Down to his last 209,000, Hossein Ensan shoved under the gun. The former EPT 3rd place finisher (EPT Barcelona 2014) and winner (EPT Prague 2015) found a caller in big blind Sergei Petrushevskii.
Sergei Petrushevskii:
Hossein Ensan:
Ensan was in a world of trouble and only got deeper in it with the flop. Once the hit the turn, Ensan got up as he was drawing dead. The on the river was there just to make things official.
Douglas Ferreira Souza opened to 37,000 in the hijack and got action from Michael Kolkowicz on the button. Souza continuation-bet 48,000 on the flop, and Kolkowicz called. Souza check-called 94,000 on the and both players checked the .
After a middle-position raise to 37,000 and a Lee Hon Cheong call in the hijack, Paul Tedeschi made it 140,000 from the big blind. Only Cheong came along, seeing flop. Tedeschi bet 162,000 on the monotone flop after thinking awhile, and Cheong called. On the turn, Tedeschi thought less long before shoving for 375,000. After about three or four minutes in the tank, Cheong let it go.
On a completed board of , Bertrand Grospellier checked first to act, and Davidi Kitai tanked a couple of minutes and checked back. Grospellier showed for a counterfeited two pair, and Kitai had the card that counterfeited him: . Grospellier is one of the shorter stacks now, under 15 big blinds.
As well as talking about his biggest ever cash pot at the PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®, Charlie Carrel analyses a hand from the €100k Super High Roller event he took part in.
In what was a sizable pot already, the board read . Alexandru Papazian, seated in the big blind, had a bet of 151,000 in front of him. His opponent, neighbor Davidi Kitai, was in the tank.
Kitai tanked for so long that Papazian called for the clock. The floor came over and informed Kitai he had a minute to act on his hand. Kitai ran the clock down completely, not making a move. The dealer took away his cards and Papazian smiled while collecting the chips.
Alexandru Papazian bet 77,000 from the small blind into two opponents on a board of . The big blind folded, but Paul Testud called on the button. Papazian bet 93,000 on the river, and Testud immediately shoved all in. After tanking a couple of minutes, Papazian called for 254,000.
Testud showed for a straight, but Papazian had for a flush.
"I thought you would shove this hand on the turn," Papazian said. "No slowroll."
flop. Once the 
hit the turn, Ensan got up as he was drawing dead. The 
on the river was there just to make things official.
but was dominated by the 
of Douglas Ferreira Souza. The board ran out 
, preserving Souza's lead.
.
flop, and Kolkowicz called. Souza check-called 94,000 on the 
and both players checked the 
. 
and Kolkowicz couldn't beat it.
. His opponent was small blind Sebastian Malec who tabled 
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks. Double up for Ventura.
. Alexandru Papazian, seated in the big blind, had a bet of 151,000 in front of him. His opponent, neighbor Davidi Kitai, was in the tank.
