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11-27-2024 01:53 UTC-12

Nader Backdoors a House, Kashani's Stacking Growing

Kai Cocklin

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

Alfred Nader was seen raking in a big pot and stacking an opponent at the same time.

The board read 7♠Q♠3♠10♥10♦, with all the chips going into the middle before the river was dealt. Nader held 7♥7♣ for a rivered full house, which cracked the flop flush of his opponent, who held 6♠4♠.

On the same table, Arian Kashani has got his stack up to around 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	300,000 200,000	200,000
Alfred Nader	150,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Arian Kashani

11-27-2024 01:55 UTC-12

Papapetrou Barrels Two Streets

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Yiannakis Papapetrou opened to 2,500 from the button and received calls from Zusheng He in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

The flop came A♥K♦5♦ and action checked around to Papapetrou who bet 3,000. Both opponents made the call.

Papapetrou sized up with a 16,000 bet on the 5♣ turn and this time both opponents mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yiannakis Papapetrou	223,000 28,000	28,000
Zusheng He	98,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Yiannakis Papapetrou Yushan He

11-27-2024 02:04 UTC-12

Nader Turns a Straight, Checks it Down

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Kai Cocklin

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

Arian Kashani opened from the hijack and got a call out of Alfred Nader in the small blind.

They went to a flop of K♥8♥10♦ where Nader check-called a bet of 4,000 from Kashani to the 9♣ turn, which went check-check.

A 9♥ paired the board on the river and brought in the flush draw, and both players checked it down.

"Straight," said Nader as he showed 7♠6♦. Kashani couldn't beat that and sent his cards face down back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	310,000 10,000	10,000
Alfred Nader	115,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Arian Kashani

11-27-2024 02:11 UTC-12

Ustuay Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 3,000 from middle position and received a call from Quentin Reaubourg in the hijack before Mete Ustuay three-bet to 8,000 from the button. Both opponents made the call.

The flop came 5♠5♦9♥ and action checked around to Ustuay who bet 11,000. Mustafov folded while Reaubourg made the call.

Both players checked the K♦ turn leading to the J♠ river. Reaubourg checked, Ustuay bet 20,000 and Reaubourg folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	198,000 53,000	53,000
Quentin Reaubourg	125,000 3,400	3,400
Mete Ustuay	117,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Mete Ustuay Quentin Reaubourg

11-27-2024 02:16 UTC-12

Koering Gets a River Value Bet Paid

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Kai Cocklin

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

On a full board of 8♣7♣Q♠3♥5♦, there were around 30,000 chips in the pot when Paul Amsellem and the hijack checked it over to Nemo Koering, who bet 13,000. Amsellem went into the tank for a while but decided to let it slide, and the hijack quickly called.

Koering then flipped over Q♣10♣ for top pair, and the hijack mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nemo Koering	115,000
Paul Amsellem	100,000

Tags: Nemo Koering Paul Amsellem

11-27-2024 02:20 UTC-12

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Kai Cocklin

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

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11-27-2024 02:22 UTC-12

M'hiri Takes from Sibgatova

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With four players seeing a board of 9♣J♠A♣K♣ and just over 15,000 in the middle, Alisa Sibgatova bet 8,500 from the small blind, receiving two folds from players in the big bliknd and middle position respectively before Chakib M'hiri called on the button.

Both players checked the 9♦ river. Sibgatova had two pair with K♠J♦ but M'hiri had a better two pair with A♥5♥ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib M'hiri	121,500 38,500	38,500
Alisa Sibgatova	29,500 38,500	38,500

11-27-2024 02:25 UTC-12

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

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

Players are on their last 15-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-27-2024 02:45 UTC-12

Assorted Chip Stacks After Final Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Hassan	405,000 145,000	145,000

Mahmut Sanli	375,000 375,000	375,000
Elie Farah	320,000 105,000	105,000
Arif Yildirim	310,000 310,000	310,000
Arian Kashani	295,000 15,000	15,000
Milad Souderjani	293,000 38,000	38,000
Walid Bou Habib	278,000 128,000	128,000
Maxim Son	255,500 170,500	170,500
Mohamed Mokrani	225,000 225,000	225,000
Caner Gunes	215,500 54,500	54,500
Yiannakis Papapetrou	195,000 28,000	28,000
Georges Hanna	178,000 178,000	178,000