| Level | Players Started | Players Eliminated | Players Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 50 | 10 | 40 |
| 23 | 40 | 10 | 30 |
| 24 | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| 25 | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| 26 | 17 | ? | ? |
| Level | Players Started | Players Eliminated | Players Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 50 | 10 | 40 |
| 23 | 40 | 10 | 30 |
| 24 | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| 25 | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| 26 | 17 | ? | ? |
Level: 26
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Players are on a ten-minute break.
Andrey Golubev in the small blind bet 1 million into a pot of around 2.5 million with the ![]()
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on the board. Samiyel Duzgun jammed from the big blind his massive stack and Golubev called off his remaining 1.5 to 2 million in chips.
Samiyel Duzgun: ![]()
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Andrey Golubev: ![]()
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Both players had two pair, but Duzgun's was bigger and Golubev hit the rail. After the hand, Duzgun was easily the chip leader with a stack of around 17 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000,000
5,790,000
|
5,790,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Marco Marco opened to 240,000. [Removed:464] and Ilane Benham called before Andrey Golubev jammed for about 2.2 million. Marco Marco and Semaska folded and Benham called off for less than 1 million that was in his stack to start the hand.
Andrey Golubev: ![]()
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Ilane Benham: ![]()
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The ![]()
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ran out on the board and Benham was eliminated in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,000,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
|
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Busted |
Seems like the dinner break made players feisty as it's been a slew of eliminations during the first half of Level 25. Daniel Prior is the tournament's latest victim in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted |
Andrei Stonescu with ![]()
was all ain against [Removed:464] with ![]()
for a pot of around 6.5 million in chips.
It was looking good for Stonescu to double as the ![]()
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came on the flop followed by the
on the turn. However, the
spiked the river and Stonescu was stunned at his bad luck with the runout.
Just after, Kayhan Tip dusted off his short stack and hit the rail in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500,000
3,240,000
|
3,240,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Kayhan Tip opened for 250,000 from the hijack and got calls from Bakhtiev Ruslan on the button and Joseph Dorai in the big blind.
Dorai checked after the ![]()
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came on the flop and Tip bet 500,000. Ruslan folded and Dorai called.
Dorai checked again after the
paired the board on the turn and Tip jammed more than covering the 2.5 million his opponent had behind. Dorai called and turned over ![]()
, while Tip had a flush draw with ![]()
.
The
completed the board on the river and Dorai doubled.
Sertac Turker was eliminated at another table around the time this hand took place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,800,000
3,140,000
|
3,140,000 |
|
|
800,000
2,450,000
|
2,450,000 |
|
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Busted |
Andreas Puntigam three-bet jammed ![]()
for 1.7 million and was called by Milad Oghabian with ![]()
.
All deuces came on the ![]()
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flop and Puntigam was drawing dead after the
came on the turn. The pot was officially awarded to Oghabian after the
completed the board on the river and Puntigam was the first player out since the dinner break.
Just after this hand, Hanouadi Del Pino was also eliminated at another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000
1,760,000
|
1,760,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Players are back from dinner break. Blinds are now 50,000/100,000 with a big blind ante of 100,000.