Morgan Aceto opened to 1,650,000 from the button and Hayg Badem moved all in for 6,450,000 from the small blind. Yves Sanchez folded the big blind and Aceto called.
Hayg Badem:
Morgan Aceto:
The flop gave Badem the lead. The turn was the and the river the and Badem doubled up.
Yves Sanchez opened to 1,600,000 and Leandry Ainonkpo called on the button. Morgan Aceto defended his big blind.
The flop came and Aceto checked. Sanchez continued for 1,600,000 Ainonkpo folded and Aceto called.
The turn was the . Aceto checked again and Sanchez bet 2,500,000. Aceto check-raised to 7,500,000 and Sanchez folded.
Recently, Aceto has been quietly going around taking chips from everyone in a number of small pots. Not hard to do, when the blinds are now up to 300,000/600,000.
Jeffrey van den Heuvel moved all in from the cutoff for 3,650,000 and Tim Hartmann called in the big blind.
Jeffrey van den Heuvel:
Tim Hartmann:
There was a nine for both players on the flop, but it gave Van den Heuvel a flush draw as well. The turn and river bricked and he was eliminated in sixth place for €24,000.
When asked for his thoughts on the SISMIX festival, Van den Heuvel enthusiastically replied "I fucking love it!"
"The tournament is fabulous, the dealers are super-efficient and it plays fast, we can not ask for better."
The part-time bartender from Amsterdam devotes 3-4 days a week, but says that he spent too much time at the tables to really enjoy the atmosphere of the SISMIX. He said that he arrived too late to register for the beer pong tournament, so his friends organized their own!
"I was on the bubble with six big blinds, and now I made it to the final table. I can't complain!"