Andrea Dato raised to 250,000 in early position before Adrian State three-bet to 600,000 on the button holding K♣K♥. Abdullah Alajmi called in the big blind, while Dato folded A♣J♥.
The flop came 6♠6♥4♣ and Alajmi checked to State who bet 425,000. Alajmi gave it some thought but ultimately mucked Q♠J♠.
Abdullah Alajmi continued his limping strategy, calling the big blind with K♦J♦ from early position. Fahredin Mustafov also called in the small blind, but big blind Adrian State raised to 600,000.
Alajmi called, while Mustafov got out of the way. The flop came 3♣A♣2♥ and State continued for 325,000. Alajmi then raised to 900,000 with just king-high and State folded 9♥9♦.
Adrian State raised to 250,000 in early position and received calls from Simone Andrian on the button and big blind Andrei Daniliuk.
The flop came J♣6♣J♦ and action checked to Andrian who bet 200,000. Only State called.
The 3♥ fell on the turn and Andrian bet 350,000. State came back with a raise to 1,000,000 and Andrian called to see the 9♣ river.
State checked and Andrian checked back as he showed J♠10♠ for trip jacks. State mucked 7♠7♥ and Andrian took the pot.
Andrea Dato raised to 250,000 in early position with A♣J♠, Abdullah Alajmi called in the small blind with 10♣10♥, while George Panagides defended K♦8♠.
The flop came K♣5♣3♣ and Panagides bet 350,000 with top pair. Both Dato and Alajmi called and the Q♦ fell on the turn.
Panagides then moved all in for 1,900,000 and both opponents quickly folded.
Abdullah Alajmi limped in from early position and Fahredin Mustafov checked back K♦6♥ in the big blind.
Both players checked the 8♦4♥8♥ flop and Mustafov led out for 250,000 on the 7♦ turn. Alajmi quickly folded Q♠10♠.
Alajmi limped again the next hand, this time with A♥10♦, as Mustafov and Adrian State came along from the blinds.
Action checked to Alajmi on the 10♣9♦8♠ flop and he bet 225,000 with top pair. Mustafov got rid of his own pair holding K♣9♠, while State tanked for a moment before folding Q♠3♥.
On the second hand of the final table, Andrei Daniliuk raised to 275,000 under the gun before Qusai Albakeer moved all in for 2,525,000 next to act. Daniliuk asked for a count then called to put Albakeer at risk.
Qusai Albakeer: A♣Q♦
Andrei Daniliuk: A♥K♥
Albakeer found himself dominated heading to the 10♣9♦6♥ flop. The K♣ turn gave Daniliuk top pair, while Albakeer picked up a straight draw, but the Jordanian missed the 3♣ river and became the first casualty of the final table.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 4,875,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Adrian State | Romania | 6,275,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Baurzhan Akimov | Kazakhstan | 2,250,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Abdullah Alajmi | Kuwait | 12,775,000 | 102 |
| 5 | George Panagides | Cyprus | 2,450,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Simone Andrian | Italy | 4,700,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Andrea Dato | Italy | 4,500,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Andrei Daniliuk | Russia | 4,275,000 | 34 |
| 9 | Qusai Albakeer | Jordan | 2,525,000 | 20 |
The final nine players are currently being introduced and taking their seats at the final table, and action should resume momentarily.
At the same time as Sari Haddad was all in on the feature table, Guoliang Wei and Abdullah Alajmi went heads-up on a flop of J♦J♠4♠, Wei bet 250,000 from the small blind and Alajmi called under the gun.
The turn was the K♠ and Wei checked to Alajmi who moved all in. Wei confirmed that Alamji had shoved before calling for his last 2,000,000.
Wei showed Q♣Q♠, but Alamji turned over 8♠7♠ for a flush. The river was the 5♦ and Alajmi took the pot to send Wei to the rail in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are drawing for seats at the final table and are taking a 40-minute break.
Action folded to Adrian State in the small blind who moved all in. Sari Haddad quickly called for his last 975,000 in the big blind.
Sari Haddad: K♠Q♦
Adrian State: K♣8♦
Haddad had State dominated and was poised for a double up on the final table bubble until the flop brought 8♠2♠8♣, giving State trips. The A♠ turn gave Haddad some hope with a flush draw, but he missed the Q♥ river and was sent to the rail in 11th place.
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