Action has been a little slow as of late, with many pots taken down with preflop raises or flop bets. Manig Loeser has been nursing a short stack and successfully got a couple of shoves through to stay in contention.
Action has been a little slow as of late, with many pots taken down with preflop raises or flop bets. Manig Loeser has been nursing a short stack and successfully got a couple of shoves through to stay in contention.
Picking up the action on the 8♣10♠9♥ flop, Danesh Zargaran checked and Naji Tannoury bet 1,800,000, which Zargaran called. Both players then checked it through on the 7♣ turn.
The river came the 5♥ and Zargaran pushed out a large bet of 7,000,000. Tannoury had a think but ultimately mucked his cards, giving Zargaran the pot.
Level: 27
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Timo Vogt was seen winning a huge pot through Ivan Bryksin when both players flopped a flush. Bryksin had 9♣2♣ after defending the big blind, but Vogt had K♣Q♣ to scoop in the chips.
Action was on the A♠4♣J♠ flop when Naji Tannoury checked. Danesh Zargaran fired out a bet of 1,450,000 and Tannoury called.
On the 5♥ turn, Tannoury checked and Zargaren bet 2,400,000. Tannoury snap check-raised all in for 5,100,000. Zargaren folded and Tannoury took the pot.
John Doe K raised from the cutoff and Daniel Thaller moved all in from the small blind. John Doe K called with the shorter stack. He was at risk as players flipped their cards.
John Doe K: A♦Q♥
Daniel Thaller: A♣K♥
Doe K was dominated and Thaller found a pair of kings on the 9♦K♠10♠ flop. The 4♣ turn and K♦ river completed the runout, and Thaller improved to trip kings. The reigning champion stacked up again.
Doe K was eliminated in 12th place for $47,000.
Picking up the action on the 2♣6♦K♥9♣ turn, Farbod Nazari checked and Jordan Woodall put out a bet from the button, which Nazari called.
The river came the Q♦ and Nazari checked again. Woodall moved all in, and had his opponent covered. Nazari went deep into the tank before eventually making the call.
Nazari had Q♥J♥ for a pair of queens. Woodall flipped over J♠10♥ for the straight to win the pot and add yet more to his stack.
Narazri was eliminated in 13th place for $47,000.
Daniil Kiselev raised from late position and Nikolay Baryshnikov moved all in from the button with the shorter stack. Kiselev called and players revealed their cards.
Nikolay Baryshnikov: A♣K♥
Daniil Kiselev: J♦J♠
It was a fair fight, and Baryshnikov pulled ahead on the Q♦7♣K♣ flop, then made two pair on the A♦ turn. The 10♦ river, though, completed Kiselev's straight to give him the pot.
Baryshnikov was eliminated in 14th place for $31,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Following an open-raise to 600,000, Vadzim Godzdanker pushed all in from the cutoff for around 3,700,000. Daniel Thaller then pushed over the top from the button and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Vadzim Godzdanker at risk.
Vadzim Godzdanker: 4♣4♠
Daniel Thaller: J♣J♥
The table groaned as the flop came J♠A♠4♦ to give both players a set. Thaller held on the 9♦ turn and 6♦ river to win the pot. The reigning champion added to his stack, while Godzdanker was eliminated in 15th place for $31,000.