Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Volodymyr Aleshnikov raised to 1,800, Simon East called on the button, and the big blind came along.
The flop came A♥8♠3♣. Action checked to Aleshnikov, who bet 2,300. Only East made the call. The turn came the J♦. Aleshnikov bet 2,700 and East called.
The river was the 6♣. Aleshnikov sized up to 5,300 and East called. He showed A♦9♠ for a pair of aces, but Aleshnikov had A♣K♠ for a pair of aces with higher kicker to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
|
|
64,000
37,000
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37,000 |
Bakir Saranovic raised to 1,400 from early position, Eugenio Bastos reraised to 2,800, then Saranovic four-bet to 9,500. Bastos moved all in for 63,000 and Saranovic quickly made the call with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.
Eugenio Bastos: Q♥J♦
Bakir Saranovic: A♥A♦
The board ran out 10♠10♥J♥7♣9♦. Bastos paired his queen and had two pair with the tens on board. Saranovic had a higher two pair with pocket aces to win the pot.
In Day 1a, Saranovic was the victim of a brutal bad beat. This time, his pocket pair held to give him a near double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
8,000
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8,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Conan Hazard raised to 2,500, Tomasz Jerzy reraised to 6,000, then Michael Jamal Soumi moved all in with a short stack. Hazard shoved over the top and Jerzy made the call with both of his opponent's covered, wishing Hazard good luck as the cards were turned.
Michael Jamal Soumi: K♦10♠
Conan Hazard: 9♥9♠
Tomasz Jerzy: A♦K♥
The board ran out 4♠5♥7♠3♠3♦. Hazard held with his pocket nines, making two pair with the threes on board to win the pot.
Soumi, meanwhile, was eliminated, while Jerzy's stack took a serious blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
38,000
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38,000 |
|
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27,000
27,000
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27,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Benoit Philippe was all in from early position with a short stack of just 3,200 chips. Pere Estatuet Llorens called the bet and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards.
Benoit Philippe: K♦J♠
Pere Estatuet Llorens: Q♠J♦
Philippe had Llorens dominated, but the board ran out Q♦6♥3♣10♦3♠ to give Llorens a pair of queens on the flop. He won the pot and Philippe was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
7,000
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7,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pere Estatuet Llorens raised to 1,500 from middle position and picked up a caller before Conan Hazard three-bet to 5,300. Llorens four-bet all in for 22,400 and Hazard called with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.
Pere Estatuet Llorens: A♠A♥
Conan Hazard: 10♠10♦
The board ran out 3♦5♥2♦7♣2♣.
"Everytime I get tens, I'm f*cked," exclaimed Hazard as Llorens scooped the pot to double up his stack with aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
12,000
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12,000 |
|
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32,000 |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600