Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
After Esa Karttunen had opened from the cutoff, Evangelos Kokkalis three-bet to 2,200 from the small blind. Karttunnen four-bet to 5,200 and Kokkalis called.
On the ![]()
![]()
flop, Kokkalis checked, Karttunen bet 4,500, Kokkalis shoved 19,000, and Karttunen snap-called.
Evangelos Kokkalis: ![]()
![]()
Esa Karttunen: ![]()
![]()
Kokkalis needed one of the remaining queens but neither
turn nor
river provided help for the Greek.
Jacques Torbey, Elie Farah, and Raul Cuc each put 3,400 in preflop to buy a ![]()
![]()
flop. Cuc and Torbey checked to Farah, who bet 5,500. Cuc folded, Torbey shoved, and Farah called all in for around 20,000.
Jacques Torbey: ![]()
![]()
Elie Farah: ![]()
![]()
Torbey held a commanding lead with his set of fives and remained ahead after the
turn and
river. It's the second and final time Farah busted, as the single re-entry format doesn't allow any more attempts.
On a ![]()
![]()
flop, Elie Ghazal bet 1,500, Danut Chisu raised to 3,800, and Ghazal called. The turn was the
and Ghazal checked. Chisu quickly bet 6,000, Ghazal moved all in for 13,000, and Chisu committed the extra chips without hesitation.
Elie Ghazal: ![]()
![]()
Danut Chisu: ![]()
![]()
Ghazal needed an ace or four to survive but the river was a
instead.
With already slightly under 15,000 in the pot and the ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
board completed, Esa Karttunen shoved all in for 11,300. Gregory Telman was facing the shove and called it off after a minute.
Karttunen quickly tabled ![]()
for tens full and scored the double-up.
The following players have all hit the rail during the first levels of play.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Players are on a 10-minute break.