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Jan 29, 2024

Fernandez Back In Front

Josh Noy

Level 27 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Juan Lyons raised to 300,000 from under the gun with K♦10♠ and action folded around to Ramon Fernandez in the big blind. Fernandez made the call with 6♦5♥.

Both players hit the 6♥5♣K♥ flop and Fernandez checked his two pair. Lyons fired 300,000 with top pair and Fernandez called to see the Q♣ turn.

Fernandez checked again, this time calling a bet of 600,000 from Lyons to the J♥ river. Both players checked and Fernandez turned over his sixes and fives to take the chip lead back from Lyons.

Tags: Juan Lyons Ramon Fernandez

Jan 29, 2024

Lyons Into the Lead

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Josh Noy

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Ramon Fernandez opened to 250,000 with 3♥3♦ in the cutoff. Juan Lyons three-bet to 725,000 with A♠K♠ on the button and Fernandez made the call.

Fernandez checked the J♦2♦J♣ flop and called after Lyons fired 600,000. Both players checked the 10♠ flop.

Fernandez checked again on the Q♣ river, making the fold after Lyons fired 1,200,000 to take the chip lead.

Tags: Juan Lyons Ramon Fernandez

Jan 29, 2024

Mateo Calzoni Eliminated in 6th Place (€13,700)

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Josh Noy

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Mateo Calzoni moved all in for his last 1,550,000 in the cutoff and found a call from Juan Lyons in the small blind. Both players revealed their hands with Calzoni at risk.

Mateo Calzoni: 4♣4♥
Juan Lyons: Q♥Q♦

Both players held a pair but Calzoni's fours were dominated and looking for help. There was none to be found on the 8♥J♦10♥3♠7♣ board, ending his run in sixth place for €13,700.

Tags: Juan Lyons Mateo Calzoni

Jan 29, 2024

Greg Campbell Eliminated in 7th Place (€10,000)

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Josh Noy

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Greg Campbell moved all in for 2,400,000 from the hijack and was at risk after Ramon Fernandez called in the small blind.

Greg Campbell: A♠6♣
Ramon Fernandez: A♦Q♦

Campbell saw the bad news preflop and was unable to improve on the 8♠2♥K♣J♦8♣ runout, hitting the rain in seventh spot.

Tags: Greg Campbell Ramon Fernandez

Jan 29, 2024

Fernandez Regains Chip Lead

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ramon Fernandez opened to 200,000 with 4♣4♥ in early position and Guillermo Sánchez called with A♥Q♣ in the big blind.

The 9♠3♣4♠ flop saw Sánchez check-call a bet of 150,000 from Fernandez. Sánchez checked again on the 8♦ turn, making another call after Fernandez fired 400,000.

Both players then checked the 5♠ river, as Fernandez claimed the pot with his set of fours and regained the chip lead from Sánchez.

Tags: Guillermo Sánchez Ramon Fernandez

Jan 29, 2024

Three Straight For Lyons

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

With action now seven-handed, Juan Lyons took down three consecutive pots to boost his stack.

Hand #1

In the first hand, Mateo Calzoni raised to 200,000 with A♥4♦ on the button before Lyons three-bet to 675,000 with A♣5♠ in the big blind. Calzoni took a moment before making the fold as Lyons raked in the pot.

Hand #2

The next hand saw Ramon Fernandez open to 225,000 on the button with J♥8♠. Lyons then moved all in for 2,950,000 in the small blind with K♣Q♣. Fernandez folded and Lyons collected another pot.

Hand #3

the third hand began with Guillermo Sánchez opening to 200,000 from early position with K♦8♦. This time, Lyons announced a three-bet to 550,000 on the button with A♠8♠. Sánchez mucked his hand and Lyons took down his third pot in a row.

Tags: Juan Lyons Mateo Calzoni

Jan 29, 2024

Carlos Perez-Dosio Eliminated in 8th Place (€ 8,000)

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Carlos Perez-Dosio opened to 225,000 in early position and was facing a decision for his tournament life after Borja Diaz moved all in on the button. Perez-Dosio slid all of his time banks to the dealer to sort out as he considered his decision.

Perez-Dosio decided to call and the hands were turned up.

Carlos Perez-Dosio: A♦Q♦
Borja Diaz: A♥K♠

Perez-Dosio was in bad shape and could not find any help on the 3♠3♣A♠4♥4♣ runout, ending his Main Event run in eighth place.

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Jan 29, 2024

Another Double For Ledesma

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Carlos Perez-Dosio raised to 160,000 in the hijack and called after Manuel Ledesma moved all in for 580,000 in the small blind.

Manuel Ledesma: 10♠10♦
Carlos Perez-Dosio: 2♠2♣

Ledesma was in another enviable spot, as his pocket tens held through the Q♦K♦4♣7♣6♦ runout to earn another double up.

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Jan 29, 2024

Perez-Dosio Bluffs the River

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Guillermo Sánchez opened to 160,000 on the button with 9♣8♣ and Carlos Perez-Dosio defended his big blind holding K♦5♣.

The flop of 3♦6♥10♥ saw Perez-Dosio lead out for 100,000 and Sánchez make the call. Another lead from Perez-Dosio followed the 8♠ turn, this time for 250,000. Sánchez called again to see the 4♦ river.

Perez-Dosio led out for the third time, betting 525,000 and taking down the pot with king-high after Sánchez used a time bank before folding his pair of eights.

Tags: Carlos Perez-Dosio Guillermo Sánchez

Jan 29, 2024

George Chiriac Eliminated in 9th Place (€6,300)

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ramon Fernandez opened to 125,000 from under the gun before George Chiriac three-bet to 325,000 in middle position. Carlos Perez-Dosio then announced a four-bet to 850,000 in the big blind.

Fernandez folded and Chiriac moved all in for 325,000 more. The call was quickly made and the hands were turned up.

George Chiriac: A♥K♣
Carlos Perez-Dosio: A♠A♣

Chiriac was unable to find any magic on the 5♠Q♣8♥7♣2♠ runout, ending his Main Event in ninth place.