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May 08, 2025

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

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May 08, 2025

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The 74 remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

May 08, 2025

Al Mujaibel Check-Jams Into Big Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nasser Al Mujaibel in the hijack and Juan Corral in the cutoff had gathered 900,000 in the middle when they went to a flop of 9♦5♣6♣. Al Mujaibel checked to Corral, who fired a bet of 225,000.

Al Mujaibel also checked the 5♠ turn, but this time he moved all in for 2,750,000 after Corral had bet 800,000.

Corral quickly folded his cards, surrendering the pot to his neighbor.

Tags: Juan Corral Nasser Al Mujaibel

May 08, 2025

Banicevic Out-Flops Kim

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sergei Kim made it 850,000 to go from the cutoff and left himself just 20,000 behind. Vlado Banicevic was in the big blind and after some consideration, he called. Banicevic almost turned his cards over but was reminded by the dealer that Kim was not all-in, so they went to a flop.

The dealer put out J♣9♥8♠ and Banicevic threw out 20,000, which prompted Kim to run down the clock a little before he stuck in his last chips.

Sergei Kim: A♦7♣ All in
Vlado Banicevic: K♠9♦

Banicevic had out-flopped his opponent and managed to hold on through the 4♥8♦ runout, which left Kim on the sidelines.

Tags: Sergei Kim Vlado Banicevic

May 08, 2025

Tuna Cast Away

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Big blind Arunas Sapitavicius squeezed in a three-bet to 1,300,000 after a raise and several callers. It then folded to Akin Tuna in the small blind, who called off his stack of 800,000 to put himself at risk.

Akin Tuna: Q♦10♦ All in
Arunas Sapitavicius: 8♠8♥

Sapitavicius won the flip on K♠2♣7♠2♠3♥ and sent Tuna to the exit.

Tags: Akin Tuna Arunas Sapitavicius

May 08, 2025

Georgia Wisely Checks Back as Kalinin Rivers the Nuts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With around 900,000 in the pot on a 6♦8♥A♥10♦ board, Nikita Kalinin checked from the big blind and Gabriel Georgia fired out 500,000 from middle position. Kalinin called.

A 9♦ completed the board and Kalinin checked again, and Georgia quickly knuckled back.

Kalinin then showed the nuts with A♦3♦ to claim the pot, and Georgia can be thankful he didn't fire the river!

Dmitry Kukhtarev is on the same table and has grown his stack to over 10,000,000 now. Boris Smuskevicius is also seated there and has around 2,700,000 to play with.

Tags: Boris Smuskevicius Dmitry Kukhtarev Gabriel Georgia Nikita Kalinin

May 08, 2025

Farrell Finds More Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The player under the gun raised to 250,000, which Niall Farrell called in middle position.

The 6♥A♣10♠ flop checked to Farrell, who bet 175,000. Under the gun then raised to 600,000, and Farrell elected to call.

The 3♠ turn and 5♣ river were checked down. Under the gun tabled Q♥J♥ for queen-high, leaving Farrell to take the pot with his 10♥7♥.

Tags: Niall Farrell

May 08, 2025

Farrell Pays Off Sapitavicius

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With around 800,000 already in the middle on a 6♥10♦5♦A♦ board, Akin Tuna and Arunas Sapitavicius checked from the blinds before Niall Farrell fired 175,000 on the button. Tuna folded, but Sapitavicius check-raised to 700,000. After some time, Farrell called.

A 3♦ made the board a little scarier on the river as it put a fourth diamond out there, which prompted Sapitavicius to bet 650,000. Farrell didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Sapitavicius then revealed a rivered flush with Q♦8♥, and Farrell flashed A♠J♦ for a smaller flush before he mucked.