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08-25-2025 13:41 UTC+1

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Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

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08-25-2025 13:29 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

08-25-2025 13:28 UTC+1

Ponakovs Picks Off Jorstad's bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Espen Jorstad made it 100,000 under the gun with David Coleman calling from the small blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs defending his big blind.

After two checks, Jorstad fired out a bet of 85,000 on the 6♥J♠3♦ flop. Coleman folded, but Ponakovs continued with a call.

Check-check followed the 5♠ turn for the 8♣ to fall on the river. Ponakovs led out for 75,000 and was met by a raise to 380,000 from Jorstad. Ponakovs tanked for around a minute, before electing to put in the call.

Jorstad showed a bluff with K♠7♠ and lost the pot with Ponakovs' J♦10♣ for a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	3,110,000 210,000	210,000
Espen Jorstad	2,730,000 470,000	470,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,495,000 795,000	795,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Coleman Espen Jorstad

08-25-2025 13:25 UTC+1

Sturm Chips Up Through Coleman

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Coleman min-raised to 100,000 under the gun and Leon Sturm three-bet to 250,000 out of the big blind. Coleman came along with a call.

Sturm and Coleman checked all the way to the river on a runout of 8♥9♥A♦J♥3♥ before Sturm bet 605,000, leaving just 5,000 behind. Coleman burned through a time bank card before eventually folding and surrendering the pot to Sturm.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Leon Sturm	1,275,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: David Coleman Leon Sturm

08-25-2025 13:10 UTC+1

Ponakovs Extracts Value from Jorstad

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With the board showing 6♥J♣3♠J♠, Aleksejs Ponakovs led out for 90,000 from the small blind and Espen Jorstad called out of the big blind.

When the 2♣ hit the river, Ponakovs gathered together a bet of 250,000 and Jorstad quickly called.

Ponakovs turned over Q♥6♦ for a pair of sixes, prompting a nod of the head for Jorstad to indicate it was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	3,200,000 500,000	500,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,700,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Espen Jorstad

08-25-2025 13:02 UTC+1

Jorstad Turns Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 110,000 on the button and Espen Jorstad called from the big blind.

Jorstad check-called a bet of 75,000 by Coleman on the 2♥10♦4♣ flop.

The A♦ turn and Q♣ river checked through and Jorstad took down the pot with A♥7♦ for a pair of aces on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	3,700,000 50,000	50,000

David Coleman	3,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad David Coleman

08-25-2025 12:52 UTC+1

Ponakovs Takes from Coleman

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Coleman made it 100,000 under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet from the cutoff to 250,000. Once it folded back to Coleman, he put in the call to see a flop.

Both players checked the 2♣7♦A♥ flop and the 6♠ turn. Coleman checked again on the Q♣ river, and then folded after Ponakovs bet 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	3,200,000 300,000	300,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Coleman

08-25-2025 12:44 UTC+1

Lonis Windmills the Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 100,000 under the gun and only Espen Jorstad called from the big blind.

Jorstad led out for 75,000 on the 6♠2♠4♥ flop and Lonis just called.

The 9♥ turn got checked through for the 5♠ to complete the board. Jorstad bet 110,000, and after a few moments, Lonis raised to 390,000. Jorstad pretty quickly folded only for Lonis to toss A♠J♣ across the table for a bluff with the nut flush blocker.

After showing the bluff and collecting the chips, Lonis peered behind the dealer to see how Jorstad reacted. Jorstad remained completely Stoic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	3,650,000

David Coleman	3,500,000 225,000	225,000
Jesse Lonis	2,500,000 400,000	400,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Leon Sturm	1,000,000 200,000	200,000