Dominik Panka opened to 3,000 from under the gun and Jason Wheeler defended in the big blind.
Wheeler checked on the flop of 3♣4♠3♠ and Panka continued with the same bet of 3,000. Wheeler laid it down without a fight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
230,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
228,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
222,000 | |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
190,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
183,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
174,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
148,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
147,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
145,000 | |
|
120,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
117,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
100,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
98,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
82,500 | |
|
|
||
|
81,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
75,500
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
74,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
72,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
67,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
67,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
64,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
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Three-handed on a flop of A♥K♣J♣ and around 10,000 in the pot, Ara Melkisetian bet 5,000 from early position and only Hwany Lee called in middle position.
The turn came the 2♣ and Melkisetian fired out another 12,000. Lee this time gave up his hand as Melkisetian raked in the pot, continuing his torrid pace so far on Day 1a as he's climbed into contention for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
20,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Saakian Arutiun bet 3,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 5♠K♠3♦ before Oleg Netaliev raised to 9,000 in the big blind. Arutiun called and the 4♠ fell on the turn.
Netaliev continued for 10,000 and Arutiun again called to see the 7♠ river. Both players then checked and Netaliev turned over J♠6♥ for a rivered straight to win the pot.
Left with around 20,000 after the hand, Arutiun was eliminated shortly after.
At the same time on an adjacent table, Parker Talbot and Damian Kapanowicz built a pot of around 30,000 heading to the river on a completed board of 5♣6♦7♦J♠5♦. Kapanowicz, in the small blind, then tanked for a few minutes before Talbot called the clock.
Kapanowicz eventually bet 15,500 and Talbot called in middle position. Kapanowicz turned over 4♠3♠ for the flopped straight and Talbot mucked.
Alejandro Lococo was also recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
60,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Anton Volkov opened to 3,500 from under the gun and Silviu Baltateanu defended out of the big blind.
Baltateanu checked on the flop of 6♦K♥A♦ and Volkov called. Volkov check-called again on the 7♠ turn as Baltateanu sized up to 6,000.
The 4♦ river checked through and Baltateanu turned over 9♥7♥ to win the pot with a pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
85,000 |
In the hijack, Eliyahu Eliashiv opened to 3,000, and Kubanychbek Abakirov defended from the big blind.
On 7♥6♣3♥, Eliashiv made a continuation bet of 5,500. But in front of him, Abakirov raised all in. Eliashiv called, covered, with 31,000 chips.
Eliyahu Eliashiv: 10♥2♥
Kubanychbek Abakirov: 8♥5♥
Both players had a flush draw, but Eliashiv had the best one. And after the turn A♣ and the river 7♣, he scooped the pot thanks to his ten high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Atanas Kodinov, Kemal Aslan, and Victor Yugay went three-handed to a flop of 10♣J♠2♠ where Kodinov bet 6,000 from under the gun.
Yugay called in the small blind, while Aslan then raised to 25,000 in the big blind. Kodinov called all in for his last 18,000 and Yugay got out of the way.
Atanas Kodinov: K♣Q♥
Kemal Aslan: A♠J♦
Aslan was ahead with a pair of jacks, while Kodinov was on a straight draw. The 8♠ turn was no help, but Kodinov spiked the 9♥ on the river to complete his straight and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
65,000 | |
|
62,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Action folded to Ren Lin and Petar Manic in the blinds as Manic got his last 32,500 in the middle.
Ren Lin: A♠4♥
Petar Manic: A♥8♥
Manic had Lin dominated as the flop came 9♥7♦K♥, giving him a flush draw. The board ran out 9♠3♣ and Manic's eight-kicker played to earn him a double up.
"Ay ya, my friend. Merry Christmas. Too much No Gamble, No Future," Lin said as he paid off his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
65,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Table 31, a 3-way all-in situation occurred with Harald Sammer, holding 10,000 chips under the gun, Norbert Seefeldt (23,500) in the cutoff, and Alexander Lynskey in the big blind, who had the biggest stack.
Harald Sammer: Q♦9♦
Norbert Seefeldt: K♥K♣
Alexander Lynskey: J♥J♠
The low board 6♥8♣4♦5♣3♥ didn't change anything, and Seefeldt almost tripled up, while Sammer was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
