Players in the $2,200 Global Poker Championship are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Players in the $2,200 Global Poker Championship are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Picking up the action on the flop on a board of 5♣4♦J♦, Sergei Petrushevskii checked to Sondre Stormyr, who placed out an 8,000 bet. Petrushevskii called and then checked on the 3♣ turn. Stormyr sized up to 22,000 and Petrushevskii called.
On the 9♣ river, Petrushevskii checked again and Stormyr pushed all in for 114,000. Petrushevskii asked for the count and took a moment before mucking his cards, conceding the pot to Stormyr.
Nikolay Fal open-raised from the hijack and Sergei Petrushevskii three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Fal called.
On the 6♦2♦2♥ flop, Fal checked and Petrushevskii bet 5,000, which Fal called. Action checked through on the A♣ turn to the Q♣ river.
Fal checked again and Petrushevskii bet 16,000. Fal wasn't interested and made the fold, giving Petrushevskii the pot.
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Action was on the flop on a board of J♦6♥3♣ and Thomas Ungersbock checked to Ramez El Haddad, who made a bet. Ungersbock check-raised and El Haddad quickly shoved all in for around 60,000. Ungersbock called and players revealed their hands.
Ramez El Haddad: K♠K♦
Thomas Ungersbock: A♣J♥
Ungersbock had top pair, but was in trouble against El Haddad's overpair. The turn was the Q♦ and river the 8♦. El Haddad held with his kings and doubled his stack.
Damir Zhugralin raised from late position and Marios Theophanous called in the big blind. The flop came 7♠J♣K♣ and Theophanous checked. Zhugralin fired out a continuation bet and Theophanous called. Both players then checked on the 10♦ turn.
The river came the 9♦ and Theophanous checked again. Zhugralin sized up a bet of 13,000, which forced Theophanous out of the hand and won Zhugralin the pot.
"Good turn or good river?" asked Theophanous.
"Both!" responded Zhugralin.
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
On the turn on a board of 9♣10♠K♦8♠, Anatoly Korochenskiy checked from the big blind and Robert Mcadam bet 4,500 from the button, which Korochenskiy called.
The J♥ river prompted Korochenskiy to lead for 8,400 before Mcadam raised it up to 20,500. Korochenskiy flicked in the call and tabled Q♠10♥ for a straight. Mcadam had K♠Q♣ for the same straight. He was ahead on the turn, but had to settle for a chop on the river.
Minas Patsalos open-raised and was met with a three-bet from Ali Moein on the button. Patsalos called.
Both players checked it through on the 8♥6♥9♥ flop to see the 9♣ turn. Patsalos bet 5,800 and Moein called. On the 7♦ river, Patsalos led again, this time for 6,500. Moein used two time bank cards before eventually making the fold.
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600