Byron Kaverman moved all in for his last 100,000 chips and he was called on the button by Ivan Luca. Paul Newey folded from the small blind and Michael Egan called from the big blind.
The hand was checked down on and Kaverman tabled for trips. Kaverman tripled up and he's still in the hunt, but with a lot of work left to be done.
The action folded to Byron Kaverman on the button and he moved all in for, which got Sylvain Loosli to fold right away. Ivan Luca looked down at his cards and snap-called, creating the following showdown.
Luca:
Kaverman:
The board ran out , and after counting down the stacks Kaverman was left with just 115,000 chips.
Christoph Vogelsang is a really good poker player. There, we said it. He's just really really good. And for the last couple of tournaments we've covered him in, which are the biggest tournaments in the world, we haven't reported on may hands where he was caught bluffing. Most of the time really, he just had it or he wasn't called when he made big river bets.
This time, we did see him run a bluff that failed. And it was of course none other than Urbanovich making the arrest.
Urbanovich made it 125,000 from the hijack and Christoph Vogelsang on the button made the call. Both blinds folded and the dealer put out the flop. Urbanovich check called a bet of 150,000. The Polish prodigy check called another 375,000 on the turn.
The hit the river and Urbanovich checked for a third time. Vogelsang carefully cut out 850,000 and slid them forward. Urbanovich wasn't the happiest camper in the world, but after some tanking he did somewhat reluctantly toss in a single 5,000 chip to indicate he was calling.
Vogelsang showed his and Urbanovich revealed for the full house.
The first level of the day has been a very rough one for Ivan Luca, who's now the shortest stack at the table. Luca raised from he cutoff to135,000 and Dzmitry Urbanovich called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Urbanovich lead out for 165,000, which was called by Luca.
On the turn, the , both players checked and the river completed the board with the . Urbanovich lead out for 185,000 and Luca tanked for quite some time before making the call.
When Luca made the call Urbanovich showed and that was enough to take down this pot.
Dzmitry Urbanovich raised it up to 130,000 under the gun and grabbed a banana in the process, presumably his breakfast. Two positions down it was Christoph Vogelsang making the call. Michael Egan in the big blind over called to make it three handed.
The flop came and Egan checked. Urbanovich, now receiving a cappuccino from a waitress and gulping it down, bet out 155,000. Vogelsang called, Egan quickly released. The on the turn made Urbanovich check. Vogelsang carefully gathered some chips and bet 350,000. Urbanovich, now offered some granola by his neighbour O'Dwyer, made the call.
The river came the and while Urbanovich was busy downing a bottle of still water, Vogelsang asked if he had checked. Urbanovich, a man of little words, just shook his head. After his water was done for, Urbanovich bet out a mere 285,000. Vogelsang called.
Urbanovich showed , but it wasn't going to win him the pot. Vogelsang tabled and took it down.
Christoph Vogelsang raised from the button to 125,000 and Byron Kaverman defended his big blind. The flop brought out and Kaverman checked to Vogelsang who bet 115,000.
Kaverman went into the tank for quite some time before making it 310,000 to go. Vogelsang did some tanking of his own before ultimately letting go of his hand.
Dzmitry Urbanovich raised it up to 125,000 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer on the button made the call. JC Alvarado in the big blind came along for the ride and the three of them saw a flop of .
Alvarado checked to Urbanovich and the Polish player made a bet of 180,000. O'Dwyer was quick to call but that wouldn't be the end of it just yet. Alvarado check raised to 540,000 and both Urbanovich and O'Dwyer folded rather quick.
Byron Kaverman, who's still the shortest stack at this final table, just moved all in under the gun plus one. Kaverman did not get called, and he chips up ever so slightly by picking up the blinds and antes.
JC Alvarado raised from he cutoff to 140,000 and Ivan Luca called from the big blind, creating heads-up action.
The flop came down and Luca check-called, rather quickly, a bet o 240,000.
On the turn the hit and Luca checked once again. Alvarado gave it some thought before betting 425,000, and Luca called.
The river completed the board with the and Luca quickly checked again. Alvarado went into the tank for about two minutes before he announced, "all in."
Alvarado's shove was for 1,205,000 into a pot of 1,730,000, and Luca went into the tank for well over five minutes. Ultimately Luca folded and Alvarado dragged in this big pot.