As we head into tonight's World Cup semi-final clash, players in the PokerStars' Football Fanzone gave their thoughts ahead of the action.
As we head into tonight's World Cup semi-final clash, players in the PokerStars' Football Fanzone gave their thoughts ahead of the action.
On a board of ![]()
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, Ermanno Di Nicola slid out a stack of blue chips equating to 105,000, covering Aliaksei Boika, into a pot of 77,000.
With the action on Boika, deep in the tank, the clock was called and Boika had thirty seconds to make a decision.
As the clock wound down Boika throw a single chip into the middle and Di Nicola tapped the table quickly as he flipped ![]()
for fourth pair. Boika flipped ![]()
and took down a large pot at this stage of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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143,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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67,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
With some 4,000 in the middle, Jack Sinclair was all-in and at risk for 11,000 on a ![]()
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flop to get called by Dmitry Shchepkin.
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turn gave Shchepkin two pair but Sinclair spiked the
river to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | |
|
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26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 1,600 in middle position and action folded to Fouad Toujani who reraised all in for his remaining 4,100. Di Giacomo made the call and the players tabled their hands.
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Toujani found the double up with his full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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10,000
10,000
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10,000 |
The UK's Benjamin Winsor had just registered in the previous level and he has already more than doubled up his stack, largely due to a recent showdown hand. In a battle cutoff versus small blind, his opponent checked the ![]()
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river and Winsor bet 19,500 to receive a reluctant call.
Winsor tabled the ![]()
for a full house and won the very healthy pot. His opponent was left short and busted to be replaced with Arthur Conan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
With 9,000 to the middle on a board of ![]()
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, Jakub Koleckar was all-in for 17,700. Pascal Frezza eventually called and was quite upset to get shown the ![]()
for a straight. Frezza tabled the ![]()
for a set and dropped well below the starting stack.
The table now also features Julian Thomas and Rainer Kempe while Gaelle Baumann is the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
15,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Bets of 1,500 and 10,500 respectively were already pulled into the middle of the table to the ![]()
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river on which Tobias Garp checked his option. Fabian Bernhauser then moved all-in with a near identical stack as the Swede and Garp eventually elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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70,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
127,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
51,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
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49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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27,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
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26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
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18,600
18,600
|
18,600 |
|
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17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
13,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Fatih Aydin shoved his remaining 8,100 from early position and picked up the lone call from Hannes Pflanzl. Aydin was the player at risk and the players tabled their hands.
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Aydin needed some help to keep his tournament dream alive but could not improve on the ![]()
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run out and made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
85,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
80,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
62,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
60,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
43,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
38,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
28,000
4,000
|
4,000 |