With only 9,000 chips left, Ahmed Karrim moved all in and he was called by the chipleader, Petre Ionescu.
Ahmed Karrim: 3♦3♠
Petre Ionescu: A♣K♦
Karrim had only three big blinds and now he has ten after he won his flip on 2♥4♥6♠3♥J♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
32,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Tudorel Costache raised to 6,000 in middle position and Jovan Kenjic called on the button before Andress Merheb moved all in for 21,000 in the small blind. Dawid Drobinski then reshoved from the big blind and Costache and Kenjic both got out of the way.
Andress Merheb: A♣K♣
Dawid Drobinski: 10♣10♠
Merheb was flipping for his tournament life as the flop came K♦A♠J♥, giving him top two pair. Drobinski couldn't catch up on the 8♦ turn or J♦ river and Merheb doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
120,000
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
120,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
55,000 | |
|
40,000 |
At 2023 EPT Barcelona winner Simon Wiciak's table, Christos Leantzis shoved for 25,000 in middle position. He was called by Idan Baranes on the button.
Christos Leantzis: A♥J♣
Idan Baranes: A♦Q♣
Standing up and filming the action with his phone, Leantzis asked for a king after the flop 10♠2♣Q♠. But the turn 3♣ and the river 2♦ didn't help him, so he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |
A massive pile of chips was already in the middle as Puddu Cardia and Alex Keating went heads-up to the K♦8♦5♥4♣5♣ board. Cardia then moved all in for 105,000.
Keating tanked for about a minute before the clock was called. Keating argued he hadn't been given enough time and the floor was called over. It was ruled Keating should be given more time as he continued to consider the decision.
Another few minutes elapsed before another player again called the clock. Keating was given 30 seconds to act, and folded his hand before the time ran out.
Cardia then showed him K♥K♣ as he took the pot. "Just for you," Cardia said.
"He doesn't normally show," a tablemate told Keating, who had only just arrived at the table.
"I had a king," Keating said, pointing at the king on the board.
"For you, nada," Cardia countered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
100,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Luka Bojovic was all in and at risk for 68,000 against the slightly bigger-stacked Vadzim Haiduk.
Luka Bojovic: A♦A♣
Vadzim Haiduk: A♠Q♣
Haiduk was already out of his seat when he saw he was against aces before the board ran out 6♥10♦7♥10♣2♦. It wasn't clear who had the bigger stack but a chip count revealed that Haiduk had a few chips left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
5,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
In the hijack, one of the big stacks of the field, Chakib Mhiri, opened to 7,500. On the button, Dmitrii Kopyl three-bet to 20,000.
When the action came back to him, Mhiri moved all in and Kopyl called with his last 85,500 chips.
Dmitrii Kopyl: A♦K♣
Chakib Mhiri: J♣J♠
Kopyl directly hit a pair of kings on 2♣K♦2♦6♥9♥ to win the flip and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Rachid El Yaacoubi three-bet to 23,000 on the button and Mohammad Nadjafian called in the hijack.
The flop came 7♥10♠10♥ and El Yaacoubi continued for 18,000. Nadjafian again called and the 5♦ fell on the turn.
El Yaacoubi then fired out another 48,000 and Nadjafian spent some time counting out his remaining stack before tossing his cards away. El Yaacoubi flashed the 2♣ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
110,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
With around 35,000 in the pot on a board of 5♠3♦9♠6♦, Gonzalo Leal Moreno bet 29,000 from under the gun before Gaelle Baumann moved all in for 122,000 from the button.
Leal Moreno tanked for several minutes before he called with A♠J♠ for the nut flush draw. Baumann turned over 6♥6♣ for a turned set of sixes.
The river was the spade Leal Moreno was looking for, but it was the 6♠ as Baumann made quads to secure the pot. The stacks were counted down and Leal Moreno had her covered by just 4,000 as Baumann doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
||
|
4,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
With almost nothing left, Peter Tordai was all in in the small blind, and had to win against Antoine Vranken in the hijack to stay in the tournament.
Peter Tordai : 2♥2♣
Antoine Vranken: K♦Q♣
Tordai stayed at his seat after the board 8♦6♠J♦6♦8♣. But he eventually had to left, because the two pairs on the board and Vraken's king became the best hand on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
Busted |
