With 14,900 in the middle the turn read 6♠5♠3♣5♥ and David Pham checked to his opponent who checked back.
The K♣ fell on the river and both players checked once again. Pham tabled A♠K♥ and his opponent looked annoyed as he tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
-30,500
|
-30,500 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
267,000 | |
|
256,500
45,400
|
45,400 |
|
202,500 |
After an open in early position, Dimitros Gkatzas raised to 4,000 from middle position and was called by the player seated on his left. The initial opener folded.
On the 8♠3♦4♦ flop, Gkatzas continued with a bet of 4,000, and his neighbor called. The J♦ came on the turn, and both players checked.
The river card was the 2♦, and Gkatzas added 8,500 to the pot. His opponent called, but Gkatzas didn't even show his cards, as he directly sent them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The players are on one more 20-minute break before Day 1b moves on to its final level. A selection of highlights from Level four are listed below.
After an open to 1,500 by a player in middle position called by the cutoff, 2023 EPT Monte-Carlo runner-up Leonard Maue three-bet to 7,200 from the big blind. But the initial raiser decided to four-bet all-in for 36,000. The cutoff folded, and Maue called.
Opponent: A♥J♣
Leonard Maue: Q♦Q♥
Maue's opponent, at risk, hoped until the end to win this coin flip. But on 2♦8♣9♥10♦2♥, Maue's queens held, and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Action was picked up on a flop of 7♥8♥6♦. Serge Chechin led into the field for 1,700. It then made it to the button and Alok Arora min-clicked it to 3,400. The remaining players folded and Chechin called.
The turn brought a Q♦ and Chechin checked it over to Arora who put out a bet of 5,400. Chechin thought it over for about a minute before stacking his chips and putting them all in the middle. Arora snap called.
Serge Chechin: 10♠9♦
Alok Arora: 10♥9♥
They both laughed as the inconsequential river landed and they chopped it up after some drama.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
45,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Four players headed to a flop of 6♠6♣3♦ and the action checked to Rhonda DiMartino in middle position who bet 5,000. Jacqueline Burkhart called from the big blind as did Reiji Kono.
The turn was the J♠ and DiMartino fired out another bet of 15,000. Burkhart still called and Kono got out of the way. The 10♦ completed the board and Burkhart checked for the third time. DiMartino put in a bet of 30,000, enough to cover Burkhart's stack just shy of that.
Burkhart thought for over a minute before announcing a call. DiMartino turned over A♦6♦ which had Burkhart out-kicked with 6♥2♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
139,500
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | |
|
||
|
135,000 | |
|
130,000 | |
|
|
115,000 | |
|
57,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
54,000 | |
|
49,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Four players saw a flop of 3♠7♠2♠. Edward Pak in early position, opened the betting for 2,500. Action folded round to the cutoff, who raised to 6,500. Pak called.
An A♥ on the turn was checked by both players.
When the river came the 3♣, Pak put out a bet of 17,500 and his opponent went into the tank. It took around 2 minutes but eventually he found the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
