Alt Chips Up Through Madani
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Hossein Madani opened to 1,000 on the button and then called the three-bet to 3,700 by Dinesh Alt in the small blind. As the flop fell 
, Alt continued for 2,500 and Madani pondered about his next move for a while to then raise to 7,500, earning a call from Alt.
The 
turn was check-called by Alt for 7,000 and he then did so again for 7,800 on the 
river. Madani exposed the 
for a bluff gone wrong and Alt raked in the seizable pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | |
|
13,500 |
river, Byron Kaverman checked in the cutoff and Lukas Zaskodny then bet 6,400 on the button. The check-shove by Kaverman for around 14,000 followed and Zaskodny eyeballed the stack of his opponent before eventually giving up.
. 
turn, Jonathan Barusta checked and then called a bet worth 4,000 by the table big stack Jun Kasai. The 
for tens and deuces.
, Tim Klaversma was seen paying off Fabrice Maltez, who had committed his last 35,000 with 
and Klaversma made a pair of kings to eliminate Mattern and bring his stack partially back to health.
of Masashi Oya were already rushed away in the last hand before the break as the player from Japan was sent to the rail. It was the second time he lost all of his chips and he won't be able to re-enter anymore, as the tournament only allows for a maximum of two entries.
flop and 
turn. However, the 
