Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2019 Golden Poker Million
€800 Main Event - 1M Gtd.
Day: 1c
Basin Picks Off a Bluff
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Yonatan Basin checked after the 
came on the flop with 12,000 in the pot before he called a bet of 6,000 from Avi Butz.
Both players checked after the 
came on the turn. Basin checked again after the 
completed the board on the river and Butz fired out for 15,000.
Basin tanked for about three minutes before he made the call. Butz showed 
and Basin took down the hand with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
40,000
-60,000
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-60,000 |
150 Day 1c Entrants
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
The Day 1c field has grown to 150 entrants, of which 139 players are in their seats.
"You Have to Look at Me"
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Vasileios Tsaknis checked with about 15,000 in the pot after the 
came on the flop. Pedro Dominguez bet 8,100 and the action was back to Tsaknis.
"How much do you have?" asked Tsaknis to a Ukrainian player simply called Night Watch.
"You have to look at me," said Dominguez as Night Watch wasn't in the hand.
Dominguez then showed he had about 130,000 in his stack and Tsaknis called.
Tsaknis checked after the 
paired the board on the turn. This time it was Dominguez' turn to ask questions.
"How much you playing with?" asked Dominguez.
"Sixty," responded Tsaknis as he pushed his chips forward in a way his opponent could confirm this visually.
"All-in," Dominguez announced.
Tsaknis shrugged his shoulders before he folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Arava Gets it in Good
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Avraham Arava jammed for 50,000 into a pot of 35,000 with the 
on the board. Volkan Karatas tanked for several minutes.
"Run it twice?" Arava asked, which got a laugh from the entire table including the dealer.
Karatas eventually called and the players tabled their cards.
Avraham Arava: 
Volkan Karatas: 
Karatas was behind but had outs to a flush and a potential higher pair than Arava's pair of jacks heading into the river. However, Arava won the hand and doubled up after the completed the board and Karatas lost more than half his stack in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | |
|
55,000 |
Some of the recent bustouts
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Avi Butz, Jorge Opaso, Raul Gutierrez, and Jinho Hong are among the recent eliminations. All of these players can hop back in for several hours with late registration not closing until the start of Level 13. They can also choose to wait another day with more starting flights to come.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Burman Chips Up
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Erdenebold Begzjav bet 28,000 into a pot of 50,000 with the 
on the board before Frank Burman jammed for 97,000.
Begzjav tanked for about four minutes during which time has asked for a chip count of Burman's jam.
He counted his chips and decided to give up on the hand.
Meanwhile, on another table, Ferenc Csaba Pal had no luck on his seventh bullet of the tournament as he is out of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted |
Day 1d Turbo Added to Schedule
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
It was recently announced that there will be two opening flights tomorrow. The regularly scheduled Day 1d will take place tomorrow at 3 p.m. EET followed by a Turbo Day 1d with 20-minute blinds at 9 p.m. EET.
After these two flights the regularly scheduled Turbo Day 1e will take place on Saturday at 12 p.m. EET with 15-minute blind levels with Day 2 starting six hours later at 6 p.m. EET.
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200