Kyle McCague: £20,230
Atanas Pavlov: £20,115
Cristian-Gicu Stanciu: £20,095
Left for the winner: £6,715
Kyle McCague: £20,230
Atanas Pavlov: £20,115
Cristian-Gicu Stanciu: £20,095
Left for the winner: £6,715
Cristian-Gicu Stanciu defended his big blind with ten-trey and he flopped top pair. It was Kyle McCague who strengthened his position as chip leader when he hit a backdoor straight and got some value.
McCague is now the massive chip leader and he is eyeing that extra ~£7,000 on top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
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|
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6,300,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
Kyle McCague raised from the button to 425,000 with ![]()
and he was three-bet by big blind Cristian-Gicu Stanciu with ![]()
. McCague called to see a flop and he hit top pair when the dealer spread out the ![]()
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flop.
Stanciu continued his aggression with a bet of 575,000 on the flop and he was quickly called. He checked on the
turn and McCague bet 1,200,000 which was enough to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
|
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|
|
6,000,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
Cards are back in the air in the Aspers Casino. A deal has been made where all three players take home £20,000 and they play for the rest of it.
Gareth Smith was eliminated in fourth place after he lost a blind versus blind confrontation. He had the better preflop hand with ![]()
against the ![]()
of small blind Kyle McCague. Smith limp called a jam.
The ![]()
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flop gave both players something, but the
turn ended it all for Smith. The river was the
and it was all over.
Smith took home the fourth-place prize worth £10,419 and he is the first player to take home a five-figure prize from Lex Live 2.
There will be a small break for the players to look at the numbers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,300,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,700,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
8,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
7,700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Gareth Smith raised under the gun to 400,000 with ![]()
and he was three-bet to 1,100,000 by Cristian-Gicu Stanciu from the small blind who had ![]()
. Smith wasn't done yet as he four-bet to 2,600,000. Stanciu called to see the flop.
The flop came down ![]()
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and Smith flopped bottom pair to have the better hand and both players checked. The turn was the
and Stanciu check-called a bet of 1,200,000.
The
was dealt on the river and Stanciu very quickly announced all in for 2,400,000. A quick fold followed by Smith and the big pot was pushed to Stanciu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
Carl Von Dobeln sat on the button and he jammed his last 1,200,000 to the middle with ![]()
. He was called by small blind Gareth Smith who had ![]()
and they opened up after the big blind folded.
The ![]()
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gave extra outs to Smith, but the
did the job on the turn. No ace on the
river and Von Dobeln was eliminated in fifth place, taking £7,788 back to Sweden.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Cristian-Gicu Stanciu raised to 450,000 from the button and big blind Claudiu Radasciuc three-bet all in for his last 2,500,000. He was quickly called by Stanciu.
Claudiu Radasciuc: ![]()
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Cristian-Gicu Stanciu: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Stanciu held on to the best hand to eliminate Radasciuc in 6th place and he cashed for £6,294.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,100,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000