Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
In a single-raised pot to the 7♣4♠2♠ flop, Ivan Banic checked from the big blind to Giorgi Barabadze in the cutoff. Barabadze bet 75,000, Banic raised to 200,000, and Barabadze pushed all in.
Banic immediately called off his stack of 670,000, putting himself at risk.
Ivan Banic: A♥7♦
Giorgi Barabadze: J♥J♣
Barabadze's overpair outclassed Banic's top pair on the 5♠9♦ runout, sending the Croatian to the rail.
Cenk Nigbolu was all in for roughly 100,000 from early position. Coolstorybro called on the button, and Florian Duta did so in the small blind.
The J♣A♠K♣ flop was checked through to the 6♦ turn, where Duta quickly check-folded to coolstorybro's bet.
Cenk Nigbolu: 6♥5♥
coolstorybro: A♣7♣
Coolstorybro's top pair held on the 10♥ river, and Nigbolu was the first player to be sent to the payout desk.
The players have returned to their seats, and the cards are back in the air for the EPC High Roller.
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The 23 players who have reached the money have been sent on a 10-minute break.
Thuy Kieu open-jammed for 95,000 in early position. Giorgi Barabadze then three-bet to 200,000 on the button, and Ivan Banic four-bet all in from the big blind. Barabadze thought things through for a bit, then called for his stack of 645,000.
Thuy Kieu: K♥Q♣
Giorgi Barabadze: Q♥Q♦
Ivan Banic: A♥Q♠
The uneventful 4♣2♥4♠6♦7♥ board hit the table. Barabadze scooped the pot with his queens, eliminating Kieu on the stone bubble and leaving Banic on a short stack.
Mihai Tabac opened to 100,000 under the gun. Rama Prema took a stand with a three-bet to 275,000 on the button, but Tabac four-bet to 600,000 in response.
Prema instantly mucked, and another pot was shipped to Tabac without showdown.
Davit Mikhanashvili and coolstorybro had reached the 8♠7♠9♥7♥8♥ river in a small pot. Mikhanashvili sent 280,000 into the middle from under the gun, and coolstorybro called.
Mikhanashvili showed a counterfeit pocket pair with 3♠3♦, and coolstorybro won the pot with K♥Q♥ for a flush.
Meanwhile, Mihai Tabac had been dominating at another table, having chipped up above the three-million mark.
Paul Runcan had open-raised preflop when William Olivotti three-bet to 175,000 in position. Runcan called to the 9♠4♠8♦ flop, where Olivotti continued for 250,000.
Runcan check-called, after which the K♣ turn went check, check. Runcan then fired 1,000,000 on the 4♦ river, and Olivotto folded before his shot clock ended.