Josef Klinger shoved under the gun all in for his last 42,000, Action folded to Sotirios Koutoupas in the big blind who made the call.
Sotirios Koutoupas:
Josef Klinger:
The flop was good for Koutoupas with . The turn () and river () were even better, giving the Greek a full house and almost the chip lead.
Josef Klinger eliminated in 15th place for €8,750. Klinger stays on top of the Austrian all time money list. The Austrian now has $1.768.197 in cashes throughout his career. This World Poker Tour Main Event cash marks his first cash since 2010.
Sotirios Koutoupas opened under the gun for 24,000 and Andreas Freund made the call two positions down. Peter Jaksland in the cutoff over called and they saw the flop three way: .
Koutoupas made a 49,000 continuation bet and Freund raised to 121,000 with 260,000 behind. Jaksland now shoved all in for 191,000 total. Koutoupas followed suit and over shoved, decision back on Freund. He tanked for a long time before folding.
Sotirios Koutoupas:
Peter Jaksland:
Tje on the turn was a blank but the on the river gave Koutoupas a full house to beat Jaksland's straight.
"Nice to play with you" said Koutoupas while shaking Jaksland's hand. The remaining 15 players are guaranteed €8,750.
Gaelle Baumann opened for 17,000 from early position and next door neighbor David Boyaciyan shoved all in for 56,000. Action folded around back to Baumann and she smiled and took one more look at her cards.
"Too much" laughed Boyaciyan.
After about a minute of thinking, Baumann added the other 5 big blinds.
Gaelle Baumann:
David Boyaciyan:
The flop gave Baumann a flush draw: . The on the turn made Baumann her flush, but since the board paired Boyaciyan still had some outs.
The river wasn't one of them.
"Flush!" Boyaciyan laughed while pointing to the he so proudly owned. His flush wasn't good enough though, and he made his exit in 17th place.
With just seventeen players remaining, already well in the money, the goal for the day is simple: lose nine more players and reach the final table of six. That's easier said than done though; the field is extremely strong and nobody is going to give it away today.
There's a Master Classics of Poker champion still in (David Boyaciyan), EPT winners from Greece (Sotirios Koutoupas) and Denmark (Frederik Brink Jensen), a WPT champ (Thomas Bichon), Austria's all time money earner (Josef Klinger), the best French female poker player (Gaelle Baumann) and an German extreme high roller in the lead with Fedor Holz. Holz's accomplishment include a WCOOP win for $1.3 million, EPT side event win and a Mega Poker Series win.
Levels will again be 90 minutes long today, starting at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante. PAfter each level there's a 15 minute break, with a 60-minute dinner break after the third level most likely. lay stops when there's just five players remaining. Play starts at 2 p.m. local time, so check back here in half an hour.
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