Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
With two players seeing a board of 9♥8♥3♣ and roughly 60,000 already in the middle, Chadi Akremi checked from the small blind blind, Mykyta Andrusiak bet 50,000 from the big blind, Kai Fuong folded from the button and Akremi made the call.
Both players checked the 10♣ turn leading to the 3♠ river. Akremi moved all in, covering Andrusiak who had 83,000 behind. Andrusiak made the call and showed K♠9♣ for second pair. Akremi tabled Q♦10♠ for top pair to send the Day 1c chip leader to the rail and take down a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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785,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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725,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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Busted | |
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Fernando Celdran opened to 25,000 from middle position and Jimmy Zhan three-bet to 150,000, leaving just a few chips behind. Celdran moved all in and Zhan made the call to put himself at risk.
Jimmy Zhan: Q♥Q♠
Fernando Celdran: A♦A♠
The board ran out 3♠6♠3♦5♠6♣. Celdran remained ahead with his aces for the entire runout to take the pot while Zhan's deep run came to an end in 21st-place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,670,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
In a preflop confrontation Dario Bagattini, who had recently been left very short-stacked, was all in and up against Antonio Puntas who held a covering stack to put Bagattini at risk.
Dario Bagattini: A♥8♦
Antonio Puntas: 6♠6♥
The board ran out 7♠K♦J♣6♣K♣. Puntas made a set on the turn, leaving Bagattini drawing dead. The start of day chip leader made his exit from the tournament area while Puntas collected the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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562,000
359,000
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359,000 |
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Busted | |
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Aleksander Unmov never showed up for Day 2. He managed to make the money and even make a few pay jumps before ultimately being blinded out in 23rd-place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
In a preflop confrontation Dzianis Sauchuk found himself all in and at risk against Manuel Ledesma who had a covering stack.
Dzianis Sauchuk: KxKx
Manuel Ledesma: A♠A♦
It was the ultimate cooler as Sauchuk's pocket-kings were crushed by Ledesma's pocket-aces. Sauchuk couldn't catch up on the 8♥7♦9♦6♦7♣ runout and was sent to the rail while Ledesma scored another knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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783,000
188,000
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188,000 |
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Busted |
Marian Dicu moved all in from under the gun for 129,000 and picked up a call from Chadi Akremi in the small blind who covered.
Marian Dicu: A♦J♠
Chadi Akremi: K♠K♥
Akremi's pocket-kings held up on the Q♥2♠8♣4♣2♦ runout and he collected a decent pot while Dicu made his exit from the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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555,000
163,000
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163,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
The final 25 players are now on a 15-minute break.
With two players seeing a board of 3♣7♦3♥5♠2♠ and roughly 285,000 already in the middle, Fernando Santa Maria checked from middle position and Chadi Akremi moved all in, covering Santa Maria's remaining stack of roughly 260,000. Santa Maria went deep into the tank.
After nearly five minutes Santa Maria asked the dealer to spread the pot. About a minute later he made the call.
"Good call" Akremi told his opponent, tabling K♥J♥ for a bluff. Santa Maria tabled A♥J♦ for just ace-high, much to the amazement of his tablemates, and scooped in a colossal pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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825,000
609,000
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609,000 |
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392,000
138,000
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138,000 |
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