Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2017 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov
Main Event
Day: 1a
A New Chip Leader Emerges
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The full action behind the rise of King777 to the chip lead is unknown, as he was last spotted with around 90,000, but the German has since more than doubled that and became the new chip leader in the last few levels of the night. Jörg Kunz at the same table also holds a big stack still, and half a million might be at stake if the duo clashes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
210,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Thaler Doubles Through Paydar
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Khossrow Paydar raised from the hijack and Alexander Thaler three-bet all in for his last 19,900. It folded back to Paydar who called.
Thaler: 
Paydar: 
Paydar tapped the table in appreciation of his opponent's hand, as the board ran out 
handing the double up to Thaler.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
45,000 |
Motovsky Loses Flip
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
From the cutoff, Roman Motovsky moved all in for his last 36,700 and Deividas Ciakas in the small blind also shoved from the small blind with the slightly superior stack.
Roman Motovsky: 
Deividas Ciakas: 
Ciakas took the lead on the 
flop, and the 
turn and river changed nothing anymore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
Busted |
Only 25 Remain
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
While chiKKita banAAna has chipped up more, eMKey, Adam Blazek and Robert Obrtlik have been eliminated and the screens show 25 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Linkius Calls for a Chop to Stay Alive
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
On a 
flop Sarunas Linkius bet 7,500 out of the small blind and Lukas Klima called in the big blind. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Linkius checked to Klima who moved all in. Linkius had around 10,000 behind and eventually called.
Klima showed 
and Linkius showed 
and the two split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
15,000 |
Van De Linde Chips Up
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Joining the action on the 
flop, King777 checked from the big blind and called a bet by Ronald Van De Linde on the button. The 
fell on the turn and King777 checked again, then called a bet of 10,000 by the Dutchman.
The river was checked through and Van De Linde rolled over . King777 checked his cards again and sent them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
130,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Last Break of the Night
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The remaining players have been sent into a 10-minute break, in which the black T-100 chips will be raced off. Two further levels of 30 minutes each are scheduled tonight before bagging and tagging.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Back to the Run Good
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
"In the first half an hour I hit everything, then nothing, and now I hit everything again," Ronald Van De Linde said in the last break. Indeed the Dutchman won a big pot without showdown just before everyone headed to the break and said he had pocket jacks on a jack-high flop against two opponents.
With less than one hour to go for tonight, Van De Linde moved back in contention for the chip lead with 24 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |