Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria
Buy-in
€115
Entries
2,794
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Karch Marches After Harsh Flop
![[user344984]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Martin Karch opened under the gun by throwing in three brown 5,000-value chips, before the dealer pointed out that to make the minimum raise, he would need to wager an additional 1,000. By the time he had organised what was now a legal raise, the player in middle position had called, and action had folded around to the big blind who made up the rest.
Three players took the 
flop, with the big blind leading right out for 25,000. Karch quickly moved in for his remaing 65,000, with the player in middle position folding and the big blind quickly called. Karch was disguedt to see that his 
was no good versus the big blind's 
for top two pair, but he could still find an ace, queen, 10 or running cards to find a way out of this situation.
The 
on the turn was about as big of a brick as the dealer could possibly find. That is, until he put the 
on the river, with Karch quickly leaving the tournament area to join the back of the queue for Day 1d, starting in 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Less-Than-Classic Flip
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anton Michlmayr was all-in and at risk with 
for his last 91,000, with the player in the big blind tabling 
and, in a less-than-classic 50/50 situation, they were off to the races.
The dealer spread an 
flop, with both players hitting a decent piece, but as the dealer burned and turned the 
, Michlmayr's flush draw was running out of time. He needed a spade, but instead the river gave his opponent two pair when the 
landed, dragging in another tidy stack of blue 10,000-value chips and casually popping them on top of his towers, while Michlmayr left the tournament area, with a little over two and a half hours to decide whether he would like to play Day 1d.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Half The Field To Fade
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
We're down to 82 remaining players, and with 41 players to be paid, exactly half the field from this point will make Day 2, while the other half will, unfortunately, miss out.
Anyone who doesn't make it has exaclty three more chances to get through to Day 2, via Day 1d which has just kicked off, or one of the two remaining hyper-turbos (one at 1030pm tonight, one at 10am tomorrow.)
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Two Aces, No Dice
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
It looked like we were amidst somewhat of a cooler as three players agreed to wager 22,000 on an 
flop. The 
landed on the turn, with both blinds checking the action over to the original raiser who chose to slam the brakes on.
The small blind led out for 75,000 on the river, with both of his opponents choosing to fold quickly, although not before grimacing slightly.
We're down to 68 players, with 41 players making the money, so the field is definitely tightening up.
Pause The Clock
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
We've paused the clock, if for no other reason than having run out of blind levels!
The blinds will be capped at 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 button ante until we are down to 41 runners and conclude play for the day.
Double Average Stack For Csaba
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Csaba Maliuai opened with a raise to 35,000 from middle position, before the player on the button adjusted his headphones, gave a short staredown and shoved all-in for 235,000. With the blinds out of the way, Maliuai quickly called.
Maliuai was way ahead with his and just needed to fade the three outs of his opponent's . Both players hit top pair on the 
flop, with both players hitting the post on the 
turn and river, Maliuai ultimately holding to drag in a big pot and bring his stack up to double the average.
We are 14 players from the money and every pot is crucial at this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |