Heads-Up Play Begins
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Dorel Eldabach and Oswin Ziegelbecker are back in their seats, and the heads-up match is now underway.
2023 The Grand Big Wrap
€2,350 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 The Grand Big Wrap
Buy-in
€2,350
Prize Pool
€660,440
Entries
316
Level
30
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Left
1
Ali Balci Eliminated in 3rd Place (€64,400)
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Oswin Ziegelbecker raised to 600,000 and Dorel Eldabach called with the J♥9♣8♥2♦. Ali Balci then jammed for 2,700,000 in the big blind. Ziegelbecker jammed over the top to isolate and force out Eldabach.
Ali Balci: Q♣10♥8♦6♦
Oswin Ziegelbecker: K♠K♥Q♥5♠
The board ran out A♦A♠3♣7♥9♥ and Balci's fate was sealed on the turn as he bowed out in third place for a payday of €64,400.
There will now be a break prior to the heads-up duel with Eldabach in the driver's seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,525,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
||
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13,075,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
Ziegelbecker Folds Aces on the Flop
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Oswin Ziegelbecker limped his small blind with A♠A♦7♥4♦ before Dorel Eldabach raised 10♥8♦4♠3♠ to 600,000.
Ziegelbecker called to the K♥9♦4♥ flop, where Eldabach bet another 900,000. Ziegelbecker quickly tossed his two aces into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,425,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
9,075,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Eldabach Extracts Value From Balci
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ali Balci limped the button with 9♠9♣5♣4♥ and Dorel Eldabach checked the J♥9♦7♠7♥. They checked the 6♠6♣6♥ flop and Eldabach bet the 7♣ turn for 300,000, Balci called.
Balci also called another 1,300,000 on the K♦ river and seemed visibly tilted as he dropped back to a mere ten big blinds.
"I didn't even see the seven," he then told a friend on the rail in German.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,425,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
|
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|
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3,100,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
Balci Holds For a Double Against Eldabach
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ali Balci raised to 600,000 out of the big blind after Dorel Eldabach had limped with the latter calling. The 8♠7♦2♠ flop saw Eldabach check and Balci bet the pot with 400,000 behind. Eldabach jammed and Balci snap-called.
Ali Balci: K♠Q♠Q♥J♣
Dorel Eldabach: Q♦J♠7♣5♦
The 2♣ turn killed some outs of Eldabach and the J♦ river was not enough for him, as Balci doubled back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,725,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
5,000,000 | |
Sebastian Langrock Eliminated in 4th Place (€51,900)
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The next hand after folding to Oswin Ziegelbecker's shove, Sebastian Langrock opened again to 700,000 on the button and Dorel Eldabach called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♦Q♣6♣ and Eldabach moved all in. Langrock quickly called for his last 1,100,000.
Sebastian Langrock: 10♥10♣8♠8♣
Dorel Eldabach: K♠Q♠10♠10♦
Eldabach was ahead with his pair of queens, leaving Langrock drawing to either an eight or nine to complete a straight.
Langrock didn't find any help on the J♠ turn or K♥ river as Eldabach made two pair to send him to the rail in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,125,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Ziegelbecker Shoves on Langrock
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ali Balci limped in from the button before Sebastian Langrock raised K♥Q♠9♥9♣ to 800,000 in the small blind.
Oswin Ziegelbecker looked down at A♥A♣K♦4♦ in the big blind and three-bet to 2,600,000. Balci folded, but Langrock, with 1,800,000 behind, tanked for nearly a minute before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,975,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
-1,160,000
|
-1,160,000 |
|
|
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Balci Spikes the Turn to Double
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Dorel Eldabach raised to 600,000 in the small blind and Ali Balci defended his big blind, leaving himself 750,000 behind.
The flop came 7♠Q♣5♦ and Eldabach put Balci all in, and Balci called off his last chips.
Ali Balci: A♣Q♦9♦6♦
Dorel Eldabach: A♠Q♥8♣7♥
Eldabach was ahead with two pair, but Balci hit the 9♣ on the turn as he made a higher two pair.
The river came the 4♠ and Balci doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,725,000
-1,090,000
|
-1,090,000 |
|
|
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|
|
2,900,000
1,360,000
|
1,360,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Break for the Final Four Players
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Dorel Eldabach also won the last hand of the level and the final four players then headed into a scheduled 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,815,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,185,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
2,960,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,540,000 | |