Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
After an early position raise and an all-in from a player in middle position for 48,000, [Removed:453] called the all-in from the cutoff, leaving himself approximately 100,000 behind. The blinds and the early position raiser folded.
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Al Jandeel was way ahead and remained so as the dealer spread a board of ![]()
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to boost his stack over 250,000, bringing the field to 30 players away from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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258,000
68,300
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68,300 |
Ismael Bojang has rebuilt his stack in a big way and is now pushing for the chip lead as the night nears its end.
After a raise to 8,000 in middle position and two calls, Bojang three-bet from the small blind to 35,000.
His three potential opponents all folded, awarding Bojang the pot without seeing a flop.
"A good hand, but not a great hand", said Bojang.
"I could have called also." he continued as he dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
On a river board reading ![]()
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, Pavel Brzeski called an approximately 50,000 chip all-in bet from his opponent in early position.
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Brzeski's superior ace took the pot and eliminated the player, bringing the field down to 124 players, just 20 away from the money and the end of play in day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,000
280,000
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280,000 |
João Roque Mestre Ferreira has joined the chip leaders with under ten players remaining until the money.
With a decent pot already built and a board reading ![]()
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, Ferreira's big blind opponent checked to him, and he moved all-in for approximately 160,000, which got called.
Ferreira showed ![]()
for two pair, while his opponent turned over ![]()
. The big call failed and Ferreira's opponent was eliminated, giving Ferriera a stack near 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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462,000
462,000
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462,000 |
107 players still remain at the end of level 16.
They have been sent on a 15-minute break and will return to eliminate three more players before ending the day.
Upon return, the T-500 chips will have been colored up.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The final 107 players have returned from break to eliminate three more players before the money.
Marcin Gos got his last 14,000 chips in on the bubble versus Ioannis Kapnopoulos.
Marcin Gos: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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, giving Kapnopoulos top pair and putting Gos in jeopardy.
The turn
and river
completed the deal, eliminating Gos on the bubble and sending the remaining 104 players home in the money.