Kaan Aybey raised from middle position and Carmine Kevin Belvedere moved all in with a short stack. Aybey called to put Belvedere at risk and players flipped their cards.
Carmine Kevin Belvedere: A♦5♦
Kaan Aybey: K♥J♦
The board ran out 4♠K♣6♠2♥A♣. Aybey paired his king on the flop, but Belvedere hit an ace on the river to win the pot and double up his stack.
Online poker's most prestigious low-stakes tournament series is returning to PokerStars from July and bringing with it $4 million in guaranteed prize pools. The 2024 edition of the ever-popular MicroMillions sees 208 affordable events take place between July 7-21 in what will be a fortnight of incredible poker action.
Where many poker tournament festivals focus on high-stakes events, often with tournaments commanding four, five, or six-figure buy-ins, the MicroMillions events start from only $1.10 and top out at a still affordable $55.
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Carlos Egea Hernandez raised to 2,000 from early position and Sebastian Rahaus moved all in for 10,100. Hernandez called with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.
Sebastian Rahaus: Q♠Q♣
Carlos Egea Hernandez: A♥10♥
The board ran out 4♦2♠9♠8♣5♠.
"Not even any hearts!", said Hernandez as he was left looking for his ace. The ace never came and Rahaus doubled up his stack with pocket queens.
Sean Lokerse moved all in from middle position for 9,000 and was called by Josef Rowbottom in the small blind, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.
Sean Lokerse: A♠8♦
Josef Rowbottom: K♠K♥
The board ran out 5♥Q♣10♥3♠J♣.
Lokerse was left drawing thin on the flop. Rowbottom held with his pocket kings and Lokerse was eliminated from the tournament.
Petrus Johannes raised to 1,600, Bakir Saranovic called on the button and Alexander Delgado Martin called in the big blind.
The flop came J♥3♣A♥ and all three players checked. The turn came the 4♦. Martin led for 1,000, which Van Den Dam and Saranovic both called.
The river was the 7♠. Action checked to Saranovic, who pushed all in with a short stack of around 10,000. The rest of the table folded and Saranovic won the pot.
Following an early position raise and call, Simon Hesserud Persson reraised to 4,200 from the button and Julio Cesar Herrera Garcia moved all in from the small blind with around half a starting stack. Only Persson made the call and players flipped their cards.
Julio Cesar Herrera Garcia: 9♠9♥
Simon Hesserud Persson: A♠K♦
It was a classic poker race. The board ran out 8♥Q♥8♦K♣4♠. Persson paired his king on the turn to get ahead and held to win the pot, eliminating Garcia from the tournament.
Carlos Egea Hernandez raised from middle position and Oscar Penella Olive reraised from late position, which Hernandez called.
The flop came J♣7♥K♦. Hernandez checked, Olive continued for 2,500 and Hernandez called. The turn was the 5♥. Hernandez checked again and Olive made it 15,000 to go. Hernandez folded and Olive added the pot to his already burgeoning stack.