We hopped downstairs all fresh and ready to report-- only the players appear to have vanished! None of our final three are anywhere to be found at the moment (though Dario Minieri was recently sighted in the hotel restaurant). Though many in the media would like to start blinding them off, we'll remain in a holding pattern until they reappear.
Nico Behling opened for 33,000 and Joao Barbosa called from the small blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn came the . Barbosa fired out 45,000 and Behling called. Both players checked the on the river.
Barbosa showed for nothing but air and Behling took it down with .
Barbosa, who'd been quiet for a few hands and allowed Minieri and Behling to fight over the blinds, raised to 34,000 from the button, but passed when Behling made it 110,000 from the big blind. Behling showed , to a smattering of rail applause.
Blind on blind with Minieri limping in from the small and Behling checking in the big again, they saw and checked an flop. Minieri bet out a just-more-than-minimum 14,000 on the turn which Behling called, and they saw a river. Minieri checked, Behling bet a bigger-than-pot 84,000 and Minieri called -- but mucked when Behling turned over for the flush.
Nico Behling and Joao Barbosa made it to an flop; Behling bet out 50,000 and Barbosa called. Barbosa in fact called Behling down every street, 60,000 on the turn and Behling's all in for 151,000 on the river -- at which point Barbosa flipped over and Behling showed for a full double up to around 560,000.
Atanas Gueorguiev opened for 34,000 and Joao Barbosa called on the button. The flop came down . Gueorguiev checked, Barbosa bet 35,000, Gueorguiev moved all in and Barbosa called.
Gueorguiev
Barbosa
Though Gueorguiev had his opponent dominated and the turn was a safe-looking , the cruelly spiked on the river, making Barbosa two pair and eliminating Gueorguiev. He'll take home �87,973 for his performance here in Warsaw.