The seat of Lazer Gjergji is empty and Baris Ginitas was stacking even more chips. Timur Caglan, who was involved in the bustout hand of Gjergji, was kind enough to provide the details.
Ginitas raised to 7,000 and Caglan called in the small blind, as did Gjergji from the big blind. On a flop of , Gjergji check-raised all in against a 13,000 c-bet by Ginitas and a call by Caglin. The former called with while the latter folded and Gjergji showed for the open-ender.
Both turn and river bricked and Ginitas boosted his stack further.
It folded to Remi Blanc on the button who raised to 7,000. Asmo Votkin was in the small blind and he three-bet to 165,00. The big blind folded and action was back on Blanc. He four-bet all in for 82,500.
Votkin snap-called and showed while Blanc sheepishly turned over .
However, there was a ten in the window of a flop, and there was to be no jack or ace for Votkin as the turn and river were dealt.
In a battle of the blinds, Timur Caglan raised and four-bet shoved into the big blind of Johan Groot. The latter called for what appeared to be 135,000 and the cards were tabled.
Johan Groot:
Timur Caglan:
The board ran out and Caglan got there on the turn to eliminate the Dutchman. "This is my tournament, I have to defend the title," the German joked while raking in the pot. Groot could all but shake his head and left the tournament area.
Roman Tvrzník raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Paulius Katinas called. Michal Riczak in the big blind three-bet to 28,000 and Tvrzník folded, while Katinas called. Both players checked the flop before the fell on the turn. Riczak checked and Katinas bet 34,000.
Riczak waved with his hand to see the stack of the Lithuanian and moved all in, which Katinas quickly called.
Paulius Katinas:
Michal Riczak:
The river was a blank and Katinas doubled for 101,500.
Asmo Votkin moved all in from the small blind and Johann Jupek called from the big blind for his last 65,000 with . Votkin only had and the board came . "Nice move," Jupek said before adding "normally online I lose this."
One hand later, Votkin shoved for his last 23,000 on the button and Jupek called from the small blind.
Votkin once again had the worse hand going into the showdown with versus , but this time the Finn got there on the board of .
Tournament officials have announced that there will be three more hands before players bag up tonight. Stay tuned for a recap and full counts from those advancing to Day 2.
Marek Blasko doubled against Remi Blanc in the last hands of the night and Paulina Rimkute sent Asmo Votkin to the rail. According to Rimkute, she defended her big blind with ace-deuce and flopped trips deuces. Rimkute check-called a bet before the turn gave her quads and was checked through.
An eight on the river saw Rimkute shove and Votkin called with queens to see the bad news.
In the second-last hand of the night, Paulius Katinas turned the nut flush with on the board and got paid off for 50,000 by Roman Tvrzník. The very last hand provided fireworks still and former chip leader Michal Riczak got his below-average stack in with Katinas making the call.
Michal Riczak:
Paulius Katinas:
The board came and just like that Riczak was gone, while Katinas skyrocketed into the top spot.
, Gjergji check-raised all in against a 13,000 c-bet by Ginitas and a call by Caglin. The former called with 
for the open-ender.
while Blanc sheepishly turned over 
.
flop, and there was to be no jack or ace for Votkin as the turn 
and river 
were dealt.
and Caglan got there on the turn to eliminate the Dutchman. "This is my tournament, I have to defend the title," the German joked while raking in the pot. Groot could all but shake his head and left the tournament area.
fell on the turn. Riczak checked and Katinas bet 34,000.
river was a blank and Katinas doubled for 101,500.
. Votkin only had 
and the board came 
. "Nice move," Jupek said before adding "normally online I lose this."
versus 
, but this time the Finn got there on the board of 
.
on the board 
and just like that Riczak was gone, while Katinas skyrocketed into the top spot.
