Philip Meulyzer, one of the three Belgians at this final table, has been eliminated in sixth place, a finish that will net him €65,000.
He had been short for a while and the only move he could really make was to push or fold. Three hands before his bust out he had moved all in preflop for 275,000 and picked up the 84,000 in blinds and antes, joking that he felt like he had doubled up.
Just moments ago his fellow Belgian, Kevin Vandersmissen raised to 80,000 from the button and Meulyzer moved all in from the big blind. Vandersmissen asked for a count and when he was told it was 317,000 he called, saying his hand "flopped well."
Meulyzer:
Vandersmissen:
The flop of saw both players make a pair but Meulyzer was the man in command. The turn failed to alter anything but the on the river gave Vandermissen two pair and the win.
As he left the table Vladimir Geshkenbein gave him a glass of whiskey, a nice little bonus in my opinion
Vladimir Geshkenbein opened to 85,000 and it folded over to Cristian Dragomir in the small blind. "How much?" he asked, indicating Geshkenbein's stack, "Roughly? Throw me a number."
"I'm counting," said Geshkenbein rather tersely, "I don't know it myself." It was around 1.1 million in total and Dragomir folded. He continued talking though.
"Are you angry?"
"Angry?" replied Geshkenbein. "We are six left. I have reached my goal." We suspect that Geshkenbein's goalposts are movable.
Meanwhile Koen De Visscher in the big blind was still tanking, and after a little while he called the raise and they saw a flop. Both players checked the flop and then the turn. They got to the river and De Visscher bet out 95,000, but Geshkenbein snap-called and De Visscher had mucked his hand ever before Geshkenbein had turned over .
Geshkenbein is back up to 1.3 million, De Visscher down to 2.07 million.
Kevin Vandersmissen min-raised and it folded all the way around to online qualifier Denis Murphy in the big blind, who went all in for around 700,000.
Snap-call.
Murphy:
Vandersmissen:
Board:
It's all over for the Irishman, who gets seventh place money and the rest of the day off. Vandersmissen is once again vying for the chip lead on 3.6 million.
Koen De Visscher opened to 83,000 from the cutoff, Giancomo Maisto called in the small blind and Vladimir Geshkenbein called from the big blind.
Everyone checked the flop before it was checked to Geshkenbein on the turn and he bet 100,000. The other two both called to see the river.
At this point, Maisto leapt forward in his seat before relaxing back and checking the river, Geshkenbein and De Visscher checked behind and Maisto turned over for a rivered flush while the other two players mucked.
Cristian Dragomir opened to 80,000 and Koen De Visscher called from the button, Giancomo Maisto also called in the big blind to see a flop.
Maisto led for 80,000 and Dragomir quickly raised to 230,000, De Visscher got out of the way and Maisto thought for a couple of minutes before folding. Dragomir slammed down on the table as a bluff.
Cristian Dragomir has become much more active during the last orbit though he finds himself worse off for it.
In one hand Giacomo Maisto raised to 85,000 from middle position, Vladimir Geshkenbein called next to act and Dragomir tanked before making the call. The flop came down and all three players checked. The dealer put out the on the turn and Dragomir and Maisto both checked, then folded as Geshkenbein bet 160,000.
The very next hand he three-bet Denis Murphy's button raise of 80,000 to 205,000 and picked up the pot preflop but the next hand he tried to do the same to Geshkenbein but he was greeted by an all in shove from the Russian, who tossed in a plush toy monkey to represent his all in bet.
"What's the monkey's name" asked Dragomir
"Lucky Monkey," came the reply
"I am scared of it. I fold."
It looks like all you need to succeed in poker is a bag full of plush toy animals, at least if your opponents are big, burly Romanians.
Koen De Visscher opened to 83,000 only for fellow Belgian Kevin Vandersmissen to reraise to 191,000. De Visscher called, but check-folded to a 160,000 bet from Vandersmissen on the flop.
The next hand, De Visscher opened to 83,000 again. This time it folded right around to Morten Mortensen in the big blind who announced all in, eliciting an instant, "How much?" from De Visscher. The question might have been immediate, but the call was not. Perhaps 20 seconds passed before the chips went in; but go in they did.
Mortensen:
De Visscher:
Board:
With that, we were down to seven. De Visscher is up to around 2.3 million.
After a couple of pots where first Vladimir Geshkenbein and then Denis Murphy both won the blinds and antes, Geshkenbein opened to 80,000 from UTG. Cristian Dragomir then made it 200,000 in middle position and it was folded back to the Russian.
"How much are you playing?" inquired Geshkenbein.
"I started the hand with 1.3 million, about 1.3 I think."
Geshkenbein made the call to see a flop which both players checked, then they also checked the turn as well before the Russian lead out for 277,000 on the river.
Unexpectedly, Dragomir now raised to 690,000 which represented over half his remaining stack. Geshkenbein looked put out.
"What the hell is that? What can you have? How can you play it like this?" said Geshkenbein muttering to himself. Curiosity got the better of him and he called the additional 413,000 only to muck when Dragomir turned over a very slowly played pair of .
Geshkenbein drops to just around 1 million, Dragomir is over 2 million.
After the excitement of the two consecutive double ups by Giacomo Maisto early on at this final table, the players seem to have lost some momentum and are now happy to settle matters preflop.
That said, Vladimir Geshkenbein is trying his best to create some action, first pleading with Maisto to call his raise and "see a flop. You know you want to." He didn't and he folded.
Then the next hand it folded around to Kevin Vandersmissen on the button and before he could act Geshkenbein said, "I am thinking 80" and sure enough Vandersmissen made it 80,000 to play. Geshkenbein quickly called and it was heads up to the flop.
"What am I going to do now?" quizzed Geshkenbein
"Check call for sure," came the reply. "How much should I bet now then?" asked Vandersmissen.
"I'd say you'll bet 90"
Close but no cigar as Geshkenbein check-called an 84,000 bet.
The turn saw the show up and again the young Russian checked but this time he folded when Vandersmissen bet 120,000.
It could get quite interesting down there as Geshkenbein, who has already finished a vodka and lemon, has now started to drink what looks like a rather large whiskey!
saw both players make a pair but Meulyzer was the man in command. The 
turn failed to alter anything but the 
on the river gave Vandermissen two pair and the win.![[user46392]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop and then the 
turn. They got to the 
river and De Visscher bet out 95,000, but Geshkenbein snap-called and De Visscher had mucked his hand ever before Geshkenbein had turned over 
.
flop before it was checked to Geshkenbein on the 
turn and he bet 100,000. The other two both called to see the 
river.
for a rivered flush while the other two players mucked.
flop.
down on the table as a bluff.
and all three players checked. The dealer put out the 
on the turn and Dragomir and Maisto both checked, then folded as Geshkenbein bet 160,000.
flop.
turn as well before the Russian lead out for 277,000 on the 
river.
flop.