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01-23-2023 23:55 UTC+2

Another Double for Mateus

Will Shillibier

Level 32 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Ricardo Mateus shoved from the button for 5,900,000 and Adrian Garcia called in the big blind.

Ricardo Mateus:
Adrian Garcia:

The board saw Mateus secure another double and stay alive in this three-handed battle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	32,000,000	3,000,000
Ricardo Mateus	6,300,000	-2,200,000
Oleg Bystrenin	6,300,000	-1,400,000

Tags: Adrian Garcia Ricardo Mateus

01-23-2023 23:49 UTC+2

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Will Shillibier

Level 32 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

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Level: 32

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

01-23-2023 23:40 UTC+2

Three-Handed Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	29,000,000	-1,000,000
Ricardo Mateus	8,500,000	2,900,000
Oleg Bystrenin	7,700,000	-1,400,000

01-23-2023 23:31 UTC+2

Lucia Navarro Eliminated in 4th Place (€27,000)

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Adrian Garcia opened to 800,000. Lucia Navarro was on the button and used a time bank before three-betting all in for 2,300,000. Garcia called.

Lucia Navarro:
Adrian Garcia:

Navarro would need to come from behind with the flop coming . Navaroo floped top pair, but Garcia had made a flush draw. The turn completed his flush with the and the river was the .

888poker Ambassador Navarro was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	30,000,000	3,000,000
Oleg Bystrenin	9,100,000	-900,000
Ricardo Mateus	5,600,000
Lucia Navarro	Busted

Tags: Adrian Garcia Lucia Navarro

01-23-2023 23:28 UTC+2

ICM Pressures Start to Impact Play

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Ricardo Mateus raised to 1,000,000 under the gun with and folded to a shove from Adrian Garcia in the small blind who held

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	27,000,000	3,000,000
Oleg Bystrenin	10,000,000	1,700,000
Ricardo Mateus	5,600,000	-2,900,000
Lucia Navarro	2,300,000	-2,000,000

01-23-2023 23:17 UTC+2

Mateus Doubles Through Garcia

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Adrian Garcia shoved the button and Ricardo Mateus called all in from the big blind for 4,000,000.

Ricardo Mateus:
Adrian Garcia:

The proved no issues for Mateus who secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	24,000,000	-2,000,000
Ricardo Mateus	8,500,000	3,100,000
Oleg Bystrenin	8,300,000
Lucia Navarro	4,300,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Adrian Garcia Ricardo Mateus

01-23-2023 23:13 UTC+2

Analysis: Can Anyone Stop Garcia?

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The elimination of Tom Orpaz in seventh place precipated a large chip lead for Adrian Garcia — the largest of the tournament so far. He's even extended it further still with the elimination of Saam Pishvaie, who was unlucky having gotten it in ahead against the Spaniard.

And the two 888poker team members who started the final table are still in with a chance of victory, but Lucia Navarro and Ricardo Mateus are battling former chip ledader Oleg Bystrenin for essentially a share of second after Garcia.

With more than half the chips in play four-handed, you feel like Garcia should close this out. But anything can happen it poker!

01-23-2023 23:08 UTC+2

Jonas Ten Cate Eliminated in 5th Place (€20,700)

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jonas Ten Cate shoved for 2,300,000 from the big blind and Lucia Navarro called in the big blind.

Jonas Ten Cate:
Lucia Navarro:

Ten Cate was dominated and the flop came . The turn was the leaving Ten Cate just a 15% chance of staying alive. The river was the and Ten Cate was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	26,000,000	-500,000
Oleg Bystrenin	8,300,000
Lucia Navarro	5,400,000	2,400,000
Ricardo Mateus	5,400,000
Jonas Ten Cate	Busted

Tags: Jonas Ten Cate Lucia Navarro

01-23-2023 23:04 UTC+2

Saam Pishvaie Eliminated in 6th Place (€16,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Adrian Garcia shoved from the button as the tournament big stack. Saam Pishvaie called all in for 4,400,000 in the small blind and Jonas Ten Cate folded his big blind.

Saam Pishvaie:
Adrian Garcia:

Garica spiked a six on the flop and took the lead. The turn improved him to trip sixes and left his opponent drawing dead. The river completed the board and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	26,500,000	5,500,000
Saam Pishvaie	Busted

Tags: Adrian Garcia Jonas Ten Cate Saam Pishvaie