Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Jan Rzeczkowski raised to 5,600 from early position, Serge Chechin called on the button, and Dominik Ostrowski called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♣9♠Q♠. Action checked to Chechin, who bet 10,000. Ostrowski called and Rzeczkowski folded. The turn came the A♠ and both players checked.
The river came the 4♠. Ostrowski sized up to 21,000 and Chechin folded his hand to concede the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
The pot stood at 25,000 with two players looking at a board that read 8♥K♣J♦.
William Adrian Meeuwisse, in the small blind, led out for 10,000. Tommy Nguyen, in early position, made the call.
The 2♥ fell on the turn and Meeuwisse sized up to 15,000. Nguyen relinquished his cards and let Meeuwisse win this pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,000
116,000
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116,000 |
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Mathias Bayer moved all in from under the gun with a short stack of just 9,000. Action folded around to Franz Bracher, who called in the big blind to put Bayer at risk.
Mathias Bayer: 9♠8♠
Franz Bracher: 10♠8♣
The board ran out Q♥6♠10♥Q♣J♦. Bracher paired his ten on the flop, but Bayer made a straight on the river to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,000 | |
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21,000 |

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Andries Swart opened to 5,000 from middle position, Dorian Melchers called in the hijack, as did Jon Kyte in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
The action checked to Swart, who continued for 5,000 on the K♠2♠5♣ flop. Both Melchers and Kyte called, while the big blind folded.
The 5♠ turn saw the action check to Melchers, who took the lead for 9,000. Only Kyte called.
Kyte moved all in for 15,000 on the 3♥ river and Melchers snap-called.
Jon Kyte: 5♦5♥
Dorian Melchers: 2♦2♥
Melchers' full house was no good against the turned quads of Kyte.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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265,000
265,000
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265,000 |
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135,000
111,000
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111,000 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
Action was on the flop on a board of 10♠9♦7♦. Tommi Lankinen shoved all in and Anastasia Papadopoulou called all in with the shorter stack.
Papadopoulou showed A♦9♥ for a pair of nines. Lankinen flipped over 10♣9♣ for two pair, tens and nines.
The turn came the 5♦ and the river was the 4♠. Lankinen held to win the pot. Papadopoulou got up to leave, but she still had 6,500 left to play with.
The following hand, she shoved all in and was called by Toni Kaukua. The players flipped their cards.
Anastasia Papadopoulou: A♦3♦
Toni Kaukua: 9♥9♦
The board ran out 8♠10♠6♥Q♦J♣. Kaukua had pocket nines and made a straight on the river to win the pot, which sent Papadopoulou to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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54,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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44,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Benjamin Spragg raised to 6,500 from middle position and Andries Swart called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♠4♦3♥. Swart checked and Spragg continued for 5,000, which Swart called. The turn was the 7♥ and both players checked.
The river came the K♠. Swart checked and Spragg sized up to 18,000. Swart called again and players flipped their cards. Spragg showed Q♦J♠ for a bluff and Swart flipped 7♦6♦ for a pair of sevens to catch the bluff and win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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112,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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