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May 15, 2025

Hulyk Takes Out Lupuascu

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Antonio Lopez raised to 12,000 in the hijack and Darya Hulyk shoved for 60,000 on the button. Constantin Lupascu put in his last 40,000 in the small blind and Lopez got out of the way.

Constantin Lupascu: 8♥7♥ All in
Darya Hulyk: K♠Q♠

Hulyk hit top two pair on the K♣Q♦5♥ flop to leave Lupascu drawing only to running cards. The 7♦ turn gave him some outs, but he missed the 4♦ river and was sent to the rail in the closing moments of the day.

Niculina Grasu and Iman Ghashayar were also recently eliminated.

Tags: Antonio Lopez Constantin Lupascu Darya Hulyk

May 15, 2025

Grasu Cracks Aces For a Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of K♣10♥Q♠6♥, Alin Grasu bet 30,000 from the big blind and Mariano Lombardia called under the gun.

The river was the A♠ and Grasu moved all in. Lombardia paused for a few seconds but eventually called for his last 50,000.

Lombardia showed A♥A♦ for a rivered set, but the same card gave Grasu a straight with K♥J♥ to earn him the pot and send Lombardia to the rail.

Tags: Alin Grasu Mariano Lombardia

May 15, 2025

Nuez Stuns Esteve on the Flop

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Guillem Nuez raised to 10,000 in the hijack, Nil Esteve moved all in from the small blind, and Nuez called for 96,500.

Guillem Nuez: A♣J♠ All in
Nil Esteve: A♠Q♠

Nuez was dominated and at risk until the flop brought J♣6♥4♥, giving him top pair. Esteve could only shake his head as the board ran out 5♣5♥, forcing him to hand over most of his stack.

Tags: Guillem Nuez Nil Esteve

May 15, 2025

Falch Flops the Nuts to Double

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aleksander Falch moved all in for 50,000 from under the gun and Constantin Lupascu called on the button.

Aleksander Falch: A♦Q♥ All in
Constantin Lupascu: A♠10♠

Falch didn't need to sweat out his all in for long as the K♠J♦10♥ flop gave him the nut straight. Lupascu was left hoping for a chop, but he missed the 7♣ turn and 8♠ river and handed over the double up.

Tags: Aleksander Falch Constantin Lupascu

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

May 15, 2025

Hulyk, Sucias Both Fill Up

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Darya Hulyk moved all in for 26,000 on the button and Iman Ghashayar called in the big blind.

Darya Hulyk: 5♣5♦ All in
Iman Ghashayar: A♠Q♦

Both players improved to a full house on the 3♥3♦3♣5♠A♥ board, but Hulyk's turned set gave her fives over threes and earned her a double up.

At the same time at another table, Eric Sucias shoved for 60,000 in the hijack, Adrian Ibanescu put in his last 30,000 in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Adrian Ibanescu: Q♣J♠ All in
Eric Sucias: 6♥6♠

"Six," Sucias pleaded, and he got his wish on the 4♦3♦3♣6♦5♠ board to make a full house and send Ibanescu to the rail.

Tags: Adrian Ibanescu Darya Hulyk Eric Sucias Iman Ghashayar

May 15, 2025

Tan Jumps Into Chip Lead Contention With Big Shove

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was already around 70,000 in the pot as Chang Tan and Nil Esteve went to the turn on a board of 2♥6♣7♦9♠. Esteve then bet 40,000 from the big blind.

Tan responded by moving all in for 182,000 in the cutoff, sending Esteve deep into the tank. "Eight-nine suited is good here, or no?" Esteve asked after several minutes, but Tan continued silently staring straight ahead.

Esteve eventually picked up his cards and hovered them over the table for a few seconds before dropping them into the muck as Tan raked in the massive pot.

Tags: Chang Tan Nil Esteve

May 15, 2025

Rozat Has the Better Queen to Double Off Falch

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♦2♥Q♣, Aleksander Falch bet enough from the big blind to put Jesu Rozat all in, and Rozat called for 43,000 from the cutoff.

Jesu Rozat: Q♠10♥ All in
Aleksander Falch: Q♥4♣

Both players showed top pair, but Rozat was ahead with his ten-kicker and stayed in front through the 3♥ turn and 6♠ river to earn the double up.

Jonas Gucevicius was recently eliminated at another table.

Tags: Aleksander Falch Jesu Rozat

May 15, 2025

Sokolovsky Hits the Flop, Faskowicz Smacks the Turn For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Sokolovsky moved all in for 102,000 from the small blind and Ariel Faskowicz put him at risk in the big blind.

Alexander Sokolovsky: A♣J♦ All in
Ariel Faskowicz: A♥K♦

Sokolovsky was dominated but moved ahead on the Q♦J♥6♥ flop with a pair of jacks. The turn, though, was the K♣ as Faskowicz retook the lead with a pair of kings. The river was the 7♦ and Sokolovsky was sent to the rail.

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Ariel Faskowicz

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000