

. The painted
that turned was scary for Romanello, but ultimately safe. The
on the river, however, was not safe at all. Calia spikes one of his outs, the pair of kings earning him a double up to about 125,000.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 300
. The gentleman in the big blind, who was most inconsiderately hiding his ID card under his chips, had checked to Eastgate. Eastgate bet 8,500, and Mr. Big Blind called.
and Mr. Big Blind checked again. This time Eastgate bet 11,900 and his opponent tanked for a time while railers murmured to each other. Then he called.
and now both players checked. Eastgate was first to turn over his cards - the lowly
- and looked rather surprised when his opponent mucked.
and ElkY bet out. After a moment Jacob Rasmussen on the button made the call.
turn and ElkY bet out again, this time to the tune of 18,800. Rasmussen paused again, slightly longer this time, but once again he made the call. They proceeded.
and ElkY gaped at the board for a moment. Then he bet 44,400.
. Ricky Fohrenbach was heads up and first to act, and he tapped the table. Pieter Kouijzer was in position, and he stuck out a bet of 8,500. Fohrenbach gave him a stare for a minute or so before calling.
and a check from both players, and the
filled out the board on fifth. Fohrenbach slowly tapped the felt again, and Kouijzer flicked out a final bet of 11,000. But that wasn't enough for Fohrenbach. To Kouijzer's surprise, Ricky snuck in a check-raise to 45,000 straight. That put Kouijzer into the tank for several long minutes, agonizing with his decision. He finally made the call for just about half of his remaining chips.
for top two, and Kouijzer looked absolutely gutted. A
flashed as he angrily mucked his cards, and that nice pot goes to Fohrenbach.
. HenrikJunker made the call with
and although there was a glimmer of hope for Visser on the flop, it was not to be and he took his leave without a word.
, and Wissing checked. "It's you. It's yours. Take it, take it," he said, gesturing for ElkY to bet. The Elk did, sliding out 2,500. Wissing called, though, and then began pleading for another four on the turn.
. The two men check-checked to keep it friendly, and they did the same when the
filled out the board. ElkY showed up
, and it was his four that was good enough to win the small, chatter-filled pot.