Stefan Fabian opened to 40,000 and called a three-bet to 122,000 from small blind Arne Kern. Kern fired 97,000 on the flop, and the turn prompted an overbet shove for 642,000. Fabian tried getting Kern to say something, softly asking if he picked up a heart draw on the turn. After a few minutes of silence, Fabian mucked.
Samantha Cohen had one of the shorter stacks, but now has battled her way to the middle of the pack. In a recent hand, Cohen opened up to 47,000. Georges Chehade, who also had one of the shorter stacks all day in Day 4 three-bet the action to about 100,000. Cohen shoved her stack of 748,000
Chehade asked if Cohen had queens again, or suggested maybe she had pocket kings while tanking. He then folded face-up , and his neighbor Martin Kahbrel piped in stating it was a good fold.
Both Chehade and Kahbrel tried to get Cohen to show her cards, and all she had to say is that, "I never have ace-queen there."
Marta Munoz shoved for 330,000 on the button after Apostolos Bechrakis opened to 45,000, and Bechrakis snapped with . Munoz had and needed another queen but was left wanting after hit the felt.
Just after that, Bechrakis opened under the gun and called the shove of Konstantin Uspenskiy, who had 179,000 in the cutoff.
Bechrakis:
Uspenskiy:
The flop left Bechrakis in good shape to double, as did the turn. However, the emerged from the deck to send him out.
Everyone folded until Anton Afanasyev opened up for 40,000 from the button. Roman Papacek went all in for less than 10 big blinds and Afanasyev called.
Afanasyev:
Papacek:
Papacek's snowmen were ahead on the flop despite that it opened up a handful of outs to a straight for Afanasyev on the turn and river. The on the turn kept Papacek ahead, however, the completed the board on the river giving Afanasyev a straight and sending Papacek out of the tournament in 39th place.
After the hand, Afanasyev was apologizing to his opponent, however, Papacek's fate might have been sealed even if Afanasyev didn't open up the pot. The player in the big blind shared he would have gotten it in if Afanasyev didn't open up and was holding a king.
Martin Kabrhel opened to 45,000 from mid position and got a call from Samantha Cohen from the big blind. Kabrhel asked if Cohen wanted to check in the dark, which she passed and then offered her to buy his banana even though he stated he was very hungry.
Kabrhel didn't seem serious about giving away his prized banana as it was mentioned throughout the hand. In between talking about his banana, Kabrhel mentioned to Cohen he was strong on the flop. Cohen checked before Kabrhel bet 55,000.
Kabrhel then went on to say, I will always keep it small against you, and you remember I even folded ace-king to you earlier. Cohen asked, "What if I want to make it big?" Kabrhel shrugged and stated, "We will have to see then."
Cohen once again checked when the hit the turn before Kabrhel fired out another bet of less than 100,000. Cohen didn't take too long to fold, and Kabrhel shared to Cohen she was most likely drawing dead. He asked Cohen if she had jack-eight, and she replied something like that.
Kabrhel then said, "I finally get to take a bite of my banana," before taking a bit, "It is so good, but because I am hungry." He went on to share that he would take a bite of his banana every time he won a pot, but then laughed and said that might not work out to well for me. Cohen replied that she did something similar yesterday with something she was snacking on while playing.
Salvatore Bonavena opened to 48,000 in middle position and called when Kyosti Isberg shoved all in from the big blind.
Isberg:
Bonavena:
Isberg needed help and found none as rolled off the deck. Stacks were counted down and Isberg had 476,000. Bonavena covered, but only barely, and Isberg took his leave.
Marius Gierse bet 105,000 from the big blind on a board, and Apostolos Bechrakis called fairly fast under the gun. Gierse showed for two pair and raked in a good-sized pot.