Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Marc Corbella was all in for 100,000 from the button, Jorge Alvarez put in his last 150,000 from middle position, while Pol Bellmunt was in the big blind and put both players at risk.
Marc Corbella: K♦K♥
Jorge Alvarez: A♥Q♣
Pol Bellmunt: J♦J♣
Corbella was ahead with his kings until the flop brought A♦10♦6♦, giving Alvarez top pair. The rest of the board ran out 5♥10♣ and Alvarez, who made the final table of the 888poker Live Madrid Main Event in January, scooped the pot to send Corbella to the rail while doubling up off Bellmunt.
Bellmunt was left with just 40,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Jorge Alvarez raised to 12,000 on the button and Tony Ros moved all in for 90,000 in the small blind. Yudhishter Jaswal called in the big blind, while Alvarez got out of the way.
Tony Ros: 9♠9♥
Yudhishter Jaswal: K♥K♦
Ros had run his nines into Jaswal's kings and found no miracles on the 8♥4♣J♣J♠J♥ board as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000 | |
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110,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
With around 60,000 in the pot on a board of 6♣K♣3♦5♥, Eric Sucias bet 65,000 from middle position and Aaron Barone called in the hijack.
The river was the A♥ and Sucias bet another 130,000. Barone took a few minutes and eventually called once again. "Good call," Sucias said, tapping the felt in acknowledgment as he showed J♣8♣ for a missed flush draw. Barone turned over A♣Q♣ for a rivered pair of aces as he took down the big pot.
Vivian Saliba had the opposite start to the day as Barone, as she was recently eliminated at another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000
170,500
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170,500 |
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100,000
278,000
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278,000 |
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Busted | |
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Three players went to a flop of A♥9♥K♥ where Hong Zhu bet 25,000 from the button. Mauro Panto called in the big blind.
Fotios Panagopoulos then moved all in for 110,000 in early position and Zhu folded. "Call," Panto said, slamming in the chips.
Fotios Panagopoulos: A♦9♦
Mauro Panto: Q♥J♦
Panagopoulos was ahead with two pair, but Panto spiked the 7♥ on the turn to make a flush and take the lead. The river was the 10♠ and Panto sent Panagopoulos to the rail.
Zhu admitted he folded an ace with the 10♥ after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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220,000
83,500
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83,500 |
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Busted | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Around 130,000 was already in the pot as Filippos Avramidis and Koen De Visscher went to the turn on a board of 5♠7♣10♣8♥. Avramidis then bet 75,000 from the button and De Visscher came back with an all-in shove for 200,500 from middle position.
"Sorryy guys, I'm going to take some time," Avramidis said to his tables.
"No worries, it's a huge pot," Marcos Thielke replied.
Avramidis ended up taking several minutes before putting in the chips to call. De Visscher showed 6♥6♦ for a pair of sixes and straight draw, while Avramidis had 10♠9♥ for top pair.
The river was the A♥ and Avramidis pumped his fist as he secured the massive pot, sending De Visscher to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted |
Heads-up on a flop of 2♠7♥10♦, Pol Bellmunt bet 11,000 from the cutoff and Tony Ros called in the big blind.
The turn was the J♦ and Bellmunt bet another 26,500. Ros again called and the 5♠ fell on the river. Bellmunt then moved all in, having Ros' remaining 90,000 covered.
Ros only took a few seconds before sliding his cards into the muck as Bellmunt took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
6,500
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6,500 |
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90,000
75,000
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75,000 |
Alexander Rizvi, a late entry at the start of Day 2, moved all in for 37,500 from the button as Michael Prendergast put him at risk in the big blind.
Alexander Rizvi: K♥J♥
Michael Prendergast: K♦7♣
Rizvi had Prendergast dominated and picked up a straight draw on the 9♥10♣8♠ flop. The rest of the board ran out 10♦5♠ and he doubled up with his jack-kicker.
At the same time at another table, Gabi Livshitz was all in for 102,000 from middle position with K♠K♣ against the two jacks of Angel Blanco in the cutoff. The board ran out 4♥Q♣6♠2♥Q♦ and Livshitz took his turn to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
121,500
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121,500 |
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210,000
88,500
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88,500 |
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100,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
Action folded to the blinds as Oscar Capenillo and Tadeusz Mullins got their last chips in the middle, Mullins barely having Capenillo's remaining 64,000 covered.
Oscar Capenillo: K♥K♦
Tadeusz Mullins: A♣Q♠
Capenillo spiked top set on the K♣J♣6♣ flop, then improved to a full house on the 6♥ turn to leave Mullins drawing dead. The river was the 7♣ and Capenillo doubled up, leaving Mullins nursing a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
60,500
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60,500 |
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10,000
71,500
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71,500 |