Level: 5
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
On a board of 5♠A♠6♥K♣8♦ and with around 60,000 in the middle. David Vinayagamoorthy bet 28,000 from the big blind and Nenad Dukic went into the tank. After around 30 seconds of thinking, Dukic made the call.
Vinayagamoorthy showed 7♠5♣ for bottom pair, but Dukic had that beat with Q♥8♣ for just a pair of eights to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000 | |
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250,000 |
Duru Corekcioglu raised to 8,000 under the gun with Danut Chisu calling from middle position and Viktor Kabsev defending his big blind.
On the 9♠J♠A♠ flop, Corekcioglu continued with a bet of 10,000. Chisu called, but Kabsev folded. The J♥ turn checked through, and the Q♥ landed on the river. Corekcioglu led out for 50,000 and after some thought, Chisu called.
Corekcioglu turned over quads with J♦J♣ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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220,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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880,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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750,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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700,000
700,000
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700,000 |
|
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670,000
670,000
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670,000 |
|
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655,000
425,000
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425,000 |
|
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600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
|
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590,000
290,000
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290,000 |
|
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500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
|
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450,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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450,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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380,000
380,000
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380,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
There was a raise to 6,000 from the player in the cutoff before Almat Idrissov shoved his stack of around 40,000 into the middle from the button. Arsen Grigoryan moved all in over the top for around 250,000, forcing the cutoff player to fold.
Almat Idrissov: K♥K♣
Arsen Grigoryan: A♠K♦
Idrissov had picked up pocket kings at the right time and just had to avoid an ace to double-up. However, the board ran out A♥7♥6♠9♠4♣, giving Grigoryan the winner with a pair of aces. Idrissov hit the rail, and the pot was pushed to Grigoryan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
Adrian State raised from middle position and Sajad Abud three-bet to 17,500 from the next seat. Zsanett Togyor four-bet jammed for 85,000 from the big blind. State quickly folded, but Abud went into the tank. After getting a count from the dealer, Abud made the call to put Togyor at risk.
Zsanett Togyor: A♣J♣
Sajad Abud: A♠5♠
Togyor had Abud dominated with the superior ace. The flop came down J♠3♦6♥, putting Togyor firmly in the lead with top pair. The 3♠ on the turn gave Abud a flush draw, and the 8♠ river improved him to the flush, sending Togyor to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000 | |
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Busted |
There were around 100,000 chips in the pot on a board that showed 8♦10♠5♣7♥. Keith Fraser had a bet of 55,000 placed out in front of him from middle position. Aren Bezhanyan raised to 155,000, and Fraser called.
The 3♣ landed on the turn and Bezhanyan shoved for his last 100,000. Fraser called and Bezhanyan turned over 8♠7♠ for two pair on the turn. Fraser revealed K♦K♣, and the majority of his stack was sent over to Bezhanyan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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620,000 | |
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45,000
255,000
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255,000 |