There haven't been many big hands since the elimination of Benjamin Bond, but D A continues to amass chips, and now has clear water between him and Giorgos Onisiforou.
There haven't been many big hands since the elimination of Benjamin Bond, but D A continues to amass chips, and now has clear water between him and Giorgos Onisiforou.
Chris Da Silva moved all-in for 325,000 on the button and after a minute of thinking, Colin Gillon made the call from the big blind.
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Da Silva finished in second place in the GUKPT London High Roller for £59,000 earlier this week and would be looking to go one further. However, despite having the best hand preflop, his opponent hit their undercard on the ![]()
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flop.
The
turn gave the PokerStars ambassador some Broadway straight outs but the
river confimed his exit.
Blind on blind, Benjamin Bond was all in for 140,000 against Al-Farouk Obe.
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Short-stacked Bond was far behind, raising the spectre of elimination. He was hoping to die another day, with the flop coming ![]()
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. The final two tables was no time to die for Bond, but the turn
must have felt like the sky falling in as Obe paired up.
The river
was not enough. Diamonds are forever, Bond wasn't and he was eliminated. He could still take a quantum of solace in the £7,200 payout for 13th place.
Thunderball.
Ludovic Geilich opened to 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Matthew Bonham in the big blind.
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flop checked through to the
turn. Bonham bet 100,000 and Geilich called. Bonham continued for 125,000 on the
river and Geilich called quickly with ![]()
which was the winner.
Harry Law opened to 50,000 from the hijack before calling the 310,000 shove from Bhavin Khatri in the small blind.
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Bhavin was unable to connect on the ![]()
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runout and busted in 14th place for £6,450 payday
D A raised to 50,000 and Matthew Davenport three-bet all in for 285,000 from the next position. The button and blinds both folded and D A called.
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Davenport would need to hold with his pocket sevens to stay alive, but an ace-high board of ![]()
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sent him to the rail in 15th place.
Bhavin Khatri opened to 50,000 from the hijack and only Ludovic Geilich called in the big blind.
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flop, Geilich check-called a bet of 40,000 before action check through on the
turn. The
hit the river and Geilich made a pot-sized bet of 245,000 and Khatri called.
Geilich had made a flush with his ![]()
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, which was good for two pair but not good enough to scoop the pot.
Al-Farouk Obe check-called 30,000 from Giorgos Onisiforou on the ![]()
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flop.
The turn was the
and Obe checked again, but folded when Onisiforou continued for 110,000.
Onisiforou became the latest player to move above seven figures, joined only by D A at the outer table.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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, Matthew Davenport check-called a bet of 115,000 from Giorgos Onisiforou, only for Onisiforou to turn over ![]()
for a flush.
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for a straight, but handed over the chips to his opponent.