2023 PokerNews Cup

$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD)
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 PokerNews Cup
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$176,540
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,261,070
Total Entries
2,331
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
504
Players Left
63
Players Left 1 / 2,331
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Updated Counts; Fei Sees Off Zakheim

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Fei Li has now doubled his starting stack after taking the last of Scott Zakheim's stack.

Sharma Drags in a Pre-Break Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was caught on the AK6 flop with 3,300 in the middle.

Nishant Sharma checked from the big blind which prompted the cutoff to fire for 800. Sharma raised to 3,500 and was called.

Sharma sized up to 6,300 on the 3 turn and his opponent returned his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Nishant Sharma

Razavi Wakes Up With Kings

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Nikoo Razavi made a big open to 2,600 from under the gun and was called by the big blind.

The big blind check-called for 5,000 on the 986 flop which brought in the 5 turn. The big blind led out for 6,000 and was called.

The 10 river checked through to showdown and Razavi tabled his KK and scooped the pot.

Tags: Nikoo Razavi

Ivanov Finds The River

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up on the turn between Vladislav Ivanov in the small blind and another player in the big blind with 900 in the middle.

The board read 9J7A and Ivanov bet 1,000 which his opponent quickly called.

On the 8 river, Ivanov sized up to 2,000 which saw his opponent call and Ivanov showed 108 for a flopped straight which was good for the pot.

Tags: Vladislav Ivanov

De Clercq Building a Stack

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 800 and called when Matthias De Clercq three-bet to 3,100 from the cutoff.

De Clerq won the pot uncontested as his opponent folded to a bet of 2,400 on the KK10 flop.

Tags: Matthias De Clercq

Boomer Fires Away

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Marvin "Boomer" Schumer raised to 1,200 in first position and another player called in the hijack with all other players folding.

The flop rolled out Q96 and Schumer bet the flop for 1,200 and his opponent called.

On the 8 turn, Schumer sized up to 2,200 and his opponent called once more.

Schumer fired a third barrel on the 4 river, this time to the tune of 3,600, and his opponent folded which prompted Schumer to turn over AJ for a missed straight draw as he took down the pot.

Tags: Marvin Schumer

Verhaegen Flops a Straight

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Wim Verhaegen
Wim Verhaegen

Wim Verhaegen opened to 800 on the button and was called by the small blind. The big blind three-bet to 3,600, and both players called.

The big blind continued for 5,300 on the 532 flop and was called by Verhaegen. The small blind then jammed for 21,600 which pushed out the big blind but Verhaegen quickly called.

Small Blind: KQ
Wim Verhaegen: 64

Verhaegen was ahead with his flopped straight but would need to dodge his opponent's flush outs.

The A turn and 4 river kept Verhaegen ahead and he scooped in the pot.

Tags: Wim Verhaegen

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Continuation Bet Does It for Gitelson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Rick Gitelson
Rick Gitelson

Rick Gitelson opened to 600 from under the gun and picked up three callers. Gitelson bet 1,200 on the 743 flop and all three of his opponents quickly returned their cards to the dealer.

Tags: Rick Gitelson