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05-09-2025 20:19 UTC+2

Banicevic Goes Back-to-Back

Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 750,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita opened to 3,000,000 in middle position. Vlado Banicevic then committed his 10,000,000 in the cutoff, with Ionita making the call after the action had folded back to him.

Vlado Banicevic: J♥J♦ All in
Sebastian Ionita: Q♦10♦

Banicevic did not want to hit a jack anymore after the 9♣A♦K♣ flop, but neither jack nor a queen were in store for Ionita on the 7♥ turn and 2♣ river.

Banicevic booked his second double-up in a row, overtaking Ionita in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	23,700,000 13,700,000	13,700,000
Sebastian Ionita	20,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 20:17 UTC+2

Banicevic Doubles Last Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 750,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

Vlado Banicevic pushed in his last 3,900,000 on the button. Ivan Bryksin called off in the big blind, and a showdown was had.

Vlado Banicevic: A♣J♣ All in
Ivan Bryksin: 8♣3♥

Both players paired on the 3♠K♦A♥ flop, but Banicevic's aces remained ahead on the 5♦4♥ runout to secure the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bryksin	60,300,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Vlado Banicevic	10,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Ivan Bryksin Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 20:07 UTC+2

Banicevic Left Short

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 750,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

Vlado Banicevic was in the hijack when he raised to 3,000,000. Konstantin Voronin decided to defend his big blind, and the 2♦A♥A♠ flop emerged from the deck.

Banicevic continued for 3,000,000, receiving a check-call from his opponent. The 9♠ turn was checked to the 4♠ river, where Voronin pushed in a bet of 7,000,000.

Banicevic spent some time in the tank before deciding to call off about half his remaining stack. Voronin tabled Q♦9♣ for two pair, besting the Q♣J♦ of Banicevic and taking down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	72,700,000 13,700,000	13,700,000

Vlado Banicevic	7,600,000 13,000,000	13,000,000

Tags: Konstantin Voronin Vlado Banicevic

Level: 32

Blinds: 750,000/1,500,000

Ante: 1,500,000

05-09-2025 19:56 UTC+2

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Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

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05-09-2025 19:55 UTC+2

Very Short Break

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

The coverage will resume in about five minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bryksin	69,300,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Nasser Al Mujaibel	63,300,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Konstantin Voronin	59,000,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Julian Menhardt	31,200,000
Sebastian Ionita	30,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Vlado Banicevic	20,600,000 600,000	600,000
Alvaro Gonza	17,600,000

05-09-2025 19:55 UTC+2

Menhardt Doubles Up Before Break

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Julian Menhard was in the hijack, using one time bank before raising to 2,400,000. Alvaro Gonza called in the big blind, and a flop of 10♦8♣6♠ fanned out.

Gonza checked to Menhardt, who spent another time bank before he bet 2,500,000. Gonza then quickly put his opponent all-in for 12,300,000, receiving a snap-call.

Julian Menhardt: J♥10♥ All in
Alvaro Gonza: Q♣9♠

Menhardt had flopped top pair but needed to fade some outs. The K♠ turn did nothing for either player, nor did the K♣ river. Menhardt doubled up as the players went on their break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Menhardt	31,200,000 18,900,000	18,900,000
Alvaro Gonza	17,600,000 15,900,000	15,900,000

Tags: Alvaro Gonza Julian Menhardt

05-09-2025 19:39 UTC+2

Tymofii Savkin Eliminated in 8th Place ($46,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Tymofii Savkin open-jammed his 18,300,000 chips in from middle position. It folded to Ivan Bryksin on the button, who rejammed, causing the blinds to get out of the way.

Tymofii Savkin: A♠K♣ All in
Ivan Bryksin: K♠K♦

Savkin needed an ace to remain on the final table, but none came on the 7♦Q♠4♣7♠6♠ runout, eliminating him in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bryksin	72,300,000 20,700,000	20,700,000
Tymofii Savkin	Busted

Tags: Ivan Bryksin Tymofii Savkin

05-09-2025 19:36 UTC+2

Bryksin Pulls a Move

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita raised his 6♦6♣ in middle position, which Vlado Banicevic called on the button with A♣9♣. Ivan Bryksin also came along in the big blind with 8♥6♥.

Bryksin checked the 2♦10♦10♣ flop to Ionita, who made a bet of 3,500,000. Banicevic quickly got out of the way, but Bryksin assembled raising chips as he put 10,800,000 in the middle.

After a while, Ionita got rid of his pair, prompting Bryksin to show his bluff to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bryksin	51,600,000 11,900,000	11,900,000
Sebastian Ionita	33,000,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Vlado Banicevic	21,200,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Tags: Ivan Bryksin Sebastian Ionita Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 19:24 UTC+2

Bryksin Avoids Classic Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Nasser Al Mujaibel made it 2,500,000 to go from early position with Q♥Q♣, seeing his neighbor Ivan Bryksin three-bet to 8,300,000. It quickly folded back to Al Mujaibel, who decided that was not enough and four-bet to 25,000,000.

Bryksin thought for a bit before he mucked his A♥K♠ face-up, avoiding the confrontation and forfeiting the pot to the chipleader.