Ilan Boujenah has just doubled up through [Removed:39] and is continuing on his roller coaster ride. He got his 54,500 chips into the middle with and Berendsen called with .
The eights stayed ahead on a flop but fell behind when the fell on the turn. The on the river completed the hand and Boujenah survives again.
Joining the action on a draw heavy flop, Puk Nabuurs took a stab at the pot with a 8,500 bet from the big blind seat. Rodrigo Dos Santos was his sole opponent, seated two to his left, made the call. Dos Santos made the call.
The turn saw another bet from Nabuurs, an increased in size to 17,500 and Dos Santos quickly folded.
Enver Abduraimov made the unconventional play of open-limping on the button, which prompted Tony G to complete his small blind. Zelkjo Krizan then moved all in from the big blind and both his opponents called, Tony G saying, "You only live once," as he tossed in his calling chips.
Unfortunately that was the last of the betting. As both active players checked down the board, Tony G showing , Abduraimov and Krizan took down the pot with .
Kiryl Radzivonau has just busted out one player from the bubble. Eros Nastasi held a pair of aces and was delighted when Radzivonau moved all-in with what turned out to be king-ten. Radzivonau found no help from the board and the WPT Merit Cyprus final tabist has been eliminated.
Sampo Ryynanen has gained a reputation for being a loose-aggressive player and Yorane Keringard has either picked up on that or picked up aces just now.
Keringard opened from the cutoff to 8,000 and immediately faces a three-bet to 22,000 from Ryynanen on the button. With the action back on Keringard, he four-bet to 34,000. Ryynanen then five bet to 75,000 but that was not the end of the betting because Keringard six-bet to 118,000.
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[Removed:39] has just earned the title of bubble boy after being eliminated from WPT Malta at the hands of Ilan Boujenah.
Alessio Isaia opened to 8,500 in early position and Berendsen three-bet 30,000 of his 50,000 stack. Everyone else got out of the way but Boujenah moved all-in from the blinds. Isaia folded but Berendsen called and the cards were revealed.
Boujenah
Berendsen
The flop kept Boujenah in the lead and the in the turn failed to change anything and when the landed on the turn it was all over for Berendsen and we are now in the money in the WPT Malta Main Event.