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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
We have lost another player here in Malta and the money bubble is looming. Giovanni Accetta is the latest casualty. He got his stack in with and ran into the of Jack Salter. The jacks held and Accetta busted.
Call off the search party as Yorane Kerignard has finally taken his seat here in the Casino at Portomaso.
One of his first tasks was to call a 7,000 button raise from Tony G whilst sitting in the big blind. The flop came down and Kerignard check-folded to an 8,000 continuation bet.
Sampo Ryynanen is seated directly to Kerignard's left and he has just searched for his new foe on the Hendon Mob database. He now knows the man to his right has over $850,000 in live tournament winnings and is a very dangerous opponent indeed.
Gordon Schembri has become the first player to be eliminated in Day 3 after he lost a clash with Hui Chen Kuo.
The latter opened to 9,000 in late position and then snap-called when Schembri three-bet all in for around 60,000 in the big blind. Schembri flipped over and Chen Kuo the .
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board, Tony G showing 
, Abduraimov 
and Krizan took down the pot with 
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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.
turn saw another bet from Nabuurs, an increased in size to 17,500 and Dos Santos quickly folded.
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flop but fell behind when the 
on the river completed the hand and Boujenah survives again.
and Kerignard check-folded to an 8,000 continuation bet.
and Chen Kuo the 
and Schembri bsuted out.