Final Break of the Day
Players are now on the final 15-minute break of Day 1b. They will play two more levels when action resumes before bagging up their chips for the night.
Players are now on the final 15-minute break of Day 1b. They will play two more levels when action resumes before bagging up their chips for the night.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andress Merheb |
330,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Roman Gadzhiev |
320,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Gokhan Ozbek |
300,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Thomas Eychenne |
275,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Koray Korkmaz |
270,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou |
170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Wissam Khalifeh |
130,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Joseph Khneisser |
120,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Gabriel Akiki | 120,000 | |
Uri Reichenstein |
50,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Picking up the action on the river with the board showing , Andrey Danilyuk bet 26,500 from middle position before Martynas Racinskas raised to 80,000 out of the big blind.
Danilyuk then moved all in, putting Racinskas to the test for his last 140,000. Racinskas tanked for more than five minutes as he starred down Danilyuk.
"Pocket aces? So sick," he said. The clock was eventually called.
"Tough decision," the tournament official said upon arriving at the table.
"It is. I have the nut flush," Racinskas added as he continued to tank while the countdown began. He eventually threw his hand into the muck and Danilyuk sent his cards back face down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrey Danilyuk |
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Martynas Racinskas |
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
During the last break, Ali Moein asked Uri Reichenstein for some advice and it appears to be paying off as Moein just won another pot to climb up to 300,000.
Moein bet 8,000 from middle position on a flop of before Florian Duta, in the hijack, raised to 21,000. Moein called to see the turn.
Both players checked as the fell on the river. Moein led out for 15,000 and Duta gave it some thought before flicking in a chip to call.
Moein turned over for two pair and Duta mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ali Moein |
300,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Florian Duta |
60,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Maher Nouira bet 30,000 on a board of and Daniel Henriques called from under the gun.
The river came the and Henriques checked over to Nouira once again, and Nouira came out with a bet of 65,000. Henriques snap-called as Nouira turned over for a flopped set.
Henriques, though, had for a rivered set to take down the big pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Henriques | 255,000 | |
Maher Nouira | 85,000 |
It hasn't been a fruitful last few levels for Dawid Kuliberda as he just found himself all in yet again.
Kuliberda was in the small blind and shoved for around 30,000. Boris Angelov folded in middle position, but Aleksei Shchavelev called on the button.
Dawid Kuliberda:
Aleksei Shchavelev:
The board ran out and Kuliberda couldn't improve on his flopped pair of jacks as he made his way to the exit after busting for the third time in the last three levels.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Boris Angelov |
250,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Aleksei Shchavelev | 200,000 | |
Dawid Kuliberda | Busted |
Gabriel Akiki put in 5,500 from the small blind on a flop of and Danut Chisu also called in the big blind before Toni Kaukua raised to 28,000 from middle position.
Akiki then moved all in for his last 90,000 and Chisu quickly got out of the way. Kaukua, though, snap-called and showed , having Akiki's out-kicked.
The board ran out and Akiki flung his cards into the middle before heading for the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Toni Kaukua |
190,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Danut Chisu |
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Gabriel Akiki | Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Fawzi Bou Karam moved all in for 29,500 from early position and Gokhan Ozbek called in the cutoff.
Fawzi Bou Karam:
Gokhan Ozbek:
Bou Karam jumped ahead on the flop with a pair of aces and stayed in front as the board ran out .
"I'm doubling up the entire table," Ozbek said.
"I could use 30,000," tablemate Mihai Niste said.
"I'm greedy. I'll take a full double up," another tablemate added.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gokhan Ozbek |
235,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Fawzi Bou Karam
|
65,000 |