Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Denis Udalsov raised 5,000 in early position, and Tamazi Skhirtladze three-bet 16,500 next to act. The action folded back around to Udalsov who put in another raise to 65,000. Skhirtladze thought about it for a few moments before shoving the rest of his stack of about 180,000 across the line and Udalsov snap-called.
Tamazi Skhirtladze: K♣K♦
Denis Udalsov: A♣A♥
It was the ultimate preflop cooler and the A♦7♦2♠ flop left Skhirtladze drawing nearly dead. The 6♥ turn sealed his fate as he walked away from the table, and the 9♣ river was just a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Busted |
The hijack opened to 4,500 and only Volkan Yucel made the call on the button.
The dealer spread a flop of Q♥J♣10♦, and the hijack continued for 4,000. Yucel called.
When the 2♥ hit the turn, the hijack slowed down with a check, and Yucel fired 12,000 into the middle. The hijack tossed in a call.
The 8♣ landed on the river, and once checked to, Yucel fired the same bet of 12,000. This time that was enough to drag the pot as his opponent pitched his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Five players limped in to see the K♥6♦4♥ flop, where both the blinds checked to Safi Haidar who was the original limper under the gun and he fired a bet of 7,000. Only the player on his left and the big blind made the call.
When the 3♦ fell on the turn, the big blind checked once more and Haidar continued for 10,000. Once again, he was met with two calls.
The A♣ completed the board on the river, and this time both the big blind and Haidar checked. The player last to act fired 35,000 across the line, forcing the big blind to quickly fold.
Haidar went into the tank saying, "You have the ace of heart huh?"
His opponent let out a smirk but didn't respond. After a few more seconds, Haidar made the call. His opponent tapped the table as he said, "Good call," showing the Q♥10♥ for a busted flush darw.
Haidar tabled K♠J♣ for a pair of kings while pulling in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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334,000
334,000
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334,000 |
Michele Nizzardelli opened 7,500 under the gun, and both Nissim Sonsino on the button, and the big blind made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of K♦J♦8♦, and the action checked to Sonsino who fired a bet of 15,000. The big blind quickly folded, but Nizzardelli made the call.
The 6♣ hit the turn, and Nizzardelli checked to Sonsino who continued with aggression, dropping 40,000 into the center. This time that was enough to earn the pot as Nizzardelli mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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344,000
344,000
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344,000 |
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166,000
166,000
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166,000 |
The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Two players brewed a pot of roughly 115,000, and the Q♦6♦2♣9♠ turn was already on the felt. Once checked to, Yury Bochkarev fired a bet of 15,000, and his opponent instantly called.
The Q♠ fell on the river, and the action checked to Bochkarev once again before he announced all-in for roughly 90,000. His opponent went deep into the tank, using a time bank card before tossing his cards face down toward the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000