Jean-Baptiste Pano had his remaining 70,000 in the middle and was put at risk by Mazalahedwa Bako.
Jean-Baptiste Pano: K♠Q♣ 
Mazalahedwa Bako: A♣Q♦
Pano was way behind, and couldn't find any help from the J♣2♣5♣A♦2♠ runout, which meant he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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770,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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770,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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600,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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500,000
126,000
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126,000 |
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460,000
63,000
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63,000 |
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440,000
91,000
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91,000 |
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300,000
175,000
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175,000 |
It's rare in poker to be dealt a premium, be to see three in one hand is extremely unlikely.
The action was recalled by the table where Erdal Gulseven raised from middle position and Bobby James called on the button. Saljo Curovic shoved the small blind for 79,000, and Mehmet Dalkilic called off his stack of around 60,000 from the big blind.
When the action was on Gulseven, he called to put both players at risk, and James folded.
Mehmet Dalkilic: K♠K♦
Saljo Curovic: AxAx
Erdal Gulseven: A♥K♥
Three of the best starting hands in hold'em, all face up for the table to see.
The flop of 7♦6♥8♠ didn't bring much in the way of spice, but the 4♠ turn meant any five would put a straight on board. Instead, the 8♣ dropped on the river, which meant Dalkilic was out, Curovic basically tripled up, and Gulseven lost a portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
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160,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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Busted |
A huge pot just went down between Andrei Daniliuk and Pablo Redrado.
Preflop Daniliuk had raised from the small blind and then called a three-bet from Redrado in the big blind.
The flop came 3♦6♠6♥ and after Daniliuk checked, Redrado bet 26,000. Daniliuk then made it 70,000, and Redrado called.
On the 2♦ turn, Daniliuk took some time before he shoved, and Redrado snap-called his remaining 126,000.
Pablo Redrado: K♦6♣
Andrei Daniliuk: 8♥8♦
Daniliuk needed to find an eight to crack the trips of Redrado, but the 4♦ river wasn't it. The huge pot went the way of Redrado, and Daniliuk was left with around 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
200,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
Some of the short stacks were involved early on, with drastically different outcomes.
Jon Kyte raised the button and Nikolai Isaev shoved just under 50,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Kyte, he called after a while.
Nikolai Isaev: K♣Q♣
Jon Kyte: K♥6♠
Isaev flopped a queen on the 2♦10♣Q♥ board and held through the 8♦A♥ runout.
On another table, a shout of "Payout" had come from the dealer as Darko Svesko lost his last few big blinds and was the first to collect a payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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105,000
59,000
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59,000 |
|
Busted |
With 415 entries being recorded in the €880 Merit Poker Cup, the 61 survivors from the opening four flights have all locked up a min-cash of €1,300 from the €305,440 prize pool.
A spot at the final table is worth €5,790, but all eyes will be locked onto the €61,000 top prize, which will be awarded to the eventual champion tomorrow.
| Place | Prize (EUR) | Place | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €61,000 | 10-11 | €4,550 |
| 2 | €42,500 | 12-13 | €3,600 |
| 3 | €29,000 | 14-17 | €3,000 |
| 4 | €20,000 | 18-20 | €2,550 |
| 5 | €15,000 | 21-27 | €2,200 |
| 6 | €12,000 | 28-34 | €1,900 |
| 7 | €9,500 | 35-41 | €1,650 |
| 8 | €7,400 | 42-48 | €1,450 |
| 9 | €5,790 | 49-61 | €1,300 |
Cards are in the air with 37 minutes remaining in Level 15.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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