Samy Hazan shoved for 13,000 and was called by Dimitrios Kilintaris.
Samy Hazan: K♦Q♣ 
Dimitrios Kilintaris: A♦Q♠
Hazan was in bad shape, but the K♠5♠2♥6♠9♥ runout gave him top pair and he stayed alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 | |
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29,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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Three players, including Barny Boatman who had defended his big blind, went to the flop. The flop came 8♦10♣Q♥, and Alexander Norden, who was under-the-gun, attempted to steal the pot for 3,200. Julijan Rados, on Norden's direct left, called. Seizing the opportunity, Boatman raised the pot to 12,200, and both players folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Jean Zagorski shoved for his last 17,000 on the button and was called by Igor Iarmoshuk in the small blind. Jakub Jech was in the big blind and called all in for 13,200.
Jakub Jech: A♦Q♣
Jean Zagorski: K♦3♦
Igor Iarmoshuk: 6♣6♦
Iarmoshuk could knock out two players in one hand, but the A♥7♥2♠ flop gave Jech the lead. Zagorski looked like he was heading for the exit after the 8♥ turn but the K♥ river saved him, although he remained short after Jech tripled through his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
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8,000 |
With 25,000 in the middle already, the board read K♥10♦6♦5♥. Tomas Hajek checked and Oleksandr Romanets bet 13,500. Martin Surovec called and Hajek folded.
The river was the 3♦ and both players checked. Romanets showed A♠Q♠ but Surovec won the pot with 6♣5♣ for two pair. Nevertheless, Romanets has chipped up since break and sits on around 170,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
26,000
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26,000 |
|
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80,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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183,500
120,500
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120,500 |
|
165,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
153,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
149,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
148,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
144,000 | |
|
141,000 | |
|
135,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
123,000 | |
|
113,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
In the 867th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the "controversy" of Doug Polk making the final table of his own poker tournament down at The Lodge in Austin, Texas. Should a poker operator be allowed to play in their own event? That seemed to be the question of the week in the poker world.
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Players are going on another 20-minute break. When they return there will be two more levels before a 75-minute dinner break.
Three players were involved in an all-in with Daniyar Aubakirov covering his two opponents.
Marcin Zawadzki: Q♠Q♦
Phil Gross: K♥J♥
Daniyar Aubakirov: A♦Q♣
Zawadzki was all-in for 21,000, with Gross for around 60,000 with Aubakirov only just covering him.
The flop J♦9♦3♠ gave Gross a pair and the turn was the 4♣. The A♥ paired Aubakirov and he sent both opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
