Giuliano Bendinelli is undoubtedly the front-runner in the MVP race for the 2015 Global Poker Masters has he just won his heads-up match against Team Ukraine's Igor Yaroshevsky.
Just now Bendinelli bet 700 on a flop after Yaroshevsky had checked. Yaroshevksy check-raised to 2,200 and Bendinelli put his opponent all in. Yaroshevsky had about 8,000 total and he called all in.
Bendinelli:
Yaroshevsky:
The board ran out , and Bendinelli took down this heads up battle for Team Italy.
Ole Shcemion inquired about Chen's stack before the hand, and the Team Canada player answered he played around 10,000.
Schemion then opened for 650 from the button. Chen glanced at his cards, announced all in, and was beaten into the pot by Schemion who slammed his on the table. Chen tabled .
The cameras buzzed, Schemion and Chen played around with their cards for a bit, and Schemion wished his opponetn "Bon Chance!"
"You folded a five?" Chen jokingly asked Ivan Soshnikov right next to him.
The flop came and George Danzer started singing "Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!" from two tables over.
The on the turn made things exciting, but the on the river was a blank and Chen was eliminated.
Yesterday's MVP Giuliano Bendinelli has been chopping away at his opponent, Igor Yaroshevsky, in their heads-up battle, but just now he had to give up a pot.
Bendinelli three-bet before the flop to 1,500 and folded after letting his time bank run out completely when Yaroshevsky shoved for 11,975.
Yaroshevky's up to 14,000 while Bendinelli remains in the lead with 26,000 chips.
The board read when Marvin Rettenmaier bet 2,825 from the big blind and Marc-Andre Ladouceur went into the tank until he had to call for his time bank to be activated. Ladouceur eventually called and the river was the .
Rettenmaier took about 10 seconds before moving all in for 6,025 and Ladouceur eventually folded his cards giving Team Germany another even battle on this table.
Rettenmaier now sits on 18,000 versus Ladouceur's 22,000.
The board read in a hand between Sylvain Loosli and Vladimir Troyanovskiy when the former bet 2,650 into a pot worth over 3,000 chips. Troyanovskiy went into the tank for a while and ended up calling for additional time.
As his additional time was about to expire as well Troyanovskiy put in the call.
Loosli showed for a missed straight draw, and Troyanovskiy won the hand with for top pair.
Troyanovskiy takes the lead after this hand as he's up to 22,000 versus Loosli's 18,000-chip stack.
Giuliano Bendinelli opened for 375 and after a little bit of thinking, Igor Yaroshevsky three bet to 1,250. Bendinelli asked how much it was, and called.
Post flop, Yaroshevsky took a passive approach. He checked on , and called the 1,500 bet from his Italian opponent.
The on the turn made Yaroshevsky check again. Once more, Team Italy bet out, this time for the som of 3,500. Yaroshevsky called.
With the on the river, this hand really blew up. Yaroshevsky checked and Bendinelli's timebank was down to 5 seconds before he announced allin.
Yaroshevsky thought for 15 seconds, and then asked for his first timebank. With 15 seconds left, and the extra one minute, Yaroshevsky couldn't come to a decision and his hand was declared dead. Bendinelli mucked silently.
Yaroshevsky has about 13,000 left, Bendinelli has the other 27,000.
flop after Yaroshevsky had checked. Yaroshevksy check-raised to 2,200 and Bendinelli put his opponent all in. Yaroshevsky had about 8,000 total and he called all in.
, 
and Bendinelli took down this heads up battle for Team Italy.
on the table. Chen tabled 
.
and George Danzer started singing "Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!" from two tables over.
on the turn made things exciting, but the 
on the river was a blank and Chen was eliminated.
fell on the turn and Chen shoved for 3,225. Schemion thought for quite some time, before eventually calling with a pained face.
hit and Chen doubled to just under 10,000.
completed the board and Bendinelli bet out 2,200. Yaroshevsky thought for some fifteen seconds before calling.
for a flopped two pair and rivered full house. Yaroshevsky sighed, showed the 
, and mucked.
in a hand between Sylvain Loosli and Vladimir Troyanovskiy when the former bet 2,650 into a pot worth over 3,000 chips. Troyanovskiy went into the tank for a while and ended up calling for additional time.
on the turn made Yaroshevsky check again. Once more, Team Italy bet out, this time for the som of 3,500. Yaroshevsky called.
