Yehuda Cohen, aka chiKKita banAAna, has been active on a table that includes Kuljinder "Kully" Sidhu and Rehman Kassam. Being active doesn't always mean he is winning every hand he has played in.
He was just recently involved in the bad end of a 1 million chip pot with Sandro Pitzanti. The hand began with Cohen raising from early position with pocket twos and getting a call from Pitzanti from the small blind who held king-queen.
Both players checked the flop before Pitzanti led out for 50,000 when the on the turn. Cohen raised to 150,000 and Pitzanti called.
Pitzanti checked when the completed the board on the river before he called a bet from Cohen who fired out a bet for 255,000.
Pizanti now has over 1 million in chips while Cohen for the second time in an hour dipped below just below seven-figures in chips.
Meanwhile, we learned that popular partypoker streamer and Dusk Till Dawn regular Jonty Willis, aka pigeon, busted out of the tournament during Level 17. We will try to catch up with him on dinner break to learn the details for his fans.
A 45-minute dinner break will take place in 40 minutes or after Level 18 is in the books. Right now, there are 132 players remaining in the tournament with 100 getting paid. The money bubble will likely take place a blind or two after play resumes from the break.
A Yehuda vs. Yehuda battle just took place. The action folded around to Yehuda Cohen on the button, otherwise known as chiKKita banana or Chikkita for short, who made a small raise.
Yehuda Bardugo with a short stack jammed from the small blind. Chikkita asked Bardugo how many chips he had. Bardugo responded 275,000. Chikkita asked if he was sure since a few hands before he lost some chips calling off with five-three when a player claimed to be super short in chips and quoted an amount of half of what he actually had.
Chikkita called after he appeared satisfied that his opponent gave an honest assessment of the size of his chip stack.
Chikkita:
Bardugo:
Chikkita gave a fist-pump when a queen appeared on the flop as Bardugo began to stand-up. To add insult to injury, another queen came on the river to give Chikkita quads.
Chikkita, who dipped below 1 million in chips piled up enough chips to get back over this threshold after the hand while Bardugo finished just shy of the money with 142 players now remaining and 100 getting paid at least the minimum payout of €2,000.
Avraham Cohen made it 40,000 to go from first position and Robert Lenz a few seats over reraised to 110,000. Jiri Horacek right behind him moved all-in for 357,000 total, and when the action was back on Lenz, he went deep into the tank.
"I've never folded this hand," he said when he finally resurfaced.
"You must have kings. Queens is an easy fold," Horacek responded.
"I don't know where you usually play, I don't fold queens every day," Lenz shot back.
Ultimately the German turned over and threw them into the muck, and Horacek was kind enough to return the favor by showing .
A few hours ago, the partypoker LIVE MILLION Germany No Limit Hold'em 8-Max kicked off the first of its two opening days.
The tournament features a reasonable €1,100 buy-in along with a lofty €200,000 guarantee. Currently, there are 37 entrants, meaning that there is tons of value for players late registering today and in the other turbo opening day taking place tomorrow.
Partypoker Sponsored Pro Natalia Breviglieri is now above the average stack of around 500,000 chips. She was earlier disappointed that she missed out on accumulating a huge stack when her pocket aces were unable to hold. However, she was able to recently double up her stack with another premium hand.
A player in early position opened to 40,000 with blinds still at 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 2,000. Everyone folded until the action came around to Breviglieri who three-bet to 110,000 from the big blind. Her opponent, who had Breviglieri covered, shoved. Breviglieri snap called with pocket kings and was well ahead of her opponent's big slick.
Brevliglieri's hand was able to hold and her stack grew to 750,000.
Chi Quay Hoang made it 29,000 to go from first position, and Sander van Wesemael in the very next seat made the call. So did Eryigit Cem behind him, before Om Gahlot in the big blind moved all-in for 101,000. Everybody called.
The flop was checked around before Hoang fired 125,000 on the turn. Van Wesemael called, and Cem reraised to 350,000. Hoang rather quickly moved all-in, van Wesemael got out of the way, and Cem called off his remaining chips.
Chi Quay Hoang:
Eryigit Cem:
Om Gahlot:
The action hit both Cem and Hoang hard, but it was Cem with the flush that was out ahead with just the river to come. Gahlot was already drawing dead while Hoang needed the board to pair, but it was not to be as the dealer burned and turned the . Gahlot hit the rail while Hoang handed over most of his stack.
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flop before Pitzanti led out for 50,000 when the 
on the turn. Cohen raised to 150,000 and Pitzanti called.
and threw them into the muck, and Horacek was kind enough to return the favor by showing 
.
flop was checked around before Hoang fired 125,000 on the 
turn. Van Wesemael called, and Cem reraised to 350,000. Hoang rather quickly moved all-in, van Wesemael got out of the way, and Cem called off his remaining chips.
. Gahlot hit the rail while Hoang handed over most of his stack.
