Ilia Pavlov opened from the hijack and called as Roqai Chaoui three-bet to 6,500 in the big blind.
Chaoui checked on the flop of 7♠J♥7♥ and Pavlov checked back. Chaoui checked again on the 2♠ turn and folded as his opponent took a stab with a bet of 7,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
40,000 |
In early position, Leonid Orman put 1,800 in front of him and Farhad Mohajerani, seated on his left, did as well.
The flop of 7♠K♠5♠ was checked by Orman, so Mohajerani took this opportunity to bet 2,000. Orman check-called, then checked again on the turn 10♣. Mohajerani checked back.
The 2♦ came on the river and Mohajerani bet 2,800. Orman took a long moment, but made the call with J♥J♣. He was right, because Mohajerani only had 4♠4♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Heads-up on a board of 6♦10♣9♦4♣, Ian Hamilton led out for 1,400 from the big blind and Apoorva Goel called in middle position.
The river came the 9♣ and Hamilton bet another 6,000. Goel took his time before eventually calling.
Hamilton then turned over J♠4♠ for two pair, nines and fours, which was good enough to win the pot as Goel mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
12,000 | |
Evagoras Evagorou raised to 2,000 on the button before small blind Iulian-Remus Blebea three-bet to 21,000. Hakan Pamukcu in the big blind then moved all in for around 50,000.
"I was going to call you," Evagorou told Blebea as he began tanking.
"Are you going to call me?" Pamukcu asked.
"I don't know," Evagorou replied, as the dealer had to remind them not to discuss the hand with action still pending.
Evagorou folded after around a minute and Blebea stuck in his last 20,000.
Iulian-Remus Blebea: K♣J♣
Hakan Pamukcu: 10♣10♥
The board ran out 8♣8♦2♥4♠4♣ and Blebea found no help on his way to the exit. Evagorou admitted after the hand he folded two nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted |
Ove Stenberg decided to open to 1,600 from early position. Everybody folded to Murat Ozyurt, who defended from the big blind.
On the flop of 9♠10♥K♥, Stenberg bet 1,200 and received a call. On the turn Q♠, both players checked.
The 4♣ landed on the river and Ozyurt quickly took the lead, betting 2,000. Five seconds later, Stenberg folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
26,700
26,700
|
26,700 |
Daniel Montagnolli was all in and at risk for a single T-1,000 chip and Vladas Tamasauskas called in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Daniel Montagnolli: Q♥5♥
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♥3♦
The flop of 10♥7♣10♠ didn't change anything, but the Q♠ turn gave Montagnolli the lead and he more than doubled as the 7♥ bricked off on the river.
"Starting my comeback," he laughed as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
36,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Damir Gabdullin and Hannes Jeschka had built a pot of around 20,000 heading to the river on a board of Q♠5♣Q♣7♣Q♦. Jeschka, in the big blind, then led out for 2,500.
Gabdullin assembled a tower of chips and put it in the middle, a bet of around 30,000. Jeschka didn't even wait to confirm the amount before throwing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
70,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
On Table 42, Milos Skrbic opened to 1,600 from middle position. In the hijack, Vladas Tamasauskas three-bet to 4,200. Skrbic moved all in and Tamasauskas called with the biggest stack.
Milos Skrbic: 9♦9♥
Vladas Tamasauskas: K♦K♦
Skrbic needed a nine to stay in the tournament, but on the A♦4♣5♥10♣3♥ runout, he found no help and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
Busted |
In a blind versus blind battle, Mohamad El Rais got his last 21,000 in the middle against Vladislav Donchev.
Mohamad El Rais: 9♠9♣
Vladislav Donchev: A♠J♠
El Rais was racing for his tournament life but found a safe board of 2♥2♣5♣10♦7♦, leaving Donchev on a short stack as El Rais, who finished in 12th place in the EPT Barcelona Main Event, doubled up.
At this same table, Mikhail Katukhin has built up a big stack of around 180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
