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05-07-2025 11:53 UTC+2

Chen Fires Big

Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With four players in the pot, Yuang Chen fired out a bet of 4,000 from early position on the flop of Q♣J♦8♣. He found one caller from the button, but two folds from Milosz Mocydlarz and Amine Daher in the blinds.  

Chen continued with a bet of 25,000 upon seeing the 4♦ turn. His opponent called for the A♥ to roll off on the river. Chen put out a meaty bet of 100,000, which forced the button player to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhang Chen	270,000 270,000	270,000
Milosz Mocydlarz	170,000 170,000	170,000
Amine Daher	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Amine Daher Milosz Mocydlarz

05-07-2025 11:53 UTC+2

Zlotnikov Takes It Down Preflop

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ghassan Bitar made it 3,000 to go from early position, which Elena Iakovleva three-bet to 10,000 in the hijack.

It folded to Anatoly Zlotnikov in the big blind, who let his shot clock run to the final few seconds before four-betting to 30,000. Bitar quickly got out of the way, and Iakovleva eventually followed suit, shipping the pot to Zlotnikov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Zlotnikov	216,000 216,000	216,000
Ghassan Bitar	197,000 197,000	197,000
Elena Iakovleva	190,000

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov Elena Iakovleva Ghassan Bitar

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-07-2025 11:36 UTC+2

Sibgatova Sniffs Out Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

The player in middle position opened to 3,000, which the hijack three-bet to 8,000. Alisa Sibgatova called cold in the cutoff, after which the player in middle position folded.

The hijack checked the 2♥7♥4♠ over to Sibgatova, who fired a bet of 5,500. Her opponent called to the 10♥ turn, where he promptly led out for 6,000. Sibgatova put in a call, which she also did when the hijack sized up to 8,000 on the 4♥ river.

The hijack gave the table a friendly pat as he turned over A♠Q♦ for ace-high. Sibgatova tabled her 9♥9♦ for a pair of nines and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	227,500 227,500	227,500

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova

05-07-2025 11:27 UTC+2

Halabi Gives Up on His Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

From the small blind, on a flop of Q♣Q♥7♣, Mazen Halabi bet 3,000 and was met by a raise to 7,000 by Viacheslav Pak out of the big blind. Halabi three-bet to 20,000, and Pak called.

The dealer burned a card then revealed the 6♠ on the turn. Halabi bet 30,000, which Pak quickly called.

Both players checked the 4♦ river and Halabi turned over A♠10♣ for ace-high. Pak had that beat with 10♠10♥ and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Pak	255,000 55,000	55,000
Mazen Halabi	145,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Mazen Halabi Viacheslav Pak

05-07-2025 11:25 UTC+2

Aleksandrov Off to Strong Start

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Catching the action on a flop of A♥2♣4♦, with around 65,000 already in the middle, Sergey Aleksandrov check-called a bet of 25,000 from the player in the hijack.

Aleksandrov then checked the 10♣ turn over to the hijack as well, who fired an additional 30,000. Undeterred, Aleksandrov put in another call before both players checked the J♦ river.

Aleksandrov tabled A♦Q♣ for top pair, taking down the sizable pot when the hijack mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Aleksandrov	285,000

Tags: Sergey Aleksandrov

05-07-2025 11:11 UTC+2

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

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05-07-2025 11:10 UTC+2

Early Entries

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Fraser	200,000 200,000	200,000
Wojciech Frankowski	200,000 200,000	200,000
Stanislav Kalinin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Hakim Zoufri	200,000
Josue Choppy	200,000 200,000	200,000
Sebastian Trela	200,000 200,000	200,000
Navid Samavati	200,000 200,000	200,000
Alfred Nader	200,000 200,000	200,000
Joseph Houayek	200,000 200,000	200,000
Omar Diez	200,000 200,000	200,000
Jack McDermott	200,000 200,000	200,000
Keith Hoang	200,000 200,000	200,000
Ramazan Akyel	200,000 200,000	200,000
Sergey Levin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Dauren Zhaparov	200,000 200,000	200,000
Tymofii Savkin	200,000 200,000	200,000

Viacheslav Pak	200,000 200,000	200,000
Iurii Okolovich	200,000 200,000	200,000
Chris Da Silva	200,000