Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Phil Hellmuth took a seat on quite an interesting table that includes Alex Foxen, Dominik Desset, big stack Dominik Arnold, Georgios Zisimopoulos and Ivan Baric. Hellmuth took a hit early on and quickly lost half his stack while Desset just chipped up without showdown.
Baric raised to 2,000 and picked up three callers in Desset, Arnold, and Foxen in the big blind. The flop of 
was checked and Foxen bet the 
turn for 4,500. Only Desset called and the 
appeared on the river. Foxen bet 8,600 and Desset moved all in for more than 32,000 to force a quick fold.
"Pocket jacks?" Baric asked his table neighbour, but Desset just smiled while stacking up the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
58,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
50,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
44,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
42,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
10,200
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
|
||
versus 
and the board ran out 
. The dealer announced a seat open before players at the table chimed in and pointed out the straight. "You are my new best friend," the short stack said.
and the action was checked to Kabrhel who continued for 1,500. The big blind check-raised to 3,700 and Kabrhel made the call.
and the big blind led out for 4,100. Kabrhel called again and the 
landed on the river. The big blind checked this time and Kabrhel moved all-in for 18,000. His opponent went into the tank for a couple of minutes before folding. The pot was pushed to Kabrhel but he kept his cards close by. 
as half of the table looked with raised eyebrows.
on the turn helped Mach out. The 
landed on the river and Mach earned a full double up prior to the dinner break.
, Donovan Baer checked from middle position and Yehuda Cohen bet 1,500 on the button. Sergio Castelluccio check-raised all in for 11,925 from the big blind and Baer reshoved for less than double of that. Cohen took a long time to make up his mind and the clock was called on him, he eventually mucked 
face up.
turn and 
