Action has slowed down since the level began, with no eliminations and 47 players still remaining.
Action has slowed down since the level began, with no eliminations and 47 players still remaining.
Level: 16
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Players are on a 10-minute break with 48 remaining and 44 set to make it through.
Amir Sonsino pushed all in from the button for around 430,000 and the small blind pushed over the top. Players revealed their cards.
Amir Sonsino: K♥J♣
Small Blind: J♦J♣
The board ran out A♣2♥9♠9♣6♣ and the small blind held with his pocket jacks, sending Sonsino to the exit.
On the A♦4♥Q♥ flop, and Akin Tuna bet 135,000. His opponent moved all in for around 200,000 and Tuna made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: K♥9♥
Akin Tuna: A♣J♥
Tuna had top pair and his opponent had a flush draw. The 5♥ turn completed his opponent's flush and left Tuna drawing dead. The 2♣ river completed the board and Tuna handed over the chips.
One of the highlights this week has been the incredible success of Chinese women poker players at the Mediterranean Poker Party.
Things kicked off with Congya Zhang taking down the $2200 Global Poker Championship for $300,000. But there are three more players making their mark in Day 1c
The shortest of the stacks is Chenxu Zhang, who herself is having a fantastic week, she finished 10th in the Merit Poker Cup and had a deep run in the $2,200 Deepstack.
Also in the hunt for a bag in Day 2 is Yiwen Yuan who is currently sat on 2,800,000.
And finally with the biggest stack is Chunnuan Xu with a massive 3,000,000, which is currently three times average stack.
There have been even more ladies from China crushing it this week. From this small sample size the game is very healthy in China for women in poker!
Jordan Fisch shoved from under the gun with a short stack of around 10 big blinds. Action folded around to Hadi Khordbin, who flicked in a call from the big blind with the covering stack.
Jordan Fisch: A♥7♣
Hadi Khordbin: K♣Q♥
The board ran out 5♠4♠Q♠2♥K♦ and Khordbin made two pair to win the pot, sending Fisch to the rail late on in Day 1c.
Picking up the action on the 4♦9♣8♣ flop, Hassan Nashar led for 200,000 from the small blind and Yoash Trokman clicked it back to 400,000, which Nashar called. Both players then checked it through on the J♣ turn.
The river came the Q♣ and Nashar made a small bet of 100,000. Trokman just called. Trokman had 8♦8♥ for a set of eights, but Nashar had 7♣7♠ and won the pot with a flush.
Nashar dragged in the pot and then piled them all up in one ridiculous stack.
"Empire State Building," said a tablemate.
Level: 15
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000