Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Nicolas Julien opened to 494,000 from the hijack, leaving just 150,000 behind. Ignacio Sole Aparicio called from the button and the blinds folded.
"Can you fold flop?" asked Aparicio. "Depends on the flop," replied Julien.
With the pay jump at 11 remaining, Nicolas Julien went into the tank on the J♣10♥9♠ flop. He eventually checked and his opponent put him all in.
After some moments passed, the tournament director then instructed Julien that he had 30 seconds to make a decision.
Julien called off his stack, and the cards were tabled.
Nicolas Julien: 4♦4♥
Ignacio Sole Aparicio: A♥J♥
The K♣2♣ runout saw Aparicio's pair of jacks remain best and Julien was eliminated.
"If anyone leaves an insignificant amount of chips behind, they will have 30 seconds to act," relayed the floor to the two remaining tables.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ignacio Sole Aparicio |
3,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Nicolas Julien | Busted |
Andrea Crobu open shoved all in from early position for 555,000 and Antoine Labat got the count and made the call. Crobu was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Andrea Crobu: A♦5♦
Antoine Labat: A♥8♣
The board ran out 2♣A♠K♥7♣10♠. Both players hit a pair of aces on the flop and the low cards on the board meant that Crobu's eight kicker players. He doubled his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antoine Labat |
2,200,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
Andrea Crobu |
1,250,000
-840,000
|
-840,000 |
|
Action folded to Mario Navarro, who raised from the button. Anton Kraous called in the big blind.
The flop came 3♥8♦2♣. Kraous checked and Navarro made the continuation bet, which Kraous called. The turn came the 7♠ and Kraous checked again. Navarro made it 250,000 and Kraous called.
The river came the 2♥. Kraous checked a third time and Navarro moved all in for 770,000. Kraous didn't tank too long before making the call.
The floor told players to keep their cards face down. Navarro was already stood up and gathering his belongings, aware of what was to come.
When cards were revealed, Navarro flipped over J♥10♣. He'd been running a triple barrel bluff. Kraous showed K♥3♦ for a pair of threes. He'd called all three streets with the best hand, picking off the bluff to send Navarro to the rail.
Players congratulated Kraous for his excellent call. Navarro was eliminated in 11th place for €16,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anton Kraous |
3,150,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
Mario Navarro | Busted |
Igor Yaroshevskyy opened to 175,000 from the button before Matthias Lipp, three-bet to 715,000 from the small blind. Yaroshevskyy moved all in as the bigger stack and Lipp called off his remaining 320,000.
Matthias Lipp: A♣3♣
Igor Yaroshevskyy: A♠9♥
Lipp was dominated and found no help on the 10♦7♥5♣ flop. His elimination was sealed on the 9♦ turn and the 8♠ completed the board.
The players have now been sent on a 15-minute break as the final table gets prepared. The final table redraw and chip counts will be posted shortly. When play resumes, there will be 13 minutes left of Level 29.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igor Yaroshevskyy |
2,975,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Matthias Lipp | Busted |
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Ignacio Sole Aparicio | Spain | 3,445,000 | 43 |
2 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 910,000 | 11 |
3 | Aliaksei Boika | Slovenia | 990,000 | 12 |
4 | Antoine Labat | France | 2,735,000 | 34 |
5 | Jeremie Zouari | France | 1,030,000 | 13 |
6 | Jon Ander Vallinas | Spain | 2,450,000 | 31 |
7 | Andrea Crobu | Italy | 2,735,000 | 34 |
8 | Anton Kraous | Bulgaria | 3,290,000 | 41 |
9 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 2,970,000 | 37 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ignacio Sole Aparicio |
3,445,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Anton Kraous |
3,290,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Igor Yaroshevskyy |
2,970,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Antoine Labat |
2,735,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
Andrea Crobu |
2,735,000
1,485,000
|
1,485,000 |
|
||
Jon Ander Vallinas |
2,450,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Jeremie Zouari |
1,030,000
-1,170,000
|
-1,170,000 |
Aliaksei Boika |
990,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
||
Fabio Peluso |
910,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
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Igor Yaroshevskyy opened to 160,000 from middle position and was called by Antoine Labat and Jon Ander Vallinas from the button and the big blind.
The K♠J♥6♥ flop checked through to the J♦ turn. Yaroshevskyy fired for 150,000 and only Labat called.
Yaroshevskyy then sized down to 125,000 on the 10♦ river. After some thinking time, Labat raised to 1,050,000 and after a peak at his cards, Yaroshevskyy folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antoine Labat |
3,370,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
Igor Yaroshevskyy |
2,535,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
Jon Ander Vallinas |
2,210,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Jeremie Zouari |
990,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000