Level: 24
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
"Kenar" raised the button to 500,000 with K♣9♥ and Viacheslav Buldygin, who has been very quiet so far, called with Q♣5♣ in the big blind.
Both made a pair on the K♠5♦2♥ flop and after Buldygin checked, "Kenar" bet 500,000. Buldygin called to the J♦ turn, where they checked to the 6♥ river. The action checked through again, and "Kenar" took it down with his pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,875,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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3,850,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
"Kenar" raised to 400,000 from under the gun with A♣J♦ and Fahredin Mustafov called in the cutoff holding J♠9♠. Matthew Wantman also called in the big blind with K♣J♥.
There was only one jack remaining in the deck, but it appeared on the J♣6♣10♥ flop as they all made top pair. Wantman checked, "Kenar" bet 600,000, Mustafov called, and Wantman also called.
A 5♠ on the turn checked through to the 9♦ river, which gave Mustafov two pair. Wantman checked, "Kenar" also checked, then Mustafov bet 1,700,000. Wantman took some time and called, which left "Kenar" in a tough spot, but he eventually folded. Mustafov took down the pot with his two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,825,000
3,900,000
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3,900,000 |
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9,275,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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5,575,000
3,400,000
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3,400,000 |
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"Kenar" raised Q♠10♣ from the cutoff to 400,000 and Aren Bezhanyan defended K♣10♦ from the big blind.
Both caught a piece of the Q♥9♦6♠ flop as Bexhanyan checked his gutshot and "Kenar" bet 400,000 with top pair. Bezhanayn called and improved to top pair when the K♠ hit the turn, and he checked it over.
"Kenar" bet 1,050,000, and Bezhanyan was going nowhere just yet to see the 2♥ fall on the river. Both decided to knuckle it down, and Bezhanyan's pair of kings was best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,250,000
2,350,000
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2,350,000 |
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10,275,000
2,450,000
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2,450,000 |
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Aren Bezhanyan raised the cutoff to 400,000 with 5♠5♦ and Matthew Wantman called with 2♥2♣ on the button. "Kenar" called with Q♣9♥ in the small blind, and Fahredin Mustafov bumped it up to 2,000,000 from the big blind with K♣8♥.
One by one, Mustafov's three opponents folded, and he took down the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,925,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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Fahredin Mustafov opened K♥6♠ from the cutoff to 400,000 and Aren Bezhanyan called in the big blind holding A♥9♣.
Both checked to the river on the 7♥9♠7♠A♠J♥ board, where Bezhanyan bet his two pair for 850,000. Mustafov binned his king-high.
In the next hand, "Kenar" opened A♣6♣ from under the gun to 400,000 and Aren Bezhanyan called in the small blind with K♥Q♥. Matthew Wantman also peeled with 5♠4♠ from the big blind.
The three saw a flop of 9♥10♦5♦, where they all checked to the 7♣ turn. where again they checked to the 7♥ river. Nobody wanted to bet, so Wantman's pair of fives took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,900,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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13,725,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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12,725,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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8,975,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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5,550,000
700,000
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700,000 |
Aren Bezhanyan picked up 7♠7♦ in the hijack and made it 500,000 to go. Matthew Wantman then three-bet to 1,150,000 from the cutoff, and Rahul Byrraju shoved from the big blind for 2,575,000. Bezhanyan folded, and Wantman snap-called.
Rahul Byrraju: 10♥10♣
Matthew Wantman: K♠K♣
It was a long way back for Byrraju, and he didn't find the ten he needed on the 3♥5♦3♦9♠2♦ runout, which meant he exited in sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,800,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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8,175,000
3,475,000
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3,475,000 |
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Busted | |
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Rahul Byrraju raised to 400,000 from the hijack with Q♠J♥ and Aren Bezhanyan called on the button with K♥J♠. "Kenar" also called with 9♦7♦ in the big blind.
The three saw a flop of 4♣9♣6♥, which checked to Bezhanyan, who fired 550,000. "Kenar" called with his top pair, and Byrraju folded.
A 4♥ paired the board on the turn and after "Kenar" checked, Bezhanyan kept barreling with a bet of 1,275,000. "Kenar" was undeterred and put in the call.
When the 10♦ landed on the river, "Kenar" checked for a third time and Bezhanyan unloaded the clip with a bet of 1,650,000. "Kenar" rechecked his cards and laid down the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,300,000
2,525,000
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2,525,000 |
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14,025,000
2,425,000
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2,425,000 |
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Aren Bezhanyan made it 400,000 from under the gun with A♦3♦ and Fahredin Mustafov called on the button with 10♣9♣.
The flop came Q♥6♠8♣ and Bezhanyan decided to check, and Mustafov bet 300,000, which got the job done.
Two hands later, "Kenar" raised 4♦3♦ from under the gun to 400,000 and Matthew Wantman defended A♦8♣ from the big blind.
On the 7♥7♠10♣ flop, Wantman check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from "Kenar".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,450,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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14,625,000
1,980,000
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1,980,000 |
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4,850,000
1,090,000
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1,090,000 |
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4,700,000
1,305,000
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1,305,000 |
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2,775,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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Aren Bezhanyan picked up A♥A♣ in the hijack and made it 400,000 to go. Artur Martirosian had K♠Q♦ on the button and called.
They saw a flop of 5♠10♦K♦ and Bezhanyan continued for 500,000, which Martirosian called to see the 3♥ drop on the turn. Bezhanyan elected to check and Martirosian bet 1,500,000.
Bezhanyan didn't need to think for too long before he shoved, which put Martirosian to the test for the 3,400,000 he had behind. Martirosian went into the tank and used some extra time before he eventually called.
Martirosian needed a king or a queen on the river to stay alive, but the J♣ landed, and he was out in seventh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,775,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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