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01-23-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Trujillo vs Pishvaie

Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roberto Sanchez Trujillo raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Saam Pishvaie defended his big blind.

The flop came and Pishvaie check-called 110,000. The turn was the . Pishvaie checked and Trujillo bet 325,000.

Pishvaie used a time bank before check-raising all in for 1,450,000. Trujillo used a time bank but ultimately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	2,500,000 -800,000	-800,000
Saam Pishvaie	2,300,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Roberto Sanchez Trujillo Saam Pishvaie

01-23-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Chip Counts from Feature

Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	11,000,000 255,000	255,000
Antonio Vecino	3,100,000
Alberto De Juan	2,800,000 50,000	50,000
Victor Caballero	2,700,000 50,000	50,000
Jairo Arias	2,600,000
Adrian Garcia	2,200,000 30,000	30,000
Lucia Navarro	2,000,000 300,000	300,000

Oleg Bystrenin	1,500,000 50,000	50,000
Mario Sousa	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

01-23-2023 18:19 UTC+2

Daniel Lopez Ruiz Eliminated in 18th Place (€3,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Saam Pishvaie opened to 210,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Lopez Ruiz three-bet all in for around 900,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Pishvaie called.

Daniel Lopez Ruiz:
Saam Pishvaie:

Kings held on the runout and Ruiz was eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saam Pishvaie	3,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	Busted

Tags: Daniel Lopez Ruiz Saam Pishvaie

01-23-2023 18:29 UTC+2

Battle of the Pocket Pairs

Will Shillibier

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Antonio Vecino opened to 200,000 from under the gun with . Oleg Bystrenin three-bet to 500,000 from middle position with . Vecino called.

Vecino checked the flop and Bystrenin bet 375,000. Vecino called. The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the and both players checked again. Bystrenin turned over his tens and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Bystrenin	2,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Antonio Vecino	2,000,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Antonio Vecino Oleg Bystrenin

01-23-2023 18:32 UTC+2

Navarro Doubles to Leave Vecino Short

Will Shillibier

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Lucia Navarro opened to 200,000 and called a shove from Antonio Vecino from the small blind for 1,800,000.

Navarro called and the cards were turned over.

Lucia Navarro:
Antonio Vecino:

The board came and the dealer checked to see who was covered. Vecino was left with just 75,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucia Navarro	3,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Antonio Vecino	75,000 -1,925,000	-1,925,000

Tags: Antonio Vecino Lucia Navarro

01-23-2023 18:34 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Saam Pishvaie	3,375,000 -125,000	-125,000
Jonas Ten Cate	2,350,000 -250,000	-250,000
Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez	2,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	2,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Ricardo Mateus	1,800,000 775,000	775,000

Marcus Normark	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Jaime Pedraza	1,100,000 -25,000	-25,000
Carles Ferrer	750,000 -25,000	-25,000

Antonio Vecino Eliminated in 17th Place (€3,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On the feature table, Alberto De Juan opened to 200,000 and Mario Sousa shoved from the hijack for 630,000 with Antonio Vecino all in from the button.

De Juan called to put two players at risk.

Alberto De Juan:
Mario Sousa:
Antonio Vecino:

The flop saw Sousa ahead with ace-hihg. The turn gave him a lock on the hand with the confirming Vecino's elimination in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto De Juan	1,900,000 -900,000	-900,000
Mario Sousa	1,500,000 400,000	400,000
Antonio Vecino	Busted

Tags: Alberto De Juan Mario Sousa Antonio Vecino

01-23-2023 18:44 UTC+2

Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.

Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).

All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.

Read the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch Here!