Break It Up
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Freerk Post opened to 32,000 before the flop only to have Dashgyn Aliev three-bet to 85,000 from the button. Action came back around to Post who cut out a four-bet to 205,000.
Aliev quickly announced all in and Post called for his tournament life only to find that he was beind.
Post:
Aliev:
The board came down and thought he didn't need it, Aliev ended with a full house. He sent Post packing as the first victim of the final three tables and has increased his stack to 3.405 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dashgyn Aliev |
3,405,000
1,069,000
|
1,069,000 |
Freerk Post | Busted |
Thang Duc Nguyen checked dark, the dealer fanned , and Alexander Helbig checked behind. The turn was the , Nguyen fired 110,000, and Helbig called.
The river was the , Nguyen fired another 150,000, and Helbig called. Nguyen showed for a pair of fours, but they were no good against Nguyen's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Helbig |
2,750,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Thang Duc Nguyen |
390,000
-374,000
|
-374,000 |
Robert Auer opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and Yasar Guden called out the big blind. The flop fell , Guden checked, and Auer continued for 40,000. Guden check-raised to 80,000, and Auer called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Guden led out for 70,000, and Auer called.
Guden showed for jack-high, which Auer had beat with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Auer |
1,240,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Yasar Guden |
660,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Table 1
Seat | Player |
---|---|
1 | Philippe Barouk |
2 | Roman Korenev |
3 | Lukasz Golczyk |
4 | Olivier Busquet |
5 | Khien Nguyen |
6 | Calvin Anderson |
7 | Daniel-Gai Pidun |
8 | Matias Kesanen |
Table 2
Seat | Player |
---|---|
1 | Thang Duc Nguyen |
2 | Emil Ohlsson |
3 | Alexander Helbig |
4 | Roman Herold |
5 | Yasar Guden |
6 | Robert Auer |
7 | Pascal Vos |
8 | Theodoros Aidonopoulos |
Table 3
Seat | Player |
---|---|
1 | Julian Thomas |
2 | Freerk Post |
3 | Lasse Christiansen |
4 | Robert Haigh |
5 | Aliev Dashgyn |
6 | Jose Maria Galindo |
7 | Ramil Yusupov |
8 | Kevin Stani |
Alexander Helbig opened to an unknown amount from early position and it folded all of the way around to Pratyush Buddiga who three-bet from the big blind. Helbig four-bet him all in in and Buddiga snapped him off.
Helbig:
Buddiga:
The board dropped down and Buddiga was unable to improve. His elimination prompted a full re-draw for the final three tables of eight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Helbig |
2,450,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga | Busted |
Roman Korenev opened for a raise from under the gun, Theodoros Aidonopoulos three-bet in the cutoff, and Korenev four-bet to 135,000. Aidonopoulos wasn't going anywhere however, and he five-bet to 200,000.
Korenev thought for a bit, then mucked his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Theodoros Aidonopoulos |
760,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Roman Korenev |
405,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Emil Ohlsson opened for a raise in middle position, and a very short-stacked Artur Rudziankov three-bet all in for around 140,000 from the small blind. The big blind released, and feeling pot-committed, Ohlsson called.
Ohlsson:
Rudziankov:
Ohlsson made a pair when the dealer fanned , and held as the turn and river came , respectively. Rudziankov was eliminated, and Ohlsson now as 880,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Emil Ohlsson |
880,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Artur Rudziankov | Busted |
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Faced with a raise from Thomas Julian-Simon, Harri Koskenkorva moved all in for around 250,000. Julian-Simon made the call.
Julian-Simon:
Koskenkorva:
There was a ten on the flop, giving Julian-Simon a set of tens, and prompting Koskenkorva to lurch back in his chair. The turned, giving Koskenkorva an open-ended straight draw, but the bricked on the river.
Koskenkorva was eliminated, while Julian-Simon is now flirting with a million-chip stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julian Thomas |
940,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Harri Koskenkorva | Busted |