The tournament is up to 459 entries with 423 players still remaining as they head on their first 20-minute break of the day.
The tournament is up to 459 entries with 423 players still remaining as they head on their first 20-minute break of the day.

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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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Manoe Betrix opened to 900 from middle position before Kevin Fluegel made it 2,300 from the hijack.
Betrix called the raise and then check-called for 1,200 on the ![]()
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flop. The
turn then checked through to the
river. Betrix led for 3,000 and Fluegel quickly folded.
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39,000 | |
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11,000 |
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Action was caught on the ![]()
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flop with around 13,500 in the middle. Govert Metaal bet 5,400 from the big blind and Junhyoung Ki called from the button.
The
came on the turn and Metaal fired for another 13,000. Ki then moved all in for around 15,000 more and Metaal quickly fold.
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49,000 | |
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13,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Mustapha Kanit opened to 1,000 in middle position and was called by Peter Jaksland and Kalidou Sow in the blinds. The flop came ![]()
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and the action checked to Kanit who bet 2,000. Both of the blinds called as they went three ways to the
on the turn.
All three players checked and the
completed the board. The action checked to Kanit again who put together a bet of 8,500. Jaksland quickly folded but Sow went into the tank for a minute before ultimately deciding to do the same.
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55,800
25,800
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27,500 |
There was 15,000 in the pot on the ![]()
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completed board. Mehdi Senhaji checked from the big blind before Juho Suutari jammed for 15,200 from middle position.
Senhaji went into the tank and toyed with his chips.
"Why would you check the flop?" questioned Senhaji. Suutari refused to answer.
Senhaji continued to mull over his options until he found the call. Suutari had the nut flush with his ![]()
while Senhaji tabled his ![]()
for just a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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47,000
47,000
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47,000 |
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12,800
12,800
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12,800 |
Martin Jacobson raised it up from under the gun and picked up four callers along the way. The flop came ![]()
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and the action checked to Nenad Dukic in the cutoff who bet 1,300. Dominik Panka called on the button and Jacobson check-raised to 6,000. Dukic folded and Panka was the only one to call.
The
paired the board on the turn and Jacobson checked again. Panka threw in a bet of 3,500 and Jacobson stuck around to see the
on the river. Both players knuckled the table and Jacobson turned over ![]()
for the winner.
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39,500
500
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500 |
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35,200
35,200
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35,200 |
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20,600
20,600
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20,600 |
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