David Larson Survives; Nicolas Pons Busts

Nicolas Pons

David Larson is already all-in and at risk while Etienne Silva de Oliveira and Gonzalo Serrano Ranero play for the larger side pot.

Serrano Ranero bets the river for 28,000 and Silva de Oliveira eventually calls. The Spaniard shows and Silva de Oliveira has for a pair of nines.

“That’s a good sign, I can sit back down,” Larson jokes as his ensures the survival.

Etienne Silva de Oliveira – 415,000 (52 bb)
Gonzalo Serrano Ranero – 275,000 (34 bb)
David Larson – 31,000 (4 bb)

Moments later in the last hand before the break, former big stack Sofian Benaissa three-bet folds against the jams by Redouane Nid Bella and Nicolas Pons.

Nicolas Pons:
Redouane Nid Bella:

Pons sets the pace on the flop but Nid Bella turns broadway with the . The river doesn’t pair as the is a brick. Pons’ stack of 263,000 is covered and he departs shellshock.

Oleksii Ievchenko – 800,000 (100 bb)
Redouane Nid Bella – 550,000 (69 bb)
Sofian Benaissa – 280,000 (35 bb)
Nicolas Pons – Eliminated

Redouane Nid Bella