Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
ZBEYDA moved his short stack all-in from the cutoff. Antoine Vranken, on the button, three-bet jammed for 36,000, and the hand went to a showdown.
ZBEYDA: K♠3♠
Antoine Vranken: A♦K♦
Vranken had his opponent dominated, and the 4♥5♥4♠A♥K♥ runout brought no sweat, quickly ending ZBEYDA to the rail.
BiggSlick was all in for 70,000 in the hijack, and he was up against Cavendramin on the button.
BiggSlick: A♦J♣
Cavendramin: K♠K♥
Biggslick could not connect with the 6♦10♦10♣2♦5♠ runout, sending him to the rail.
Thasan Vallipuranathan opened to 12,000 in early position. His neighbor, Yusuf Karatas, then three-bet to 24,000, and Vallipuranathan moved all in for roughly 50,000. Karatas quickly called.
Thasan Vallipuranathan: A♥Q♣
Yusuf Karatas: Q♥J♥
Vallipuranathan's ace-high remained ahead on the 3♠5♠6♦4♣ flop and turn, but the J♠ river served only Karatas, making him top pair to eliminate Vallipuranathan.
HittingChillS raised to 6,000 from under the gun, a player in early position called, as did Thomas Gisin, in the cutoff. Mikkel Plum, on the button, three-bet jammed for 52,000 and only Gisin called.
Mikkel Plum: 7♣7♥
Thomas Gisin: A♣Q♠
Plum was ahead until the Q♥K♠2♣ reversed their fate. However, the unlikely 7♦ turn put Plum back into the lead, doubling up on the A♠ river.
Davide Cojaniz raised to 6,000 from the hijack. The button called, and Jie Xu, in the small blind, moved all-in for 30,500. Cojaniz called, and the button folded.
Jie Xu: A♣9♠
Davide Cojaniz: A♥J♦
Xu was dominated, but the Q♠J♠5♠ flop gave him outs to a flush draw. The 3♠ completed that flush, and the 9♦ river confirmed Xu's double-up.
The close of Level 10 marks the end of late registration. With 1,764 entries, 265 players will make the money. Play will conclude when 221 players remain.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The action was caught as Wayne Watson, in the cutoff, was facing an all-in from both Michael Reisek, on the button, and Rijad Hasani, in middle position. Hasani had them both covered, and Watson was making a decision for his tournament life.
"Let's gamble!" said Watson as he slid his chips over the line.
Michael Reisek: A♦Q♠
Wayne Watson: K♥9♥
Hasani: A♣Q♥
Watson's gamble looked to pay off on the 2♥5♥8♦ flop, giving him a flush draw. But the 3♦ turn and 4♦ turn denied him that privilege, and he was sent to the rail. Hasani won a substantial sidepot, while Reisek had to settle for his chopped share of the blinds and ante, and Watson headed to the rebuy desk.
Albert Ostrovskij was all in for 43,000 in the cutoff, and Negjdet Avdylaj rejammed for 120,000 on the button. Kevin Kevinov called in the big blind, covering both players.
Albert Ostrovskij: A♣7♥
Negjdet Avdylaj: A♦Q♣
Kevin Kevinov: Q♦10♦
Kevinov flopped a flush draw on 4♠6♦8♦, and it was completed on the 4♦ turn. The 8♠ river was harmless, and Kevinov was awarded the huge pot.