Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Three players brewed a pot of about 38,000 on the J♦9♥8♠10♦ turn, and both Ricardo Graells and Alexander van der Swaluw checked to Salvino Belhoul as he fired a bet of 8,500. Graells thought about it for about 15 seconds before making the call, and van der Swaluw instantly folded.
The 8♦ completed the board on the river, and both players tapped the table. Graells rolled over A♦Q♦, which was a straight to the queen on the turn, improving to a flush. Belhoul showed his Q♣ in disgust as he tossed his other card face down toward the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
163,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 | |
|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
180,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
160,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
145,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
145,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
110,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Mohamed Mokrani opened in the cutoff and Espen Nikolaisen three-bet to 11,000 next to act. The action folded back around to Mokrani, who took some time before four-bet jamming for about 50,000. Nikolaisen snap-called and both hands were tossed face up.
Mohamad Mokrani: A♣4♥
Espen Nikolaisen: A♥A♠
It was rough timing for Mokrani as he ran into the strongest hand in the deck. The dealer ran out the A♦9♣8♠10♦5♣ board, giving Nikolaisen a set of aces to eliminate Mokrani.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
257,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Elie Dib with the A♠K♣ and Sal Al Fakih with the A♦K♠ both had a coin flip as they were looked up by the table chip leader Mats Ullereng with the Q♥Q♣.
No ace or king came on the 9♣8♠3♥9♠5♥ runout and that sent two players to the rail.
"That was the best hand I had in a long time," Al Fakih bemoaned.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |
On a completed board with around 85,000 in the middle to the 8♣7♠4♥5♣6♥ river, Peter Da from Norway pushed all-in for an effective 70,000, as that's what Alfonso Simone had behind in the cutoff. The Italian was not too pleased and went into the tank, the clock was eventually called on him and Simone folded.
His table chat with other Italians at the table indicated that he had folded pocket sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
65,000 |
Dennis Berglin moved all in for 13,000 from early position and Vincent Daynes called from the button. Ivan Stankov rejammed for 41,000 from the big blind, and Daynes quickly called as the slightly bigger stack.
Dennis Berglin: A♥K♠
Ivan Stankov: A♣J♦
Vincent Daynes: K♥K♦
Daynes was in great shape and secured the double elimination after the board ran out with the 4♠5♠7♥4♣2♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |
In a heads-up pot to the Q♦6♠3♣ flop, Nikola Sekler bet 10,000 into 16,000 with slightly more chips behind. Albert Gorelik started some table chat and then concluded "ah fuck it" before pushing in several T-5,000 chips, Sekler instantly called all-in.
Nikola Sekler: K♦K♣
Albert Gorelik: K♥Q♣
Sekler had very little to worry on the 5♣ turn and 4♠ river to double for 24,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
90,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
75,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Yang Zhang raised to 4,500 from late position and Denis Vladimirov reraised to 24,000, leaving just a single 500 chip behind.
Zhang flipped his hand early and Vladimirov laughed. "Show me one more time," he said.
The flop came K♠4♠Q♣ and the last 500 went into the middle. Zhang showed A♠6♠ and Vladimirov flipped A♣K♦ for a pair of kings.
The turn was the Q♥ and the river came the 5♥. Vladimirov held to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
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Eugenio Peralta opened 4,000 under the gun, and Danut Chisu called next to act before Maxime Garin came along in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♥4♦3♦, and once checked to, Peralta continued for 4,000. Both opponents made the call.
The 2♦ fell on the turn, and the action slowed down with all three players checking to see the 4♣ river.
Garin took the lead, firing 12,000, and that was enough to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000 | |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
50,000 |