Break With 33 Remaining
The final 33 players are now on a scheduled five-minute break.
The final 33 players are now on a scheduled five-minute break.
Christian Rudolph made it 35,200 to go and Jason Koon simply moved all-in from the small blind with the covering stack, which Rudolph called.
Christian Rudolph:
Jason Koon:
Koon improved on the flop while Rudolph picked up some counterfeit outs on the turn. Sure enough, exactly that's what happened when the fell on the river to keep Rudolph in contention.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Watson
|
1,053,590 | 677,587 |
Sean Winter | 658,416 | 338,988 |
Darren Elias
|
435,675 | 300,991 |
Jason Koon | 424,639 | -476,240 |
Stephen Chidwick
|
354,851 | 214,875 |
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch | 291,860 | 204,053 |
The Scandinavian duel between Niklas Astedt and Samuel Vousden entered yet another flip and it was Astedt who ended up at risk of elimination.
Niklas Astedt:
Samuel Vousden:
The pair remained ahead on the flop and turn but Vousden got there on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Samuel Vousden | 995,940 | 328,500 |
Niklas Astedt | Busted |
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb called the min-raise by Paulius Plausinaitis from under the gun and they headed to the flop. Plausinaitis check-called for 52,000 and did so again for 104,000 on the turn. He had 252,978 behind and checked the on the river.
Gottlieb pulled the trigger with the superior stack and Plausinaitis eventually called with . It was no good, as Gottlieb had made kings full of tens with the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
|
1,370,179 | 704,971 |
Mikita Badziakouski
|
1,172,384 | 479,522 |
Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell
|
1,151,395 | 77,348 |
Timofey Kuznetsov | 998,064 | -122,250 |
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas | 825,004 | -489,421 |
Matthew "Nator" Hyman | 457,226 | -79,747 |
Marius Gierse | 68,880 | 21,660 |
Paulius Plausinaitis | Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Daniyar Aubakirov raised to 28,000 and Wiktor Malinowski three-bet to 100,800 out of the small blind, picking up a call from Aubakirov. The flop was checked by Malinowski and Aubakirov made it 98,000 to go, which Malinowski called.
The turn was checked and Malinowski checked the on the river. Aubakirov jammed for 446,227 and Malinowski tank-called for 354,809.
Once the cards were revealed, Aubakirov showed for trips treys and Malinowski hit the rail with the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniyar Aubakirov | 1,359,518 | 747,250 |
Wiktor Malinowski | Busted |
Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi four-bet jammed from an early position and was instantly called by Jason Koon on the button.
Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi:
Jason Koon:
Koon had his opponent covered by a few big blinds and prevailed thanks to the board.
At nearly the same time, Shawn Daniels and Ami Barer departed to reduce the field to the last 37 hopefuls.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon | 900,879 | 392,092 |
Ami Barer
|
Busted | |
Shawn Daniels
|
Busted | |
Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi
|
Busted |
George Wolff raised to 24,000 and called a three-bet to 62,400 by Dan Smith in the cutoff.
On the flop, Wolff check-called for 35,000 and did so again for 54,000 on the turn. The river was checked and Wolff's for a missed open ender was no good, as Smith had the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Samuel Vousden | 667,440 | -34,719 |
Seth Davies
|
636,613 | -6,000 |
Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang
|
613,778 | 138,830 |
George Wolff | 555,877 | 114,783 |
Dan Smith
|
538,600 | |
Wei Zhao | 254,448 | -94,363 |
Niklas Astedt | 237,500 | 142,950 |
Brazil's Bruno Volkmann three-bet jammed out of the small blind with a short stack and was called by David Peters, which led to the following showdown.
Bruno Volkmann:
David Peters:
The flop propelled Peters into the lead, which he retained on the turn and river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Peters
|
770,781 | 488,618 |
Bruno Volkmann | Busted |
Only 41 players remain as another three contenders bowed out in very quick succession.
Among them was also Nick Petrangelo, who sent his chips over to Michael Zhang.
Nick Petrangelo:
Michael Zhang:
The board further improved Zhang to jacks full.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Zhang | 870,091 | 771,991 |
Connor Drinan
|
Busted | |
Pedro Garagnani | Busted | |
Nick Petrangelo
|
Busted |