Jaime Rueda Sampedro raised and picked up a call by Jose Manuel Cesepimps and Francesc Mateu Munoz Bieto in the big blind. On the flop, Rueda continued and just Cesepimps called before the turn was checked through. After the river, Rueda bet the pot and his fellow Spaniard folded.
One hand later, Jaakko Wilska opened to 70,000 from the cutoff and Do Chung Tran called on the button. On the flop, Wilska bet 75,000 and was called before the turn saw a bet of 125,000 by Wilska and a fold by Tran.
Marco Hakli is the latest of several players who have doubled up from being a super-short stack.
Hakli moved all-in from early position and the only player to call him was Cate Hall by re-shoving from the small blind.
Cate Hall:
Marco Hakli:
The board of gave Hakli not one pair but two and has continued a runbad start to the say for Hall. She's still on more than double the average but has lost the chip lead she came into the day with to Marco Recognaschi.
Cate Hall raised from under the gun and Jonas Kannosto called in the big blind. On the flop, Kannosto checked and Hall bet 58,000. Kannosto check-raised to 122,000 and Hall called before the Finn checked the turn. Hall made it another 128,000 to go and was called.
The duo then checked the river and Kannosto rolled over . Hall rolled over her eyes and toom a small hit to her big stack.
Chuc Khuu was moved over to table two and got his stack in with the . Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez was in the big blind and called with and Khuu got lucky on a board of to double for 256,000.
Hand 2
Lopez Gonzalez shoved blind the next hand out of the small blind and was called by Fernando Campomar Concha.
Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez:
Fernando Campomar Concha:
The board came and Lopez Gonzalez doubled to four big blinds.
Marwan Salamoun moved all-in for his last 115,000 and got a call in late position from Javier de Vicente Miquel.
Javier de Vicente Miquel:
Marwan Salamoun:
Salamoun needed some help and quickly. Fortunately for him, he got it across the board. While he's doubled, it is only to ten big blinds and he's not going to be able to wait too long before getting it in again.
For 135,000, Giovanni di Ceglie shoved from early position in the very first hand. The action folded around to Jose Manuel Cesepimps in the big blind and the Spaniard called.
Giovanni di Ceglie:
Jose Manuel Cesepimps:
The flop improved Cesepimps, and the turn left di Ceglie drawing dead. This made the river a formality and the field has been reduced to the last 24.
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