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11-25-2024 01:50 UTC-12

Aljawhari Gets a Shove Through

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♣3♣Q♥A♥ and 13,000 in the middle, a player in the small blind check-called a 9,500 bet from Rayan Aljawhari who was seated in the cutoff.

The small blind checked again on the Q♣ turn and Aljawhari moved all in for just over 25,000. The small blind opted to fold and Aljawhari took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Aljawhari	66,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Rayan Aljawhari

11-25-2024 02:02 UTC-12

Skvortsov Gets Two Streets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Artem Skvortsov opened to 2,200 from under the gun and was called by Christos Leantzis in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥2♠9♦ and Leantzis check-called a 2,200 continuation-bet from Skvortsov.

Leantzis check-called another bet from Skvortsov on the 5♥ turn, this time for 4,800.

Both players checked the 8♦ river. Leantzis had second pair with J♠9♣ but Skvortsov showed down top pair with A♥10♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Skvortsov	205,000 105,000	105,000
Christos Leantzis	85,500 14,500	14,500

Tags: Artem Skvortsov Christos Leantzis

11-25-2024 02:07 UTC-12

Luo Puts Biz to the Test

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mustafa Biz opened to 2,500 from middle position, Shuang Luo three-bet to 6,700 from the button and Biz made the call.

The flop came 10♠8♣6♣ and Biz check-called a 6,000 bet from Luo.

Biz check-called another bet from Luo on the A♣ turn, this time for 14,000.

On the 9♣ river Biz checked and Luo shoved for 49,000. This time Biz opted to fold and Luo took down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuang Luo	103,500
Mustafa Biz	65,000

Tags: Mustafa Biz Shuang Luo

11-25-2024 02:21 UTC-12

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 120 entrants of which 94 players remain.

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-25-2024 02:51 UTC-12

Assorted Chip Counts after Second Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	440,000 30,000	30,000
Amjad Nader	390,000 390,000	390,000
Cihan Abdurrezzak	327,000 126,800	126,800
Nichan Khorchidian	310,000 310,000	310,000

Felipe Ketzer	305,000 305,000	305,000
Joris Ruijs	270,000 270,000	270,000
Caner Gunes	250,000 70,000	70,000
Yaniv Shushan	225,000 138,000	138,000
Shuang Luo	212,000 108,500	108,500
Bakhos Joumaa	160,000 78,500	78,500
Ludovic Periaux	130,000 30,000	30,000
Darius Neagoe	130,000 130,000	130,000

Sandra Cotescu	121,600 10,400	10,400
Christos Leantzis	85,500
Elie Farah	78,000 87,000	87,000
Oleg Ustinovich	13,500 13,500	13,500

11-25-2024 03:05 UTC-12

Pascucci Shoves into Hu

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Zhewen Hu opened to 2,500 from the button and Simone Pascucci three-bet to 13,500 from the big blind. Hu responded with a four-bet to 30,000, only for Pascucci to five-bet shove, covering Hu who had around 30,000 behind.

Hu mucked his hand and Pascucci took down a decent pot without having to see a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Pascucci	225,000
Zhewen Hu	70,000

Tags: Simone Pascucci Zhewen Hu

11-25-2024 03:20 UTC-12

Shushan PIcks Off a Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With three players seeing a board of 7♣J♠Q♣ and around 8,000 in the middle, Gihad Ismail checked from the big blind and Yaniv Shushan bet 2,500 from under the gun. Sandra Cotescu called from the hijack while Ismail got out of the way.

Cotescu called a 5,500 bet from Shushan on the 3♠ turn leading to the 6♦ river. Shushan checked and Cotescsu bet 25,000. Shushan made the call.

Cotescu had A♣10♣ for ace-high and a missed combo draw while Shushan had top pair with Q♥10♥ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaniv Shushan	345,000 120,000	120,000
Sandra Cotescu	108,100 13,500	13,500
Gihad Ismail	75,100 21,900	21,900

Tags: Gihad Ismail Sandra Cotescu Yaniv Shushan

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-25-2024 03:38 UTC-12

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

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