Stefan Dimitrov was all in preflop against Mihai-Emil Isar, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Stefan Dimitrov: K♦K♠
Mihai-Emil Isar: K♥Q♦
The board ran out 2♦8♠6♣9♠8♣. Dimitrov held with his pocket kings to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | |
|
31,000 |
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Action was on the flop on a board of 2♦K♦Q♠. Michel Molenaar checked, Oleg Vasylchencko bet 2,000 and Husam Kchok called. Molenaar then check-raised all in for 8,400. Oleg Vasylchencko folded and Kchok made the call.
Kchok showed J♦10♥ for a straight draw and Molenaar flipped over A♦6♦ for ace-high with the nut flush draw.
The turn came the 8♣ and river the Q♦. Molenaar improved to a flush to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Mathieu Quantin opened from the hijack and Peterson Machado three-bet jammed for his last 14,000 from the button. Quantin snap-called.
Peterson Machado: K♠Q♦
Mathieu Quantin: K♦K♥
The board ran out 9♠5♦A♥2♥7♦; Machado was dead on the turn and departed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
Busted |
Luis Pinho opened 1,600 on the button, and both Olga Iermolcheva and Mark Helou came along from the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♠5♦2♥, and Iermolcheva check-folded to a bet of 3,000 from Helou while Pinho called.
The Q♦ hit the turn, and both players tapped the table to see the Q♥ river. Helou fired a bet of 7,500, and Pinho made the call. Helou rolled over K♥10♣, and Pinho took down the pot with 6♠5♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,500 | |
|
33,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
18,600
600
|
600 |
With 661 entries already recorded, the remaining players have reached another 20-minute break.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
142,200
142,200
|
142,200 |
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
131,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
130,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
128,800
101,300
|
101,300 |
|
||
|
128,200
128,200
|
128,200 |
|
128,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
112,900
22,400
|
22,400 |
|
92,000
75,200
|
75,200 |
|
91,500
19,900
|
19,900 |
|
88,000
52,600
|
52,600 |
|
85,600
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
67,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
64,100
36,400
|
36,400 |
|
|
49,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
34,500
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
||
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Maxim Panyak raised 2,000 under the gun, and Luka Bojovic three-bet 6,000 next to act. The action folded back around to Panyak and he made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♣6♠3♠, and Panyak check-called a bet of 3,500.
When the 5♥ hit the turn, Panyak took the lead, firing 6,500 into the middle. Bojovic thought about it for about five seconds before releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,600 | |
|
20,600
35,400
|
35,400 |
