Small Pots Only for Now
Pedro Neves opened to 200,000 on the button holding the 
and Artur Martirosian found another premium holding with the 
in the big blind, three-betting to 900,000.
Neves gave it some thought and then sent the cards into the muck, giving his opponent a stare down after cracking his knuckles.
Christoph Csik raised it up to 215,000 on the button and Alexandre Raymond defended with 
out of the big blind, which found a gutshot on the 
flop. Raymond checked and Csik bet 120,000 to win the pot instantly.
Csik then raised to 215,000 with 
in the cutoff and Michel Dattani got involved in the action with a big blind defense of 
. The 
flop gave Dattani two pair and he checked, prompting a bet of 130,000 by Csik.
What followed was a very small check-raise to 375,000 to win the pot without any further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,490,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
5,120,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
||
|
5,000,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
4,560,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
3,630,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |