Action was picked up with Yuan Xu all in and at risk versus Dimitar Danchev.
Yuan Xu: A♥K♦
Dimitar Danchev: 3♣3♥
Xu took the lead and held across the 6♣8♣K♠4♥8♥ runout to secure a crucial double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
175,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
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The tournament went hand for hand on the bubble with 128 players remaining and 127 set to be paid.
The pot stood at around 230,000 with two players looking at a full board of 10♠2♠4♣2♥10♣.
Aleksandr Faterin, who was under the gun, checked the action to Andras Nemeth, in middle position. Nemeth moved all in for 187,000 on the stone bubble.
Faterin thought for several minutes, finally having the clock called on him. Faterin eventually chose to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
453,000 | |
|
340,000 |
It was reported back to PokerNews that Patrick Leonard raised from early position, Lukas Zaskodny three-bet from middle position and Leonard responded with a four-bet. Zaskodny five-bet jammed for 285,000 and Leonard called.
Lukas Zaskodny: 10♣10♦
Patrick Leonard: A♥K♥
The flop J♦10♠Q♣ flop landed in dramatic fashion giving Leonard Broadway and Zaskodny a set. The 7♥ turn and 5♣ river failed to pair the board and Zaskodny was sent to the rail.
Fabian Schmidt raised from under the gun and Arthur Thiriart called in the big blind.
The flop came 8♥A♠3♠ and Thiriart checked. Schmidt made a bet, Thiriart raised, and Schmidt moved all in for 97,000. Thiriart made the call and when it came time to run the hand, players turned over their cards.
Schmidt had A♦K♥ for a pair of aces, while Thiriart had 3♦3♥ for a set of threes.
The turn came the 8♥ and river the J♦ and Thiriart held to win the pot, eliminating Schmidt on the bubble.
Both Qartomy and Schmidt split the prize $3,090 prize money of 127th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000
445,500
|
445,500 |
|
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|
320,000
281,500
|
281,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
As the bubble madness was going on, Alik Zazian headed over to the Mystery Bounty box to trade in his token and became the first player in the event to pull the top prize of $75,000.
During that time, Hadi Khordbin and Azamat Tulepbergenov both drew $25,000 envelopes.
| Bounty Prize | Count | Remaining | Total Amount | Amount Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 3 | 2 | $225,000 | $150,000 |
| $40,000 | 2 | 1 | $80,000 | $40,000 |
| $25,000 | 10 | 6 | $250,000 | $150,000 |
| $10,000 | 8 | 7 | $80,000 | $70,000 |
| $5,000 | 19 | 10 | $95,000 | $45,000 |
| $2,500 | 2 | 0 | $5,000 | $0 |
| $2,000 | 1 | 0 | $2,000 | $0 |
| $1,000 | 152 | 119 | €152,000 | $119,000 |
| $1000 + Draw Again | 10 | 9 | $10,000 | $9,000 |
Martin Stoyanov moved all in for 33,000 from the hijack, Jacques Der Megreditchian called on the button and Omar Del Pino, in the big blind, squeezed by moving all in for 226,000. Der Megreditchian folded.
Martin Stoyanov: Q♣J♠
Omar Del Pino: 10♠7♣
The 6♥5♣Q♠ flop had Del Pino drawing slim and he was dead on the 6♣ turn. Stoyanov doubled up after the 9♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
193,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
108,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Hossien Taki was all-in from middle position for 56,000 and Ionut-Lucian Colciar called in the big blind with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.
Hossien Taki: K♦10♣
Ionut-Lucian Colciar: A♥6♥
The board ran out 7♦3♣5♠Q♦8♦ and neither player improved, meaning Colciar held with his ace high to win the pot. Taki was eliminated from the tournament.
Colciar wasn't the only one to head to the exit recently. Since the bubble burst, 26 other players have been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
Busted |
Valeriu Rosca moved all in for 77,000 from middle position. Gonzalo Ezequiel Almeida Arias, in the big blind, made the call.
Valeriu Rosca: A♣10♠
Gonzalo Ezequiel Almeida Arias: Q♣3♦
The board ran out A♥8♣8♥4♥K♠ runout saw Rosca pair his ace to easily double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | |
|
163,000
91,500
|
91,500 |
Action was picked up with Roman Korenev all-in and at risk versus the covering stack of Bernat Capdevila Montes.
Roman Korenev: 6♠6♣
Bernat Capdevila Montes: A♦3♦
Montes took the lead on the A♠J♦7♥ flop and held across the 10♥ turn and 4♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted |
