Down to just 101,000 Moshe Elazar moved all-in with ![]()
and Sotirios Koutoupas put him at risk with ![]()
the ![]()
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board kept Elazar in front.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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215,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Down to just 101,000 Moshe Elazar moved all-in with ![]()
and Sotirios Koutoupas put him at risk with ![]()
the ![]()
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board kept Elazar in front.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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215,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
After Ka Kwan Lau opened to 25,000 from the cut-off, Martin Wiklund three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind. Back on Lau he reached for chips and hands shaking put 115,000 over the betting line. About 20 seconds later Wiklund announced all-in - it was roughly 485,000 total - Lau re-checked his cards and then made the call.
Lau: ![]()
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Wiklund: ![]()
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It was a classic race and it went the way of the over cards as the board ran ![]()
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,595,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
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Busted |
There is no stopping the runaway train that is Dimitri Holdeew and he's now up to 1,550,000 after eliminating Dmytko Samoilenko. The latter was all-in for 192,000 pre-flop with ![]()
and Holdeew, who was getting a massage, made the call from the small blind with ![]()
.
The ![]()
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board kept Holdeew in front.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,550,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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Busted |
Andrew Chen is now second in chips after eliminating Vit Blachut. The Czech player was all-in for 230,000 with ![]()
and Chen held ![]()
. The ![]()
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board boosted Chen to 1,620,000 and sent Blachut to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,620,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
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Busted |
If one man stands out in this field it’s Czech player Vit Blachut. Bearing a striking resemblance to Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, he had conjured up a stack of more than 800,000 coming into Day 4. But it’s not what he looks like but how he plays which is interesting, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Marcello Miniucchi open shoved from the button for his last remaining chips and received a quick call from Artem Metalidi in the big blind. With ![]()
Miniucchi was live against Metalidi's ![]()
, but it wouldn't do him any good.
The ![]()
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flop meant a sticky situation getting even stickier and the
on the turn aleady sealed the deal. The
was there just to rub it in, the Italian had to leave the table to pick up his cheque.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted |
On ![]()
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Kamel checked from the big blind to Marquez on the button. The last woman standing in the field checked behind and the dealer brought the
out. Kamel bet out 35,000 and Marquez made the call.
River
and now Kamel made it 87,000 to go to showdown. Marquez thought about it for quite some time but eventually called. Kamel showed his ![]()
for a full house, Marquez mucked her ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
617,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
With the turn already out there, the board read ![]()
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. It wasn't the first time Brulet and Chen clashed but it would be the last time for this tournament. Brulet, seated in the small blind, bet out 56,000. Chen made the call.
The river was the
and Brulet bet out 106,000 with approximately 220,000 behind. After Chen had informed how much his Belgian opponent had behind, he double checked his cards. He thought some more and then announced all in.
Brulet made the call but couldn't beat Chen's rivered flush with his ![]()
. Brulet showed his ![]()
for flopped trips and exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,200,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Busted |