Josef Klinger moved all-in for about 1 million. Aleh Plauski instantly called from the big blind.
Klinger:
Plauski:
Board:
As the board came out, Klinger looked skywards and said, "Thank God," Plauski could do nothing but lament his bad luck complaining, "It's like A-K vs Aces..."
Klinger is up to 2.1 million. Plauski drops to a million.
Now the table short stack, Aleh Plauski open-shoved for 940,000 but everyone folded and he took the blinds and antes.
The next hand Herve Costa open-shoved, and - after Andrew Chen had asked how much it was - everyone folded. Chen qualified his request afterwards: "I just want to know, you know, roughly." Then, sort of laughing, "I feel like a douchebag."
Andrew Chen raised to 275,000 and took the blinds and antes. The next hand saw Chen do the same thing again, this time Josef Klinger reraised to 575,000. Chen quickly released his hand.
Both have about 2.6 million, in joint equal second with just over 20 big blinds.
Josef "Pepe" Klinger raised to 275,000 under the gun and Nicolas Chouity called behind. The action folded around to Dominykas Karmazinas in the big blind, who asked the tournament director what the next level was (80k/160k/20k) and Klinger how much he was playing (around 2.65 million) before dwelling up for a while, rocking back and forth. He folded.
So Klinger and Choity went heads-up to a flop, which Klinger checked. Chouity bet 375,000, and Klinger now shoved. Chouity instantly asked for a count (2.36 million) and after a little while he called.
Chouity:
Klinger: very ahead with
Turn: to put Chouity in the lead, but...
...River:
Klinger doubled up again, this time to 5.51 million.
Aleh Plauski moved all-in preflop for 700,000. It was passed around to Nicolas Chouity in the small blind who reraised all-in pushing Andrew Chen out of the hand.
The last hand of the level and it folded around to Dominykas Karmazinas on the button, who sighed and shoved for 1,525,000. The blinds both folded, and he picked up some much-needed blinds and antes.