Level: 17
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 850
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 850
Artur Martirosian had one of the bigger stacks in play until recently. He had a small stack left but this is now gone to after losing a flip to Michael Zhang.
Arsenii Malinov opened to 12,000 from under the gun. Martirosian three-bet jammed from the hijack to 87,976 before Zhang four-bet jammed to 258,857 from the big blind. Malinov folded and players turned over their cards.
Artur Martirosian:
Michael Zhang:
The board wasn't a good one for Martirosian and after losing his chips he immediately got back in for his third bullet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chi Zhang |
367,083
367,083
|
367,083 |
Artur Martirosian |
100,000
-123,375
|
-123,375 |
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Stephen Chidwick just sent another player packing in Andrii Novak.
Novak four-bet jammed with for 84,800 and Chidwick called with to set-up a race.
Chidwick won the flip as he connected with the board for a better two pair than Novak.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
287,802
71,450
|
71,450 |
|
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Andrii Novak | Busted |
Stephen Chidwick opened for 12,000 from under the gun. "BMWRR" three-bet jammed for 99,808 from the button and Chidwick called.
BMWRR:
Stephen Chidwick:
"BMWRR" was unable to improve on the board and Chidwick effectively doubled with a flush.
Around the same time, Lukas Reeves was eliminated on a different table, and like "BMWRR", he didn't immediately re-enter after the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
216,352
116,352
|
116,352 |
|
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BMWRR
|
Busted | |
Luke Reeves | Busted |
Vlad Martynenko opened to 12,000 from middle position. Kristen Bicknell called from the hijack before "Quilmes2020" three-bet to 59,250 from the button. Martynenko four-bet jammed more than 1 million. Bicknell folded and Quilmes2020" called off for about 186,000 total.
Quilmes2020:
Vlad Martynenko:
Martynenko's snowmen won the battle and even improved to a full house on the to pad his chip lead while sending his opponent to the rail at least temporarily.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vlad Martynenko |
1,240,429
230,996
|
230,996 |
Kristen Bicknell |
362,265
275,538
|
275,538 |
|
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Quilmes2020 | Busted |
Vlad Martynenko was still the chip leader to start Level 16.
The field grew to 136 entrants with 48 remaining to start the level. Late registration will remain open until the top of the hour.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vlad Martynenko |
1,009,433
-3,351
|
-3,351 |
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache |
783,029
-12,910
|
-12,910 |
|
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Michael Addamo |
674,492
674,492
|
674,492 |
|
||
Ioannis "Chitirijr" Droushiotis |
607,796
70,015
|
70,015 |
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis |
567,783
465,572
|
465,572 |
|
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 750
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache got his chips back a few hands after the last big pot reported where Vlad Martynenko retook the chip lead.
Jans Arends jammed for 29,700 from early position. Lache called from the cutoff before Joni Jouhkimainen three-bet to 84,400 from the button. Lache called to see the flop.
Lache check-raised a bet of 48,240 from Jouhkimainen to 121,480 and got a call. Lache then fired out for 71,403 after the came on the turn and Joukimainen called.
The completed the board on the river and Jouhkimainen folded to a bet of 125,000 from Lache.
Lache already won a big side pot but won the main one as well after he turned over for a full house to his Arend's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache |
795,939
318,093
|
318,093 |
|
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Joni Jouhkimainen |
124,700
-280,983
|
-280,983 |
|
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Jans Arends | Busted | |
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It didn't take long for Vlad Martynenko to regain the chip lead. He also became the first player over 1 million in chips on Day 1b.
The hand began with Martynenko opening for 10,000 from the hijack. He got called by Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache in the small blind and Joni Jouhkimainen in the big blind.
Martynenko led out for 23,940 after the action was checked to him on the flop. Lache called and Jouhkimainen folded.
Lache check-called a bet of 71,410 after the came on the turn and check-called an even bigger bet 71,410 after the completed the board on the river.
Martynenko turned over for the straight to beat Lache's top pair with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vlad Martynenko |
1,012,784
290,740
|
290,740 |
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache |
477,846
-278,370
|
-278,370 |
|
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Joni Jouhkimainen |
405,683
405,683
|
405,683 |
|
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache opened for 11,000 from under the gun and "Quilmes2020" called from the big blind.
"Quilmes2020" check-called a bet of 24,475 after the came on the flop. "Quilmes2020" checked again after the paired the board on the turn.
Lache bet 58,688 before he called his opponent's jam to 183,934.
"Quilmes2020":
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache:
"Quilmes2020" needed a three or an eight to stay alive but instead the completed the board on the river to send him to the rail and give Lache back the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache |
756,216
226,099
|
226,099 |
|
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Quilmes2020 | Busted |