David Brauman raised in the small blind and Corentin Ropert three-bet all in for 2,440,000 from the big blind. Brauman called.
David Brauman:
Corentin Ropert:
Ropert looked to be on his way out of the door, until the eight came on the flop. The turn and river didn't help Brauman who handed over chips to his opponent.
Miguel Tavares raised to 250,000 and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 750,000. Tavares four-bet to 2,200,000 and Mateos five-bet all in for 5,440,000. Tavares called.
Miguel Tavares:
Adrian Mateos:
Tavares was in a dominating position and yelled over to his friends about the situation. The situation got even better for the Portuguese player as the flop came .
"There's a king!" he yelled in Portuguese.
The turn was the and Tavares let out a curse - the hand wasn't over, with Mateos picking up a gutshot straight draw.
The river was the , giving Mateos a straight and doubling him to just under 11 million chips.
Francesco Pillitteri raised to 325,000 from under the gun and David Brauman three-bet all in for 1,280,000. Pillitteri thought about his decision before calling with . Brauman showed and would need to catch up.
And catch up he did so, on the flop. However, the turn gave Pillitteri a straight and Brauman could only hope to chop. The river was the and he was eliminated.