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04-11-2025 20:19 UTC

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Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

04-11-2025 20:05 UTC

Grondal Check Shoves

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of J♣5♣6♠. Karl Grondal had check-raised all in over a bet of 5,500 from Man Li. Grondal was in middle position and Man Li was in the hijack.

Li was deep into the tank but ultimately relinquished his hand, forfeiting the pot to Grondal. The players exchanged a smile between them has Grondal stacked up his takings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Man Li	115,000 40,000	40,000
Karl Grondal	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Man Li Karl Grondal

04-11-2025 20:05 UTC

Grondal Check Shoves

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of J♣5♣6♠. Karl Grondal had check-raised all in over a bet of 5,500 from Man Li. Grondal was in middle position and Man Li was in the hijack.

Li was deep into the tank but ultimately relinquished his hand, forfeiting the pot to Grondal. The players exchanged a smile between them has Grondal stacked up his takings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Man Li	115,000 40,000	40,000
Karl Grondal	65,000

Tags: Man Li Karl Grondal

04-11-2025 19:55 UTC

Hutchison Gets Paid With the Nuts

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dean Hutchison opened to 2,500 from the hijack. Maksim Petrov defended the big blind.

Petrov check-called a bet of 4,000 on the flop of Q♠10♣9♦. He check-called again on the 4♥ river, this time Hutchison sized up to 8,000. Petrov checked once more on the 7♠ river. Hutchison then bet 21,000, Petrov took a moment before calling. Hutchison tabled K♦J♦ for the nuts and Petrov mucked his hand

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Hutchison	108,000 28,000	28,000
Maksim Petrov	73,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Dean Hutchison Maksim Petrov

04-11-2025 19:48 UTC

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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04-11-2025 19:38 UTC

Chang Continues To Chip Up

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the monotone flop of 2♠3♠4♠ with Chun Chang checking from the small blind to Guillermo Gordo Cifuentes in the cutoff. He bet 8,500 into a pot of roughly 18,000. Chang called.

The A♣ presented a four-liner to a straight as well as spade flush possibilities. Both players checked. Chang then led for 3,000 and CIfuentes snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chun Chang	195,000 18,000	18,000
Guillermo Gordo Cifuentes	35,000

Tags: Chun Chang Guillermo Gordo Cifuentes

04-11-2025 19:33 UTC

Del Valle Takes Out Teekens

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pascal Teekens opened from the cutoff to 3,000. Mario Del Valle was the sole caller in the big blind.

Del Valle checked the 5♦9♣6♠ flop to Teekens who bet 2,600. Del Valle then put in a check-raise to 7,000. Teekens called. The 9♠ saw another check from Del Valle before Teekens moved all in for around 21,500. Del Valle snap-called and was the covering stack.

Pascal Teekens: 10♠10♦ All in
Mario Del Valle: 9♦7♥

Teekens had two outs but couldn't find one of them on the 6♣ turn and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Del Valle	175,000 110,000	110,000
Pascal Teekens	Busted

Tags: Mario Del Valle Pascal Teekens

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-11-2025 19:25 UTC

Top 10 Chip Counts

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrice Brandt	216,000 93,000	93,000
Matthew Micallef	198,900 125,900	125,900
Timothy Chung	181,200 181,200	181,200
Chun Chang	177,000 122,000	122,000
Kelvin Cheng	174,000 6,000	6,000
Roope Tarmi	172,400 56,300	56,300
Philip Joyce	170,000
Karl Sandoff	166,000 41,900	41,900
Vasileios Zisis	148,500 98,500	98,500
Alexander Norden	145,500 95,500	95,500