Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Artem Kobylynskyi completed his small blind and Paul Michaelis raised to 420,000. Kobylynskyi took a few seconds and then made the call.
The flop came and they both quickly checked to see the on the turn. Kobylynskyi check-called the 375,000 continuation-bet of Michaelis.
The river completed the board with the , Kobylynskyi checked for the last time. Michaelis fired another bet in, now for 1,025,000. Kobylynskyi contemplated all his options thoroughly and folded when the shot clock had counted down to 0.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Michaelis |
12,400,000
1,435,000
|
1,435,000 |
|
||
Artem Kobylynskyi |
3,300,000
-2,775,000
|
-2,775,000 |
Parker Talbot opened for a raise to 320,000 and folded to a three-bet to around 1 million from big blind Artem Kobylynskyi.
Then, Talbot checked big blind against Paul Michaelis and they saw a board of that checked to the river. Michaelis checked a final time and Talbot bet 295,000. Michaelis dropped in a calling chip after about 10 seconds and Talbot quickly flashed . Michaelis was unpaired as well but his was best.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Michaelis |
12,730,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
||
Parker Talbot |
2,235,000
-1,455,000
|
-1,455,000 |
Parker Talbot shoved all in from the cutoff and action folded to Laurynas Levinskas in the big blind who asked the dealer for a count. The dealer complied and confirmed Talbot had 2,575,000 in total. Levinskas took a few more seconds and then made the call.
Parker Talbot:
Laurynas Levinskas:
Talbot shouted out what the cards were to his rail and rose from his chair.
The dealer spread out on the flop for Levinskas to hit trip aces immediately.
The turn was the to give Talbot an out as the jack would give him the straight but the on the river signaled the end of Talbot's Main Event run as he was the first one to be eliminated today. Talbot picks up a cash for €179,360 which is also immediately his biggest live cash ever.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laurynas Levinskas |
7,090,000
2,325,000
|
2,325,000 |
Parker Talbot | Busted | |
Laurynas Levinskas opened for 360,000 under the gun and got action from small blind Alexandr Merzhvinskii. The flop came and Merzhvinskii check-called 330,000. The checked through, bringing the . Merzhvinskii bet 525,000 only to be met almost immediately by a raise to 1.5 million. He let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laurynas Levinskas |
7,000,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Alexandr Merzhvinskii |
4,540,000
-3,005,000
|
-3,005,000 |
Carlos Branco raised to 340,000 from the button and was called by Artem Kobylynskyi in the big blind.
The flop came , Kobylynskyi check-called the 375,000 continuation-bet of Branco.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Kobylynskyi now lead out for 900,000 and Branco folded.
The hand after, Branco raised to 340,000 but now from the cutoff. Laurynas Levinskas three-bet to 1,050,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Branco asked how much the three-bet was for. The dealer confirmed the amount and Branco shoved for Levinskas to snap-fold. Branco's boisterous rail exploded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laurynas Levinskas |
6,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Carlos Branco |
5,650,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
Artem Kobylynskyi |
4,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
Paul Michaelis raised on the button and Carlos Branco defended big blind. The flop came and Branco check-called 300,000. He check-called 1,150,000 on the and the river was a . Branco checked again and Michaelis double-checked his cards then pounded the table with audible force.
Branco revealed for top two and Michaelis said he was glad he checked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Michaelis |
11,965,000
-765,000
|
-765,000 |
|
||
Carlos Branco |
8,100,000
2,450,000
|
2,450,000 |
Laurynas Levinskas raised to 350,000 from the button and Artem Kobylynskyi folded his small blind. Paul Michaelis checked how much Levinskas had behind and then decided to three-bet to 1,170,000. Levinskas shoved immediately and Michaelis took one more look at his cards before folding them.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Michaelis |
12,100,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
Laurynas Levinskas |
5,180,000
-1,220,000
|
-1,220,000 |
Laurynas Levinskas opened under the gun for 350,000 and got action from Artem Kobylynskyi on his left. The two saw a board of , with Levinskas barreling for 330,000 on the flop and 1.2 million on the turn. The second bet won him the pot.
Then, in a battle of the blinds, they saw a flop for the minimum. Levinskas check-called 220,000 and then 595,000 on the turn. The river checked through and Levinskas flipped over to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laurynas Levinskas |
7,840,000
2,660,000
|
2,660,000 |
Artem Kobylynskyi |
3,970,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |