The tournament staff have announced that three more hands will be played before the night concludes.
The tournament staff have announced that three more hands will be played before the night concludes.
Takumi Odani opened under the gun for 2,500 and picked up a call from Georgi Sandev on the button. Aren Bezhanyan in the small blind had other plans and moved all in. Odani responded by shoving as well, easily covering both opponents, and Sandev quickly stepped aside to let them battle it out.
Aren Bezhanyan: K♣Q♣
Takumi Odani: A♦7♦
The flop brought hope for Bezhanyan as it fell 9♦Q♥7♣, giving him top pair and a real chance at a double.
The 7♠ on the turn ended those hopes immediately, leaving him drawing slim as Odani improved to trips. The river K♦ changed nothing, and Bezhanyan made his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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88,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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26,400
10,400
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10,400 |
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Busted |
Denys Mazur was already all in and at risk from the big blind for his last 15,800 chips. He was called and covered by Tamazi Skhirtladze, who was sitting under the gun.
Denys Mazur: K♦Q♠
Tamazi Skhirtladze: Q♥8♥
Mazur was ahead, and things only improved for him on the 5♦9♠Q♣ flop.
He held on the K♥ turn and 2♠ river to secure a late night double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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33,400
4,900
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4,900 |
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Mahmoud Bedoui has been having a wild night, having peaked at over 350,000 earlier, before losing a series of hands to fall to around 70,000 one level ago. Bedoui and his tablemates recounted a massive hand from moments ago that saw Bedoui reclaim a huge chunk of the chips he had been steadily losing.
According to the players at the table, Damian Rapanowicz opened from the hijack, Bedoui three-bet to 8,600 from the big blind, and Rapanowicz called.
The flop came 8♠4♦5♦. Bedoui check-called a 5,000 bet from Rapanowicz.
Bedoui check-called another bet from Rapanowicz on the 4♣ turn, this time for 18,000. On the 2♥ river Bedoui checked, Rapanowicz shoved with a covering stack, and Bedoui, who had 72,000 left, called.
Rapanowicz could only show 9♠7♠ for a missed straight draw. Bedoui tabled 9♣4♥ for trip fours to take down the significant pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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202,000
39,600
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39,600 |
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95,000
103,000
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103,000 |
Nikolaos Mouroutis opened to 2,500 from middle position and Clement Meunier raised to 12,500 from the hijack. Mouroutis called, and the players went heads up to the flop.
Mouroutis made a quick check after seeing the K♥2♣10♥ and Meunier bet 6,000. Mouroutis stuck around and paid to see the 9♦ turn.
There was another check from Mouroutis, and Meunier moved all in for his remaining 20,500. Mouroutis considered his options, counted out his remaining stack, but pulled it back and pushed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,000 | |
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54,200 |
Pietro Nicastro raised to 2,500 preflop. Dmitry Yurasov bumped the price up to 6,500, and Nicastro called. The flop was fanned K♠8♠6♦. Nicastro checked to Yurasov, who continued for 3,500.
Nicastro then put his opponent all in for 19,500 in total, and Yurasov called off with a sigh.
Dmitry Yurasov: Q♠Q♣
Pietro Nicastro: K♣9♣
Nicastro had outflopped Yurasov's queens, but Yurasov won the pot when the A♠10♠ runout made him a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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197,000 | |
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125,000
41,100
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41,100 |
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55,000
13,000
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13,000 |
When two friends end up in a pot together, the players usually go quiet. This time was no different. With the board reading K♠2♥2♠A♠8♥ and around 21,000 already in the middle, the action was between the blinds.
Paul Hoefer checked over to Matthias Auer, who fired a bet of 20,000. Hoefer let his hand go, though not without a hint of frustration, which sparked a brief back and forth between the two. The moment quickly shifted from tension to laughter as the hand wrapped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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142,000
121,000
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121,000 |
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55,000 |
The board was already complete with J♠10♦J♥2♠8♠, and the pot had climbed past 60,000 as the action stayed between Fabio Muhr and Grzegorz Kozieja. Muhr checked from the small blind, leaving the decision to Kozieja on the button.
After a long pause, Kozieja moved all in for his remaining 127,000. Muhr thought it over for quite a while but eventually released his hand, giving Kozieja the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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199,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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148,000
30,000
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30,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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286,000
126,800
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126,800 |
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203,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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178,000
146,600
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146,600 |
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159,000
20,800
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20,800 |
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89,000
37,500
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37,500 |
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58,000 | |
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39,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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39,000
30,200
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30,200 |
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23,500
600
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600 |