Lukas Vozdecky opened to 1,100 from under the gun. He was called by the player to his left, but a third player in middle position squeezed to 4,200. Both Vozdecky and his neighbor called.
All three of them checked the 4♣3♠2♥ flop leading to the J♦ turn where Vozdecky bet 5,000. "Mamamia", the middle position said, before folding was he said was a jack.
`The middle position player folded as well so Vozdecky scooped the pot, revealing 10♣10♠.
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Maxwell Young opened to 600 from the cutoff, and Alban Beysson defended from the big blind.
On a board of J♣3♥J♦, Young bet 200. It didn't take long for Beysson to call.
Both players checked the 6♠ turn to find the 7♥ river where Beysson led out for 1,300. Young called with K♦8♦ but Beysson had the exact same hand, K♠8♥, so they split the pot.
