Marc Hunter opened to 1,200 from the button, and Justin Farrugia defended the big blind.
On the 9♠8♦3♣ flop, Farrugia check-called in the face of a bet of 1,300 from Hunter.
The 6♣ turn was quickly checked to the 2♦ river, where Farrugia led out with a pot-sized bet of 5,000. Hunter quickly folded.
John Arne Riise was raking in a pot, having got 6,000 out of fellow SiGMA ambassador Drea Karlsen on the river on J♦9♥6♥10♠4♠.
Riise had tabled K♦Q♣ for the turned straight, and Karlsen shook her head when seeing her flopped set with 9♣9♦ was beaten.
"Sorry" said Riise, and the pair had a good chat in Norwegian, presumably regarding the cooler that had just been served.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Nuno Morais was all-in for 22,500 and at risk versus Emmanuel Houssais.
Nuno Morais: K♥Q♥ 
Emmanuel Houssais: A♥A♠
Morais had run into the goods, but some hope arrived in the form of the K♠8♣7♥ flop.
The 2♥ turn brought further outs to the flush, and a wry smile from Houssais, but the 3♦ river was a brick, sending Morais to the reentry desk.
"Aces again?!" remarked table mate Kenny Burke, "It's too early for you, you'll be bust soon.", giving Houssais a good laugh.
Houssais, sporting what is surely a top-five international football top, that of Colombia, allowed himself a mini celebration as he raked in the pot.
There was 2,200 in the middle on a board of Q♠9♣5♣5♠. Nuno Morais had 1,100 in front of him, and was faced with a raise to 3,000 from Kenny Burke.
Morais was pondering the position and quipped "Do I respect the old guy raise?"
Burke laughed, "The old guy?!", and after a bit more thought, Morais said "Ok, you've got it" and open-folded the 9♠.
"Come on now", laughed Burke, "not even a decision. You've got to think you're behind there...you're not! But you have to think so", both players having a good chuckle as the pot was passed to Burke.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Brian Calleja beckoned PokerNews over to show photographic evidence of his Level 1 cooler bustout, Calleja holding Q♦7♣ versus Piotr Rekawiecki's A♣7♠ on A♦Q♦7♥K♣7♦, the stacks going in on the river.
Around 3,000 was in the middle on a flop of K♠7♦4♦, and Nuno Morais check-called a bet of 1,500 from Sonny Dinov.
The 5♠ rolled off on the turn, and Morais checked once more. Dinov double-barreled with a bet of 3,500, and after a bit of thought, Morais decided that was too much to continue.
SiGMA ambassador John Arne Riise opened to 500 under the gun, and received calls from Karol Guzla on the button and Christos Gaitanos in the small blind.
The K♣8♥8♦ flop was checked to Riise, who continued with a bet of 500. Only Gaitanos called.
The 6♣ turn was quickly checked to the K♥ river, where Gaitanos led out with a bet of 500, and Riise quickly folded.
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