Miguel Franco limped in from the small blind. Jose Malpelli upped the ante to 105,000 in the big blind, which Franco called.
The duo then checked through the entire 4♣5♥K♦2♦Q♣ board, with Franco's 6♥4♥ winning the pot at showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
735,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,785,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
2,270,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
||
|
2,140,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
1,955,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
1,555,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
||
|
1,375,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
1,260,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
1,190,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,130,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
1,105,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
1,100,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
1,060,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,010,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
995,000 | |
|
990,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
875,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
715,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
655,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
625,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
|
||
|
600,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
595,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
540,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
520,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
475,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
450,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
PokerStars has rolled out a major update to its Power Path qualification system, introducing a brand-new $530 Bronze Power Pass as part of a restructure designed to smooth out progression between buy-in levels.
The changes, which came into effect on April 27, leave the upper echelons of Power Path unchanged with the $10,300 Gold Pass and $2,500 Silver Pass both remaining in place, while the main adjustments come further down the ladder, where PokerStars has reshaped its Bronze tier and added a new entry point for lower-stakes players.
The 32 remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break. Listed below are some highlights from the last level of play.
Tahar Said checked the A♣3♥J♠10♥A♥ completed board from the big blind to Raul Mestre on the button. The pot amounted to 425,000 when Mestre moved all in.
Said's stack of 700,000 was covered, and he went deep into the tank. After spending a few time banks, he folded his A♦8x face up.
Mestre showed a stone-cold bluff by tabling K♥3♠, and he raked in the chips to cross the three-million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,060,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Roman Stoica opened to 40,000 in early position. Dorian Dizy called in the hijack before David Djian squeezed all in for 210,000 from the cutoff. Stoica called, prompting Dizy to step aside.
David Djian: A♦K♠ 
Roman Stoica: K♦K♣
Djian called for an ace, and his prayers were answered when the J♦2♣6♦A♠ turn presented him with one. Stoica did not hit his one-outer on the 10♥ river, securing Djian's double-up.
At another table, Cedric Schwaederle had three-bet jammed over an earlier open from the cutoff. Sergiu Sirghi called off his stack of 190,000 on the button, while the initial raiser folded his hand.
Sergiu Sirghi: A♠A♥
Cedric Schwaederle: 10♦10♣
Sirghi's aces faced no issues on the 9♥6♣2♥K♦ flop and turn, and he improved to a set on the A♦ river to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
970,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
515,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
510,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
470,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
225,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Seeing a raise to 45,000 from Longmao Fan, one seat to his right, Dorian Dizy responded with a three-bet to 100,000 on the button. The action returned to Fan, who called.
Fan checked in flow on the connected, monotone J♠10♠9♠ flop, and Dizy continued for 30,000. Fan then went for a check-raise, making it 135,000 to go, which Dizy called.
The Q♣ joined the board, and Fan continued the aggression with a bet of 100,000. Undeterred, Dizy moved all in for roughly 395,000 in response.
Fan took stock of his own stack, while using two time extensions, and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,030,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Jason Wheeler raised to 45,000 in the hijack. It folded to Miroslav Rizov in the big blind, who opted to defend. Wheeler placed a continuation-bet of 30,000 on the 8♠4♣4♥ flop, which Rizov check-called.
The 5♦ turn was checked by both players, leading to the 10♣ being dropped as the river. Rizov assembled a bet of 155,000, and Wheeler snap-called once his opponent had put it over the line.
Rizov tabled a straight with his 7♥6♣, causing Wheeler to cut out the correct amount from his stack to pay Rizov off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,140,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
650,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Thomas Eychenne raised to 40,000 in the hijack before calling a three-bet to 100,000 from Longmao Fan on the button.
On the 2♣8♠7♠ flop, Eychenne checked, but when Fan placed a bet of 125,000, Eychenne check-raised to 300,000. Fan utilised two of his time extensions before returning his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,025,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,365,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
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