Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
In a battle of the blinds in the very last hand before the break, Niall Farrell raised to 13,500 and Patrick Jann called. On the ![]()
![]()
flop, Farrell checked and called a bet worth 15,000 by Jann. Same applied for the
turn when the Swiss made it 25,000 to go.
The
fell on the river and Farrell checked for a third time. Jann bet 39,000 and left himself exactly 100,000 behind. Some table chat between the two followed and Farrell made the call, scooping the pot with ![]()
versus ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
Below you will find a list of the top ten biggest stacks in the room right now and it now includes Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden, who picked up ![]()
and opened to 10,000. The player in the big blind raised to 30,000 and Lodden called to find a flop ![]()
![]()
. A continuation bet worth 21,000 by the player in the big blind was called and then the
hit on the turn.
The opponent shoved for 102,000 and Lodden gave it some thought before making the call, getting shown ![]()
for complete air and raking in another big pot right before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
950,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
670,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
620,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
560,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
560,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
550,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
520,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
520,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
Players are now on a 20-minute break. When they return they'll play two more 90-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
In the last hand before the break, Mike McDonald eliminated his neighbor Eros Nastasi. McDonald had ![]()
all in against ![]()
and with the board coming ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
, that meant the tournament was over for Nastasi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Jeff Rossiter pushed his last 53,500 to the middle from the under gun position. Everyone folded like Rossiter must have hoped, expept for the big blind. Rainer Kempe made the call and put Rossiter at risk.
Rainer Kempe: ![]()
![]()
Jeff Rossiter: ![]()
![]()
The board came ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
and Rossiter made his exit in 75th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
323,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Akim Aouine opened for 12,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 32,500 from Hani Bahna in the cutoff. When action reached Bjorn Geissert in the big blind, he four-bet to 60,000, which drove Aouine our of the hand. Bahna hit the tank for several minutes before five-betting all in for 98,500 total, which Geissert called.
Geissert: ![]()
![]()
Bahna: ![]()
![]()
It was a classic flip, and all Bahna needed to do would hold. To his satisfaction, the board ran out a clean ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
and he was shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
In a battle of the blinds and short stacks, Giacomo Fundaro moved all in with the ![]()
and Max Silver had the slight kicker advantage with ![]()
from one seat over. The board came ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
and the kicker played a crucial role, giving Silver tens and sevens to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Finland's Joni Jouhkimainen jammed all in for almost 150,000 facing an Andreas Chalkiadakis raise. The Greek player made the call.
It was Jouhkimainen putting his tournament life on the ![]()
against Chalkiadakis' ![]()
.
The board rolled out ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
ending Jouhkimainen's run in 78th and pushing Chalkiadakis up to a spot among the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Steve O'Dwyer faced a bet worth 10,000 on the flop ![]()
![]()
before moving all in for 123,000 in total, enforcing a fold.
A few tables over, Antoine Saout shoved for 35,500 and Michael Gathy called for half his remaining stack and the ![]()
. Saout had the ![]()
and the board ran out ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
to let the Frenchman double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
167,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
74,600
|
74,600 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||