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Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
5,160,000
2,160,000
|
2,160,000 |
|
5,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
4,960,000
1,960,000
|
1,960,000 |
|
4,630,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
||
|
3,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
3,415,000
1,715,000
|
1,715,000 |
|
3,400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
3,270,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
2,970,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
2,750,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
2,700,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
||
|
2,540,000 | |
|
2,500,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
2,475,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
2,400,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
2,170,000
1,080,000
|
1,080,000 |
|
2,135,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
2,055,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
2,040,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
1,855,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
1,805,000 | |
|
||
|
1,750,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,650,000 | |
|
1,625,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Halil Gungor pushed most of his chips in the middle with a short stack of less than ten big blinds. Frederick Anastasiades called in the small blind.
The flop came K♦2♣4♥ and Anastasiades led for the rest of Gungor's chips. Gungor called and turned over A♥J♥, while Anastasiades had A♣K♣ for a pair of kings.
The turn was the Q♦ and river the 3♥. Anastasiades held to win the pot and Gungor was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,350,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
|
Busted |
Action was picked up with the cards on their backs. Aleksandr Razinkov was all-in and at risk for 1,825,000 versus the covering stack of Hugo Delmaire-Sizes.
Aleksandr Razinkov: J♣J♥
Hugo Delmaire-Sizes: 10♥10♦
Razinkov held across the 8♥K♠5♦7♥A♦ runout to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,875,000
1,825,000
|
1,825,000 |
|
|
3,750,000
1,710,000
|
1,710,000 |
Hugo Delmaire-Sizes opened to 125,000 from the cutoff and was called by Georgios Tsouloftas in the big blind.
Both players checked on the 10♥8♦9♥ flop and K♣ turn, but Tsouloftas led out for 125,000 after the 9♣ came on the river.
Delmaire-Sizes responded with a raise to 450,000 and Tsouloftas let his hand go after a bit of thought.
At another table, Nikolay Ponomarev was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
2,270,000
|
2,270,000 |
|
Busted |
Samuel Fournier raised to 120,000 from the button and Nikolay Ponomarev moved all in from the big blind for 415,000. Fournier called with the much bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Nikolay Ponomarev: 6♥6♠
Samuel Fournier: J♥7♥
The board ran out 4♥4♣K♥2♠5♥ and Fournier completed his flush on the river to win the pot, eliminating Ponomarev from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
1,045,000
|
1,045,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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Matthias Lipp raised to 120,000 from late position and picked up a call from Shankui Li before Marian Virlanuta moved all in from the small blind for 1,735,000. Lipp called all in for 1,560,000 Li folded. Lipp was at risk as the cards were turned.
Matthias Lipp: Q♣Q♠
Marian Virlanuta: K♣J♣
The board ran out Q♦K♥6♦5♥K♠ and Lipp made a set of queens on the flop, further improving to a full house on the river.
Virlanuta, who started the day as chip leader after maintaining his position throughout Day 2, got up to leave. Lipp prompted him to sit back down as he still had chips and Virlanuta sat back down to a stack of around 170,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
170,000
2,530,000
|
2,530,000 |
|
|
||
Matthias Lipp opened to 120,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Maksim Rogov, who shoved for 1,300,000 from the small blind. Mehmet Demirkol also went in for slightly more from the big blind and Lipp got out of the way.
Maksim Rogov: A♣K♦
Mehmet Demirkol: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out J♥8♠4♥5♦Q♥ — leaving Demirkol best with a set of queens to eliminate Rogov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,050,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
3,000,000
1,455,000
|
1,455,000 |
|
Busted |
