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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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138,500
104,000
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104,000 |
|
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123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
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91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
89,300
89,300
|
89,300 |
|
|
86,200
21,200
|
21,200 |
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
82,300
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
71,400
71,400
|
71,400 |
|
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
68,700
68,700
|
68,700 |
|
|
66,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
|
65,300
65,300
|
65,300 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Kursad Bayrakci made it 1,200 to go from middle position and Gerard Rubiralta called in the hijack. Roman Shcherbakov, who just reentered, also came along from the button.
The three went of a flop of J♠4♦A♦ where Bayrakci checked, Rubiralta bet 1,500, Shcherbakov called, and Bayrakci folded.
When the 7♣ hit the turn, Rubiralta checked it over to Shcherbakov, who fired 3,500. Rubiralta thought for a few moments then put in a raise to 13,500, which got a quick fold out of Shcherbakov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Ray Qartomy found himself in the under-the-gun position and decided to limp in. Nikolai Mamut called, and Georgios Skarparis checked his big blind.
When the flop came down J♠8♥6♦, the action was checked around to Qartomy, who tossed out a bet of 1,000. Mamut responded with a raise to 3,300, and Qartomy was the only one to call.
Mamut kept the pressure on with a bet of 7,400 on the 3♦ turn, and Qartomy called again.
As the 2♠ hit the river, Mamut fired another 7,300. Qartomy took a moment to weigh his options but ultimately decided to fold, mucking his cards as he let the hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
41,200
41,200
|
41,200 |
There were already around 20,000 chips in the pot on a board of K♥4♠2♠Q♠ when Mehdi Chaoui made a bet of 4,000, which Thomas Middleton called.
A fourth spade, the 3♠, dropped on the river and after contemplating for a while, Chaoui bet a a tenth of the pot with a sizing of 2,800. Middleton then put in a big raise, and Chaoui snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
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With around 8,000 in the pot on a board of 8♣10♠8♦, Haidar Sleiman checked and Lars Kamphues fired 2,000. Sleiman called.
A 7♠ dropped on the turn and after Sleiman checked, Kamphues shoved for just 9,400.
"Is there reentry?" said Sleiman. The dealer confirmed there was, then Sleiman called.
Lars Kamphues: K♥K♣
Haidar Sleiman: 7♣6♣
"Give me a nine," said Sleiman. Unfortunately for Sleiman, the 4♦ didn't help, and Kamphues took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
The pot stood at 10,800 with two players looking at a board of A♦4♣10♣6♥.
Kostadin Kostadinov, in the big blind, bet out for 3,500. Gilles Simon, in the cutoff, made the call.
The Q♦ river saw Kostadinov size up to 3,000 and Simon let go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,300 | |
|
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29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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