Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Jakub Michalak raised to 400,000 with
and Xavier El Fassey called with
. The flop was
. Both players checked.
A
on the turn gave El Fassey a chance to semi-bluff and he took it with a bet of 500,000. Michaklak folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,425,000
2,680,000
|
2,680,000 |
|
|
9,120,000
3,550,000
|
3,550,000 |
|
|
7,210,000
2,485,000
|
2,485,000 |
|
|
5,290,000
1,615,000
|
1,615,000 |
Pete Linton raised on the button with
and was called by Jakub Michalak in the big blind with
.
The flop was
. Michalak checked his middle pair to the raiser and Linton bet 425,000. Michalak called and we saw a turn of
. Both players checked.
The
put Linton ahead and when it was checked to him a bet of 600,000 took it down.
Wow, what a hand; the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Pete Linton opened on the button with ![]()
and Jakub Michalak three-bet to 1,200,000. Linton then clicked it back and min-four-bet and then instantly called when Michalak shoved all in for 17,000,000! Michalak turned over ![]()
.
Michalak flew into the lead when the ![]()
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flop came into view and went further so when the
landed on the turn. Linton needed to spike a ten and only a ten on the river to stay alive in the tournament, but it was the
sending Linton to the rail and leaving Michalak with the welcome problem of having to stack up 28,000,000 chips!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000,000
9,575,000
|
9,575,000 |
|
|
Busted |
While looking for information about our final three players we came across this gem by Amy Trodd (who finished 28th here).
Xavier did a really cool thing on Day 3... he was next to the disabled gentleman who was in a wheelchair, after the break the disabled guy turned up to find all his chips had disappeared... 30k ish apparently... Xavier counted his chips and noticed he had 30k more than he thought. Turned out when the dealers were racing off the 500 chips, they had mistakenly given all the chips to Xavier as there was no chair for the other player. Bet alot of players wouldn't even bother counting their chips, never mind admitting they think they had more than they thought... Karma.
Can the French barman go all the way here in the ISPT Main Event? Maybe the Poker Gods will repay his honesty with €1,000,000?
And three-handed action has recommenced
Xavier El Fassy had limped preflop with ![]()
and Nick Hicks checked his option with ![]()
.
Both players checked the ![]()
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flop before El Fassy took a 300,00 stab on the
turn. Hicks called and the
came on the river, now El Fassy checked and Hicks bet 705,000 - quickly getting called.
Thanks to him eliminating Pete Linton, Jakub Michalak has a massive chip lead in this tournament and is in Pole position (see what we did there?) for the €1,000,000 first place prize!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,715,000
1,715,000
|
1,715,000 |
|
|
5,835,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
|
4,235,000
2,975,000
|
2,975,000 |
Jakub Michalak min-raised on the button with
to 400,000 and Nick Hicks called from the big blind with
.
The flop was
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Hicks checked and called Michalak’s bet of 350,000.
The turn was
. Michalak made a big bet of 1,100,000. A real tough spot for Hicks, but he decided to call.
The river was
. Hicks checked and when Michalak bet enough to put Hicks all in he called and saw he was beaten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000,000
6,285,000
|
6,285,000 |
|
|
Busted |