Ben Bensimhon is on an unstoppable rampage and knocked out Micha Hoedemaker as well. It was Hoedemaker who shoved 314,000 from the small blind and Bensimhon who called in the big blind.
Micha Hoedemaker:
Ben Bensimhon:
Hoedemaker had one of his outs slashed on the flop and found neither remaining ace on the turn and river. The man from Bussum saw a deep run come to an end in 5th place for €23,410.
After a raise from Ben Bensimhon in the cutoff, Lawrence Bayley shoved 263,000 total on the button. It was seven big blinds total, and Bensimhon wasn't folding.
Lawrence Bayley:
Ben Bensimhon:
The board was safe for Bayley until the river: . Bensimhon spiked a queen to send the Day 1b chipleader to the rail in 6th place. Bayley received €17,840 for his accomplishment.
Ben Bensimhon raised to 90,000 on the button and Teun Mulder defended. Bensimhon then emptied the clip with barrels of 75,000, 150,000, and 300,000 on a rundown.
Mulder called two streets but folded to the river bet. Bensimhon showed for the bluff and both players smiled.
Dwayne Sluis shoved all in for 221,000 in early position. Teun Mulder called and all other players folded.
Dwayne Sluis:
Teun Mulder:
The flop came down , which opened up some split pot outs for Sluis. However, the on the turn and on the river kept Mulder's better kicker in play, and Sluis was eliminated.
After a deep run in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, Sluis made another deep run in a WSOP event and cashed €13,806 for his 7th place finish.
Teun Mulder raised to 70,000 and Micha Hoedemaker defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop. On the turn, Hoedemaker bet 82,000, and Mulder called.
The river was the and Hoedemaker checked. Mulder shoved all in for 570,000, which was for the majority of Hoedemaker's stack as well. Hoedemaker spent minutes agonizing over his decision before settling on a fold.
Without hesitation, Mulder flung open for ace-high and raked in the pot.
Ben Bensimhon opened the action from early position. Behind him, Paul Gresel moved in for 598,000 and everyone folded back to Bensimhon. The Swiss wasted no time in putting in the calling chips.
Paul Gresel:
Ben Bensimhon:
It was a setup for the Dutchman and one he couldn't escape from as the board ran out . Gresel said his goodbyes and headed for the payout desk to collect €10,850 for finishing 8th.
A very short stacked Dwayne Sluis was all in for his last 151,000 against Ben Bensimhon. Sluis had and doubled through Bensimhon's to get back up over 10 big blinds.