Break With 16 Remaining
The remaining 16 players are on break on the stone-cold money bubble.
The remaining 16 players are on break on the stone-cold money bubble.
Seth Davies min-raised to 60,000 and Mike Watson filled up from the big blind. Watson check-raised the flop from 33,000 to 93,570 but couldn't shake off Davies. The turn went check, check, and Watson check-folded the river to an overbet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies
|
2,352,560 | 175,070 |
Mike Watson
|
320,034 | -155,570 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,500
Right before the blinds went up, Chi Zhang min-raised again and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the button.
They checked to the river and this time, Zhang check-called 62,500 by Ponakovs. Zhang had flopped best with but Ponakovs had the best of it eventually with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Arsenii Malinov | 1,382,684 | 34,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
1,077,187 | 295,000 |
Chi Zhang | 977,881 | -116,500 |
Jason Koon | 668,751 | -15,000 |
David Coleman | 350,108 | -89,500 |
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali | 343,815 | -64,500 |
Sami Kelopuro | 145,816 | -77,000 |
David Yan
|
139,012 | -65,500 |
Jason Koon limped the small blind and Arsenii Malinov checked his option. They checked through the flop and Koon check-called for 50,000 on the turn.
On the river, Koon checked once more and Malinov bet 150,000 into a pot of 174,000. No call followed as Malinov gained further ground over all other opponents on his table.
In the meanwhile, Seth Davies has been busy on the other table to further boost his massive stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies
|
2,177,490 | 135,000 |
Arsenii Malinov | 1,348,684 | 210,000 |
Jason Koon | 683,751 | -112,000 |
On the money bubble, Bruno Volkmann had to raise-fold twice to drop to a shorter stack.
In the meanwhile on the other table, Chi Zhang on the button battled with Aleksejs Ponakos in the small blind.
Zhang opened to 55,000 and was called by Ponakovs. They checked to the river, on which Ponakovs reluctantly check-called a bet of 79,500. Zhang tabled and that won the pot versus .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies
|
2,042,490 | 171,500 |
Arsenii Malinov | 1,138,684 | 147,000 |
Chi Zhang | 1,094,381 | 243,500 |
Matthias Eibinger | 1,088,217 | 172,500 |
Viacheslav Buldygin | 922,076 | 173,500 |
Jason Koon | 795,751 | -126,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
782,187 | -108,500 |
Daniel Dvoress
|
519,911 | -274,000 |
REPTAR | 517,684 | 55,000 |
Joao Vieira
|
488,085 | -54,500 |
Mike Watson
|
475,604 | -61,500 |
David Coleman | 439,608 | -29,000 |
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali | 408,315 | -31,500 |
Bruno Volkmann | 260,679 | -141,500 |
Sami Kelopuro | 222,816 | -44,000 |
David Yan
|
204,512 | -50,500 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,000
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali opened the action with a raise to 44,000 from under the gun and Arsenii Malinov three-bet to 120,000 in a middle position. David Coleman eventually jammed the big blind for 197,304 and Alavali folded, Malinov called.
David Coleman:
Arsenii Malinov:
The board brought and Coleman more than doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Arsenii Malinov | 991,684 | -250,804 |
Jason Koon | 921,751 | 27,500 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
890,687 | 18,500 |
Chi Zhang | 850,881 | -85,000 |
David Coleman | 468,608 | 300,804 |
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali | 439,815 | -69,000 |
Sami Kelopuro | 266,816 | 17,500 |
David Yan
|
255,012 | -19,500 |
The field has reached the exact money bubble after the elimination of Kyle Menard, who came up short against Matthias Eibinger.
Menard was in the big blind and defended against the under-the-gun raise of Eibinger for 43,000. On the flop, Menard check-called for 60,000 and checked again the turn. Eibinger moved all-in and Menard called for the last 246,439.
Kyle Menard:
Matthias Eibinger:
No nine or queen appeared as the river sent the chips over to Eibinger.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthias Eibinger | 915,717 | 366,939 |
Kyle Menard | Busted |
Guillaume Nolet jammed the button with the and Bruno Volkmann called out of the big blind with .
The board ran out and Volkmann made the nut flush.
Hand-for-hand mode then started with the new blinds and Viacheslav Buldygin doubled through Volkmann.
Mike Watson also scored another double when he got it in preflop against Jargo "bungakat" Alavali.
Mike Watson:
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali:
The board came and Watson remained in contention.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies
|
1,870,990 | 5,500 |
Chi Zhang | 935,881 | 3,500 |
Daniel Dvoress
|
793,911 | 5,100 |
Viacheslav Buldygin | 748,576 | 301,038 |
Matthias Eibinger | 548,778 | -45,396 |
Joao Vieira
|
542,585 | -6,500 |
Mike Watson
|
537,104 | 266,552 |
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali | 508,815 | -262,552 |
Bruno Volkmann | 402,179 | -141,917 |
Kyle Menard | 354,439 | -318,592 |
Guillaume Nolet | Busted |