Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Henok Tekle open jammed from the small blind for his last 50,000. Ange Besnainou in the big blind made a quick call.
Henok Tekle: K♥3♥
Ange Besnainou: A♦10♣
The board ran out 10♠K♦10♦4♥3♦. Tekle's flopped trips ensured him the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
350,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
120,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Carlo Savinelli raised from the hijack and Yunsheng Sun moved all in from the small blind for less than 150,000 chips. Savinelli made the call to put Sun at risk.
Yunsheng Sun: 5♣5♠
Carlo Savinelli: J♣10♦
The board ran out 5♦6♥Q♥4♥9♠ to give Sun a set of fives. He doubled his short stack to stay in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
|
300,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
Bharath Janardhan, in the cutoff, open jammed for his last 160,000. Janardhan was looked up by Luigi D'Alterio on the button and the hand went to a showdown.
Bharath Janardhan: 9♠9♦
Luigi D'Alterio: 10♠10♦
The flop didn't bring much for Janardhan as it fell 6♣7♣A♣, however, the 8♠ turn gave him some hope. The river landed the 5♥ and Janardhan made a straight to save his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
|
60,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Sal Al Fakih limped in from under the gun and received a call from Justin Boyle on the button while Jose Gonzalez Sanchez checked from the big blind.
The flop came 10♥9♠8♦. Sanchez checked and Al Fakih moved all in for 240,000. Boyle got out of the way while Sanchez made the call with a covering stack.
Sal Al Fakih: A♣A♥
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q♣10♦
Sanchez had flopped top pair but was in rough shape against Al Fakih's aces, which held on the 4♦6♥ runout to secure a full double up for Al Fakih.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
1,620,000
|
1,620,000 |
|
|
940,000
823,000
|
823,000 |
|
|
765,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
685,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
570,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
Action folded around to Cheng Zhao, who moved all in from the small blind with a short stack. He was called by Jesse Cesar Fonseca in the big blind.
Cheng Zhao: 8♠4♦
Jesse Cesar Fonseca: A♥9♣
Zhao was clearly shoving a wide range of any two cards. The board ran out 8♥A♠2♠6♥10♦. Zhao paired his eights, but Fonseca made a pair of aces on the flop to send Zhao to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A player in middle posiiton raised to 40,000, Candido Cappiello called in the cutoff and Nicola Grieco, three-bet on the button to 150,000. The original raiser folded and Cappiello made the call.
Cappiello checked and then folded 10x10x face up, to a bet of 200,000 from Grieco on a flop of J♥Q♣4♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
1,511,000
|
1,511,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
The Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller has been moving at a rapid pace. Day 2 started with 332 players and the field has now been reduced to less than 100 players. The next payout is for €6,840.
Sergio Somma moved all in from middle position for approximately 100,000 and was called by Ting-Yi Tsai in the hijack who had a covering stack.
Sergio Somma: A♠10♣
Ying-Yi Tsai: A♦K♠
Somma was behind with a dominated ace and could not catch up on the 8♣J♦3♠4♠6♥ bust out, resulting in his elimination while Tsai collected the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
540,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Goran Mandic raised to 40,000 from early position and picked up three callers, putting plenty of dead money in the pot as Deddi Or Paz moved all in from the big blind for 380,000. Mandic isolated with a shove over the top and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Or Paz at risk.
Deddi Or Paz: 3♦3♠
Goran Mandic: A♣Q♣
The board ran out 9♠K♦4♣5♣6♣. Or Paz had pocket threes, but Mandic made a runner-runner flush to win the pot. Or Paz cried out, "unlucky" as he busted and left the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
897,000
|
897,000 |
|
|
Busted |