equally strong hand and the pot was chopped.
One hand later, Eiler open-shoved from the small blind and Vladimir Troyanovskiy eventually folded with his eyes rolling.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 27,000 in the small blind and Jonas Lauck defended his big blind. On the flop, the duo checked before Troyanovskiy bet the turn for 27,000. Lauck called and Troyanovskiy then slowed down on the river. Lauck took some time before betting 75,000 with a total remaining stack of around 205,000 and Troyanovskiy folded.
Hand 2
Tomas Soderstrom opened to 22,000 and Lauck shoved from the small blind. Soderstrom asked for a count and folded once it was deemed to be 319,000 in total.
Tomas Soderstrom raised from the cutoff and Jonas Lauck defended the big blind. On the flop, Lauck check-called a bet worth 18,000 before checking again the turn. Soderstrom carefully cut out a bet worth 45,000 and Lauck folded instantly.
One hand later, Soderstrom raised to 18,000 first to act and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called on the button. Eugene Katchalov moved all in for 232,000 out of the big blind and that won the pot without further resistance.
Andreas Eiler raised to 20,000 first to act and Tomas Soderstrom came along from the big blind. The Swede checked the flop and Eiler continued for 28,000, which Soderstrom called. On the turn, the action went check, check, before Soderstrom then led the river for 59,000.
Without much hesitation, Eiler folded and gave up the pot.
After winning a small pot in a battle of the blinds against Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Jonas Lauck limped in the very next hand. Eugene Katchalov checked his option and there was no action on the flop and the turn. On the river, Lauck bet 12,000 and Katchalov called.
Lauck showed for a bluff and Katchalov claimed the pot with for bottom pair.
In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed and Vladimir Troyanovskiy bet 10,000, Jonas Lauck called. The on the turn saw no betting action before Troyanovskiy then bet the river for 17,000. Lauck glanced over at the board again and folded.
Two hands later, Lauck raised to 20,000 on the button and Tomas Soderstrom moved all in. Lauck didn't ask for an exact count, but folded instead.
Andreas Eiler raised to 20,000 first to act and Tomas Soderstrom defended his big blind. On the flop, Soderstrom check-called a bet worth 10,000 before the duo checked the turn. Soderstrom's bet of 49,000 on the river won the pot, as Eiler folded.
The Austrian claimed a small pot soon after to recover some of the losses, though.
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flop, Soderstrom bet 46,000 and that was enough to scoop the pot uncontested.
gave Katchalov two pair, while Eiler improved to the inferior two pair on the 
turn. However, the 
river gave both players the equally strong hand and the pot was chopped.
flop, Lauck check-called a bet worth 18,000 before checking again the 
turn. Soderstrom carefully cut out a bet worth 45,000 and Lauck folded instantly.
turn, the action went check, check, before Soderstrom then led the 
river for 59,000.
flop and the 
turn. On the 
for a bluff and Katchalov claimed the pot with 
and Vladimir Troyanovskiy bet 10,000, Jonas Lauck called. The 
flop, Soderstrom check-called a bet worth 10,000 before the duo checked the 
turn. Soderstrom's bet of 49,000 on the 