Konstantin Puchkov raised to 125,000 from the button and Thomas De Rooij called in the big blind. On the flop, De Rooij checked and Puchkov bet 150,000. De Rooij called and both checked the turn. After the river, De Rooij bet 380,000 and Puchkov folded.
The November Niner has left the Main Event! In a dramatic hand, we've seen Czech pro Vojtech Ruzicka eliminated, after Harcharan Dogra Dogra busted him in 24th position.
Ruzicka made it 110,000 to go pre-flop from the button and Dogra Dogra called in the big blind. The flop of saw Ruzicka c-bet for 120,000, but Dogra Dogra raised it to 320,000. That was enough for Ruzicka to get his entire 817,000 stack into the middle all in and at risk. Dogra Dogra thought about it, but called it off.
Vojtech Ruzicka:
Dogra Dogra:
Ruzicka needed help, but didn't receive it on the turn. The river of was no help and he busts first today, cashing for €33,300. He looked dejected as he walked away, unable to make the final.
Andreas Chalkiadakis raised to 110,000 from the button and Simon Lofberg called in the big blind.
On the flop, Lofberg checked and Chalkiadakis bet 125,000. Lofberg called before both the turn and the river went check, check. Lofberg showed and Chalkiadakis won the pot with .
In the cutoff, Zorlu Er took a long time to make his decision and both Adam Owen and Stephen Malone complained. Even the clock was called and Malone said "if you don't have a tough decision, just fold." Eventually, Er's was exposed.
Then, Owen raised to 110,000 from the button and Michael Addamo in the big blind three-bet to 385,000. Owen shoved and Addamo quickly folded.
The very next hand, Mikhail Molchanov raised to 110,000 from under the gun and Addamo defended the small blind. On the flop, both players checked. After the turn, Addamo check-called a bet worth 110,000 before check-folding the river to a bet worth 230,000.
Start-of-the-day chip leader Sebastian Malec kept the pressure up high and increased his stack further while Uri Reichenstein dropped some. Malec has 127 big blinds, while short stack Stefan Vogt is at 19 big blinds.
The action started with a raise to 125,000 by Uri Reichenstein and he picked up three callers including short stack Stefan Vogt. On the flop, action checked to Reichenstein and he bet 265,000. Only Vogt check-called with 600,000 behind.
After the turn, Vogt jammed and Reichenstein called.
Vogt:
Reichenstein:
The river was a blank and Vogt was eliminated in 23rd place.
In a tale of two Mikes, Australian Michael Addamo opened to 115,000 from the button, and only Mikhail Molchanov called in the big blind. The flop of saw Addamo make it 105,000 and Molchanov raised to 260,000. Addamo called to a turn of which saw Molchanov lead for 275,000, again called by Addamo.
The river of caused the carnage. Moclhanov (pictured) moved all in and was covered by Addamo. the Aussie had a big decision all the same, but made the call and showed his hand of . It wasn't good enough to beat Molchanov's and he piles up over three million chips.
Anthony Chimkovitch dominated the chip-counts barely 24 hours ago, but it feels like ever since he lost the all in where his aces were sucked out on by pocket tens, he hasn't really got back the momentum he had.
Chimkovitch decided to raise from the button to 110,000, but saw Mortensen call in the big blind. The flop of saw Mortensen switch direction and lead out for 125,000. Chimkovitch pumped it up to 310,000, but Morten Mortensen shoved, and as the Danish pro stared down Chimkovitch in his sunglasses, he got a fold. It's a costly hand for Chimkovitch stack-wise, as he drops to below a million. Mortensen continues to grow his stack steadily in an effort to outdo his own superb 10th place finish in this exact event, the PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona Main Event, four years ago.
Simon Lofberg opened to 160,000 from the button, Pavel Plesuv (pictured) raised to 320,000 from under the gun and his comparatively short stack, and when it got round to Lofberg again, the Swede set Plesuv all-in. Plesuv called it off and showed , which was well ahead of Lofberg's .
The board of had the double-up locked fairly quickly he now has 2.7m. Lofberg has 365,000 and a dream.
flop, De Rooij checked and Puchkov bet 150,000. De Rooij called and both checked the 
turn. After the 
river, De Rooij bet 380,000 and Puchkov folded.
flop out of the small blind and Alisan Holozlu bet the big blind for 125,000, Capucho called.
turn, Capucho check-called another bet worth 355,000 before then checking the 
river. Holozlu shoved for 955,000 and Capucho folded.
saw Ruzicka c-bet for 120,000, but Dogra Dogra raised it to 320,000. That was enough for Ruzicka to get his entire 817,000 stack into the middle all in and at risk. Dogra Dogra thought about it, but called it off. 
turn. The river of 
was no help and he busts first today, cashing for €33,300. He looked dejected as he walked away, unable to make the final.
river went check, check. Lofberg showed 
.
was exposed.
turn, Addamo check-called a bet worth 110,000 before check-folding the 
river to a bet worth 230,000.
turn, Vogt jammed and Reichenstein called.
saw Addamo make it 105,000 and Molchanov raised to 260,000. Addamo called to a turn of 
caused the carnage. Moclhanov (pictured) moved all in and was covered by Addamo. the Aussie had a big decision all the same, but made the call and showed his hand of 
. It wasn't good enough to beat Molchanov's 
and he piles up over three million chips.
saw Mortensen switch direction and lead out for 125,000. Chimkovitch pumped it up to 310,000, but Morten Mortensen shoved, and as the Danish pro stared down Chimkovitch in his sunglasses, he got a fold. It's a costly hand for Chimkovitch stack-wise, as he drops to below a million. Mortensen continues to grow his stack steadily in an effort to outdo his own superb 10th place finish in this exact event, the PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona Main Event, four years ago.
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