Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The action was caught on a turn of 3♦10♠9♣10♥, where Fahredin Mustafov checked from the small blind to Fabian Riebau-Schmithals on the button.
With 550,000 in the pot, Riebau-Schmithals fired a bet of 250,000. Mustafov made the call and the 5♠ river rolled off.
Mustafov checked again before Riebau-Schmithals put him all-in for 775,000. Mustafov spent one of his time extensions before letting his hand go, leaving himself with less than 20 big blinds.
Shortly before, Robert Cowen busted in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,425,000
525,000
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525,000 |
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4,400,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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3,400,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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1,300,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,000,000
590,000
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590,000 |
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775,000
595,000
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595,000 |
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300,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted | |
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Harry Casagrande, Nino Pansier, and "Dima" went three-way to a flop of 9♥4♥3♣, which they all checked.
"Dima" then shoved the 5♦ turn, putting his stack of 480,000 into the pot of 600,000. Casagrande asked for a count and called it off before Pansier quickly moved out of the way.
"Dima": A♥K♦10♣2♥
Harry Casagrande: 8♦6♦5♣4♦
"Dima" had a straight and flush draw to leave Casagrande drawing slim. The A♠ river did not bring Casagrande a higher straight, doubling up "Dima" to nearly 40 big blinds.
On other tables, Ismael Bojang and Dario Alitio waved off in 21st and 20th respectfully.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,600,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,600,000
1,860,000
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1,860,000 |
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1,560,000
860,000
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860,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Spyridon Valakos got his stack of 700,000 in from the big blind against Tom Vogelsang on the button, who had the covering stack.
Spyridon Valakos: A♦Q♥Q♣7♦
Tom Vogelsang: A♠A♥9♦6♣
Vogelsang's aces faced little trouble on the 4♥8♥K♣ flop and 6♦ turn. The A♣ river gave him the final ace in the deck to make top set and eliminate Valakos in 20th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,350,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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Busted | |
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals had opened from the cutoff and Christos Argyriadis had defended his big blind when Riebau-Schmithals continued with a bet of 175,000.
Argyriadis check-called before both players checked the 7♠ turn. The J♣ then hit the river, seeing Argyriadis check again. Riebau-Schmithals put in a hefty bet of 700,000, which Argyriadis called after some deliberation.
Riebau-Schmithals showed A♠K♦10♣9♠ for the nut straight, winning the pot and crossing the five-million mark.
Just before the hand, Andre Cruz and Fahredin Mustafov were eliminated from the tournament in 19th and 18th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,200,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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2,000,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
"Dima" and Leonid Yanovski got their stacks in preflop, with "Dima"s 450,000 being barely covered by Yanovski.
"Dima": K♣8♣6♦3♦
Leonid Yanovski: A♦A♣5♥4♥
"Dima" received some help on the 2♥4♠6♠ flop, but his pair would not improve on the 9♦J♠ runout as he left the tournament in 17th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,025,000
505,000
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505,000 |
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Busted |
Nino Pansier raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. "Appie" sat in the small blind and three-bet to 575,000, around half his stack. Pansier quickly put in the rest and "Appie" called off for his tournament life.
"Appie": K♠K♦Q♣5♠
Nino Pansier: A♠A♦7♦4♠
"Appie" remained hopeful preflop, and even when the 10♠10♥7♥ flop hit he held a positive outlook.
However, the 3♥ river had him stand up, and the 6♦ river indeed could not save his kings against the wrath of Pansier's aces, leaving him stranded in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,200,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Busted |
In a multiway limped pot, it checked to Ronald Keijzer on the button on a flop of 8♠5♦6♦. He placed a bet of 90,000, which small blind Hossein Ensan raised to 350,000.
The action folded back to Keijzer, who elected to call. Ensan sized up to 950,000 on the K♠ turn, putting the majority of Keijzer's stack in the middle.
Keijzer took some time to think but folded near the end of his 30-second shot clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,210,000
3,490,000
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3,490,000 |
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1,300,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Youness Barakat made it 125,000 to go in early position. Ronald Keijzer then three-bet to 450,000 in the seat next over before Hossein Ensan four-bet to 850,000 in the hijack.
Barakat quickly got out of the way, Keijzer put his stack of 1,320,000 in the middle, and Ensan called.
Ronald Keijzer: A♥K♥J♣8♣
Hossein Ensan: A♠K♦Q♥J♥
The 8♦3♣J♠ flop made Keijzer two pair to take the lead. Neither the 9♠ turn nor 3♠ river provided help for Ensan, who was forced to surrender the chips he had just won from the Dutchman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,600,000
1,175,000
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1,175,000 |
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4,250,000
1,960,000
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1,960,000 |
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2,885,000
1,585,000
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1,585,000 |
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