Stephen Chidwick raised to 80,000 in middle position. Christoph Vogelsang shoved 385,000 from the big blind, and Chidwick snap-called.
Christoph Vogelsang:
Stephen Chidwick:
The flop was safe for Vogelsang. However, the on the turn flipped the script on him, and Vogelsang shook his head. The on the river completed the board and ending Vogelsang's run. The German finished in 7th place and collected �79,200 in winnings.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 60,000 under the gun. Short stack Mustapha Kanit shoved 210,000 from the big blind and Chidwick wasn't going anywhere.
Stephen Chidwick:
Mustapha Kanit:
The flop brought some reverse domination for Kanit, who now needed to hit one of his aces to stay alive. Neither the turn nor river delivered, ending his run in 8th place.
Gerard Pique raised to 65,000 from the hijack. Luc Greenwood shoved 564,000 from the cutoff. Marcelo Bonanata was on the button and asked for a count. After thinking for near a minute, he called all in for 497,000.
Pique folded directly when it was back on him, creating the following showdown.
Luc Greenwood:
Marcelo Bonanata:
It was a classic race, which would land in the Canadian's favor on an board. Greenwood paired both his ace and king to send Bonanata to the rail. The Uruguayan was the first to go home with money, and he received �46,900.
No big pots have been played in the first ten minutes. The only noteworthy fact was an open-shove from Luc Greenwood, which netted him the blinds and antes.