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Arnaud Mattern was spotted emptying a sachet of something that from across the table looked suspiciously like Alka Seltzer into a glass of water. Whatever that was about, he suddenly turned into a raising machine, and found himself cursed.
Atanas Gueorgiev open-shoved for 128,000 under the gun, and after a moment's thought, Mattern re-shoved. Everyone folded, and Gueorgiev was dominated.
Mattern:
Gueorgiev:
Board:
Gueorgiev thus doubled up.
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The next hand, down to 240,000, Mattern clawed a few chips back from Minieri, raising to 36,000 under the gun and shoving to a reraise to 107,000 from Minieri on the button. Minieri started to ponder out loud what Mattern might have. "Don't think about my hand. Gimme some chips," said a weary Mattern. Minieri, however, folded.
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A few hands later, though, the real disaster took place. Mattern raised to 36,000 from the button, and Joao Barbosa made it 92,000 from the small blind. Mattern shoved, Barbosa called, and it was looking good for the be-aviatored Frenchman.
Barbosa:
Mattern:
Board:
Well, it is Barbosa's birthday, after all. The unfortunate Mattern collected his bag of bananas, shook hands and wandered off. He came back a minute later to ask where to go to collect his money. Barbosa, meanwhile, is our chip leader on around 1,150,000. Happy birthday!
[user25067]
Dario Minieri is turning up the aggression now that he's doubled up and play has turned short-handed. The pint-sized Italian has played five of the last six pots-- here's a taste:
1. Minieri raised to 27,000 and got no action. He showed
2. Minieri folded preflop.
3. Arnaud Mattern made it 28,000 to go. Minieri popped him to 122,000 and Mattern folded.
4. Minieri opened for 27,000 and Arnaud Mattern called. Both players checked the flop. When the fell on the turn Mattern checked, Minieri fired 29,000 and Mattern folded.
5. Minieri raised to 27,000, no takers.
6. Joao Barbosa raised to 33,000 from the small blind and Minieri called from the big blind. The flop was . Barbosa bet 39,000 and Minieri called. Checks from both on the turn and the river. Barbosa showed and Minieri mucked.
"I had pocket deuces!" he told Barbosa with a laugh.
[user46392]
It folded around to Minieri in the small blind, who limped in. Big blind Nico Behling, who had raised to 35,000 the last time Minieri attempted to limp in on the small blind, merely checked, and they saw a flop.
Flop:
Check, check.
Turn:
Now it all kicked off. Minieri bet out 15,000, and Behling made it 60,000. Minieri re-popped for another 84,000 on top, Behling went all in, Minieri called and they were on their backs.
Behling: for two pair
Minieri: for a straight
River:
Thus Minieri doubles up to 557,000, while former chip monster Behling is down to 370,000.
[user46392]
Dario Minieri raised to a now-standard 27,000 under the gun, only for Nico Behling to his immediate left to make it 82,000. Whistles from the Wall Of Media. It folded around to Joao Barbosa on the small blind -- who made it 230,000 to go. The Wall Of Media held their collective breath... But both Minieri and Behling passed, and Barbosa raked in a chunky pot.
[user46392]
Nico Behling, still very firmly our chip leader, raised to 27,000 from the button, only for Atanas Gueorgiev, very firmly the short stack, to announce all in for 149,000 total. Behling made a face and declared, "Hmm," before passing.
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fell on the turn Mattern checked, Minieri fired 29,000 and Mattern folded. 
. Barbosa bet 39,000 and Minieri called. Checks from both on the 
turn and the 
river. Barbosa showed 
and Minieri mucked. 
