David Vamplew started off today with only 20 big blinds, but the first level or so has been going swimmingly for the former EPT London winner. Vamplew just eliminated Miguel Riera after all the chips went in on a flop.
Vamplew held against Riera's and the turn and river made no difference to the board.
PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo's been on a tear so far on Day 3 and currently she's sitting on 224,500 chips after busting out Kristoffer Edberg on the secondary featured table.
After unknown preflop action it was Edberg who was at risk for 60,300 chips and the showdown went as following.
Edberg:
Moreira de Melo:
The flop brought and Edberg picked up a flush draw to make things more interesting. On the turn the popped up giving Edberg a straight draw as well, but the river was the knocking the Swede out before the money.
Moreira de Melo started the day with just 40,000 chips but as of right now she's in gerat shape for a very deep run.
Alexander Trevallion was on the button and made an unusually large raise of 16,000, It folded to big blind Samuel Gilbert who chuckled and threw in his cards. Trevallion laughed and admitted it was a “misclick” mistake. Gilbert for his turn admitted that in Day 1 he had thrown in two blue T5000 chips by mistake. Both were relieved not to get called.
Gilbert had to be a lot more focused a few hands later when he found himself in a pot against Robert Kuhn who had called in the big blind. The flop was and Kuhn had led for 18,000. Gilbert raised him to 35,000 and Kuhn had responded with an all-in.
Gilbert got the count of 107,000 and started to do the maths as he had around 100,000 left behind. The odds looked tempting but he took his time as Kuhn sat giving nothing away. As much as it seemed to pain him to do it, Gilbert did in the end fold and kept himself in the tournament.
The final board was and with 30,000 in the pot Marko Neumann had made a bet of 14,500. Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo was in the big blind and the action was on her. After a couple of minutes thought she puit out the call and Neumann had to turn over his bluff and de Melo’s was good for a crucial pot.
“Slow roll.” joked a player not in the hand. “Good call.” de Melo insisted.
From one of the shortest stacks remaining in the tournament de Melo is now on a charge.
The board read when Sofia Lovgren bet 18,500 after Simon Higgins had checked to her. Higgins made the call and on the river the hit.
Higgins quickly lead out for 22,000 chips and Lovgren tanked for a bit before grabbing a stack of 50,000. The Swedish player played around with this stack but eventually she sighed and folded her cards.
John Gale was crippled when he lost a huge pot with to Pablo Gordillo's when the board came with all the money going in on the flop.
Gale's remaining chips went in preflop in a three-way pot with Kamal Choraria and Jareth East. East bet Choraria out of the pot on the river of a board and promptly turned over for quads. Gale flashed and wished everyone luck before leaving the table.
David Vamplew moved all in from middle position for his last 49,300. PokerStars Team Online member Christian Favale flatted from the next seat over, prompting folds from the rest of the table.
Vamplew showed and was racing for his own tournament life with Favale's . Both players connected with the flop, with Vamplew's set of eights being the best of it. The board completed with the on fourth and the on fifth, allowing Vamplew to stay alive as the field inches closer and closer to the money.
Vamplew's stack is now at about 110,000 while Favale has dropped to 168,000.
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flop.
against Riera's 
and the 
turn and 
river made no difference to the board.
and Edberg picked up a flush draw to make things more interesting. On the turn the 
popped up giving Edberg a straight draw as well, but the river was the 
and Kuhn had led for 18,000. Gilbert raised him to 35,000 and Kuhn had responded with an all-in.
and de Melo’s 
hit.
for quads. Gale flashed 
on fifth, allowing Vamplew to stay alive as the field inches closer and closer to the money.
