€550 Main Event | 2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid

Apr 16, 2023

Tom-Aksel Bedell Eliminated in 5th Place for €9,500

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Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze opened for 400,000 from the cut-off. On the big blind, Tom-Aksel Bedell just called.

On the flop K♣7♠3♠, Schulze continued to 200,000 and Bedell check raised all in for his million left. Schulze called.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: K♠6♦
Sebastian Schulze: K♦9♠

The turn 3♦ and the river 2♥ were no help and Tom-Aksel Bedell took the fifth place for €9,000.

All four players left secured a €1,200 Pokercode festival package in addition to the regular payout.

Tags: Sebastian Schulze Tom-Aksel Bedell

Apr 16, 2023

Kuhn Doubles Again

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Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the small blind, Sebastian Schulze raised it to 500,000. Benoit Kuhn went all in from the big blind for his 1,850,000 stack. Schulze quickly called.

Benoit Kuhn: A♠4♦
Sebastian Schulze: Q♣Q♠

Kuhn found top pair on the board 3♣9♥A♦8♠10♥ and doubled up just after the break.

Tags: Benoit Kuhn Sebastian Schulze

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Apr 16, 2023

First Break of the Day

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Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The players are now sent to their first 15-minute break of the day. Play will resume at level 29, blinds 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante.

Apr 16, 2023

New Chance for Kuhn

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Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze opened from the button to 320,000 and Benoit Kuhn in the small blind went all in for his last 1,100,000. Schulze thougth for a while before calling.

Benoit Kuhn: 5♥5♣
Sebastian Schulze: A♠4♦

The board ran 4♥J♣7♣Q♣10♣ and Kuhn survived.

Tags: Benoit Kuhn Sebastian Schulze

Apr 16, 2023

Bedell Doubles Up

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Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Shorstack Tom-Aksel Bedell was at risk from the big blind for his last 700,000 after Sebastian Schulze's open from the cut off.

Bedell: A♣4♦
Schulze: 10♦9♣

The board ran 9♦3♣K♦A♥4♣ and Bedell doubled up.

Tags: Sebastian Schulze Tom-Aksel Bedell

Apr 16, 2023

Kuhn Gets Short

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Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Action was on the river between [Removed:607] who opened from the button, and Benoit Kuhn who defended his blig blind.

On a board J♣Q♦K♥10♥7♠, [Removed:608] bet 1,200,000 and Kuhn check called.

Benoit Kuhn: Q♠J♠
[Removed:607]: A♦7♦

[Removed:608] had a straight and beat Kuhn's two pairs.

Tags: Benoit Kuhn

Apr 16, 2023

[Removed:608] Doubles Up

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Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Former chipleader Benoit Kuhn opened from the cut off for 320,000 and [Removed:607] called in the big blind.

On the flop 6♠2♦5♥, Kuhn continuation-bet for 625,000 and got a call.
On the turn Q♦, Kuhn thought for a while before putting his opponent at risk for his last 1,200,000.

[Removed:607]: 6♦5♣
Benoit Kuhn: Q♥8♦

With two pairs, [Removed:608] was ahead the top pair of Kuhn. The river 10♦ didn't change anything and [Removed:608] doubled up.

Tags: Benoit Kuhn

Level: 28

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Apr 16, 2023

Antonio Ponce Eliminated in 6th Place for €7,000

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Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On the cut off, Tom-Aksel Bedell went all in with A♠6♥ for his last 930,000. Nobody called.

Some hands later, the shorstack Antonio Ponce was at risk from the button and his 575,000 stack. [Removed:607] opened for 835,000 under the gun, half of his stack, and Ponce made the call.

Antonio Ponce: J♣9♣
[Removed:607]: A♦Q♣

The board ran 7♥K♦2♠8♠7♣ and Spanish player Antonio Ponce was eliminated in sixth place for €7,000.

Tags: Antonio Ponce