Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Nine levels of 45 minutes each have been completed and a field of 118 entries has essentially been cut into half. Only 58 players remain and they are now on the final 15-minute break, during which the T-100 chips are raced off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Joining the action on the Q♥6♥5♥A♣ turn, it was Hoss Parhizkar who bet 50,000. What followed was the shove by Bahtiyar Guney and no call followed, as Parhizkar folded. Below are the updated counts of all players on the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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230,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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140,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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120,000 | |
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90,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Having defended the big blind against under-the-gun play by Bruno Stefanelli, it was Vasileios Chatzilazarou who bet the A♠6♠3♥6♣2♠ river for 24,000. Stefanelli called and was shown the A♣K♦9♠6♦ by his table neighbour, as he chopped with the A♥6♥XxXx.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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160,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Predrag Vulovic four-bet preflop and then got it in against Ali Balci in the big blind, who bet-called all-in for 109,500 on the Q♣8♦2♦ flop with 72,000 in the middle.
Ali Balci: A♥Q♦J♥9♠
Predrag Vulovic: K♠K♦J♦8♥
Balci had top pair and a gutshot but Vulovic was well ahead with the overpair and flush draw. However, the A♠ turn and 9♣ river ensured an unlikely double for Balci.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
149,000
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149,000 |
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13,000
132,000
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132,000 |
Matthias Kribben in early position and Thiago Silva De Morgado from the very next seat got their chips in after the J♦9♣5♣ flop to create the following showdown.
Thiago Silva De Morgado: A♥K♦J♣8♣
Matthias Kribben: A♣K♣7♣2♣
With plenty of clubs out of the equation already, Kribben found another on the Q♣ turn. His opponent had just one out left and the miracle never came on the Q♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Busted |
Enrico Macias Romero had defended out of the big blind and check-called a bet worth 35,000 by table big stack Tomas Novotny on the 10♣7♦3♥3♦6♠ river. He was shown the 6♦5♥4♥3♠ for a full house by Novotny and shook his head while exposing the K♦J♥8♣3♣ for trips treys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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170,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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110,000
10,000
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10,000 |
The field continues to shrink albeit at a rather slow pace, since there are still 65 players out of 114 entries remaining. They will try and complete the current and another two levels
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Three ways to the K♦10♦7♥ flop, Adolf Buettner check-folded to a bet of 10,000 by Ali Balci and the shove of "Zimba Bwe" for 38,700, Balci called.
"Zimba Bwe": A♥8♦6♥2♦
Ali Balci: A♣K♣10♠8♣
Balci was ahead with the top two pair while "Zimba Bwe" had a flush draw and gutshot. The 3♥ turn added a second flush draw and it was then the 9♣ river that improved the Czech player to a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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145,000
96,000
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96,000 |
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141,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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130,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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130,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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85,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500