Level: 34
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
Level: 34
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
The action kicked off with a raise to 420,000 by Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou in the small blind and Daniel Smiljkovic defended his big blind as the run-away chip leader. Christodoulou dashed out a large continuation bet of 700,000 on the flop, which Smiljkovic called.
Both checked the turn and the river, which prompted the following showdown. Christodoulou flipped over for ace-king high, which Smiljkovic had beat with the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
14,512,313
959,875
|
959,875 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi |
5,295,751
-402,500
|
-402,500 |
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou
|
4,141,936
-557,375
|
-557,375 |
Xuming "scplayer" Qi raise-folded against Daniel Smiljkovic and Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou won two pots in a row to pull ahead of the player from China.
What followed was Qi's min-raise to 280,000 and Christodoulou min-clicked to 420,000, earning a call. Christodoulou bet the flop for 280,000 to pick up a call and also bet the turn for 560,000. Qi raised to 1,400,000 and called all-in when Christodoulou pushed.
Xuming "scplayer" Qi:
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou:
The river kept Qi in contention while Christodoulou dropped to a severe short stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
14,484,313
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi |
8,418,002
3,122,251
|
3,122,251 |
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou
|
1,047,685
-3,094,251
|
-3,094,251 |
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou three-bet jammed for just over a million in chips and was called by Daniel Smiljkovic.
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
The board ran out and Christodoulou paired up on the turn. Xuming "scplayer" Qi flashed his mucked .
One hand later, Christodoulou min-raised in the small blind and Smiljkovic called. The same bet and call amount followed on the flop and the turn was checked. Christodoulou bet 700,000 on the turn and folded to a raise by Smiljkovic.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
14,451,628
-32,685
|
-32,685 |
|
||
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" ChristodoulouXuming "scplayer" Qi
|
8,628,002
8,628,002
|
8,628,002 |
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou
|
870,370
-177,315
|
-177,315 |
Down to just 852,870 and under the gun, Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou jammed and was isolated by Daniel Smiljkovic with a raise to 1,792,000 out of the small blind.
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
Christodoulou improved on the and remained ahead on the turn. However, the river gave Smiljkovic the superior two pair and sent his opponent out in third place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
16,680,748
2,229,120
|
2,229,120 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi |
7,269,252
-1,148,750
|
-1,148,750 |
Christodoulos "P0t RippeR" Christodoulou
|
Busted |
Level: 35
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
The first few hands of the heads-up duel went back and forth as Xuming "scplayer" Qi got through with a four-bet jam.
Qi then limped in and called a raise to 528,000 by Daniel Smiljkovic to see a flop of . Smiljkovic continued for 548,000 in order to earn a call and then checked the turn. This prompted a bet worth 708,000 by Qi and a call.
On the river, Smiljkovic checked and Qi checked behind with for a busted gutshot. Smiljkovic had the nuts with the and restored the comfortable lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
17,636,748
956,000
|
956,000 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi |
6,313,252
-956,000
|
-956,000 |
Daniel Smiljkovic raised to 352,000 and called a three-bet to 1,230,000 by Xuming "scplayer" Qi. The flop was checked by both and Qi led the turn for 625,000, earning a call from Smiljkovic.
Qi then checked the river and Smiljkovic bet 4,875,000, which had the remainder of his opponent's stack covered. That sent Qi deep into the tank and he eventually folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
19,331,748
1,695,000
|
1,695,000 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi |
4,618,252
-1,695,000
|
-1,695,000 |
Following a raise to 416,000 by Xuming "scplayer" Qi, Daniel Smiljkovic filled up and checked the flop. Qi continued for 218,000 and received a call to bet another 661,000 on the turn. Smiljkovic check-called once more to then check the river.
Qi checked behind with for a pair of nines and Smiljkovic had the best of it with the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
20,986,748
1,655,000
|
1,655,000 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi |
2,963,252
-1,655,000
|
-1,655,000 |
With the blinds about to go up in 3 hands, Xuming "scplayer" Qi jammed for just over 2.4 million and was called by Daniel Smiljkovic in the big blind.
Xuming "scplayer" Qi:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
There was no help for Qi on the flop and the turn. He also whiffed the river, which improved Smiljkovic to queens and treys. Qi has been eliminated in second place for $306,145 while Smiljkovic earns his maiden gold bracelet and the top prize of $423,426.
A recap of today's action is to follow.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Smiljkovic |
23,950,000
2,963,252
|
2,963,252 |
|
||
Xuming "scplayer" Qi | Busted |