Main Event | 2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg

11-26-2017 20:55 UTC+2

A Split, a Bluff and a Kicker

Shirley Ang

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

- Michal Lubas raised to 180,000 from the hijack and Ulrich Pauls called from the cutoff. They both checked through the whole board. Lubas showed and Pauls tabled for the split pot.

- Bo Rundström shoved from the button and Behzad Zarnegar thought about it for a while and then decided to open fold .

- Zarnegar completed the small blind and Lubas raised to 225,000 from the big blind. Zarnegar called. The flop came , Zarnegar checked, Lubas bet 150,000 and Zarnegar shoved. Lubas folded quite quickly. Zarnegar showed for the bluff.

- Lubas raised to 225,000 from the small blind and Pauls called from the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop. The turn brought them the , Lubas bet 450,000 and Pauls folded.

-Zarnegar limped in from the cutoff, so did Lubas on the button. Andrei Nodea opted to check the big blind. They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Nodea checked, Zarnegar bet 150, Lubas called and Nodea folded. The river completed the board with the , Zarnegar check-called the 250,000 bet of Lubas. Lubas tabled for the pair of eights. Zarnegar showed for the same pair of eights but with the lower kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Lubas	7,200,000	650,000
Ulrich Pauls	4,200,000	50,000
Behzad Zarnegar	1,550,000	-275,000
Bo Rundström	700,000	-500,000

Tags: Andrei Nodea Behzad Zarnegar Bo Rundström Michal Lubas Ulrich Pauls

11-26-2017 20:43 UTC+2

Three-Bet by Lubas

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jan Sigel raised to 200,000 from the hijack and Behzad Zarnegar called in the cutoff. Michal Lubas three-bet to 725,000 on the button and claimed the pot uncontested.

Sigel raised again to 200,000 first to act the next hand and Ulrich Pauls called on the button. Sigel checked the flop and folded to a bet of 350,000 by Pauls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Lubas	6,550,000	950,000
Ulrich Pauls	4,150,000	325,000
Jan Sigel	1,900,000	-450,000
Behzad Zarnegar	1,825,000	-175,000

Tags: Behzad Zarnegar Jan Sigel Michal Lubas Ulrich Pauls

11-26-2017 20:40 UTC+2

Sigel Flushes Pauls

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jan Sigel pushed all in for 1,130,000 from the cutoff and Ulrich Pauls called in the big blind.

Jan Sigel:
Ulrich Pauls:

The flop gave Sigel a ton of outs and he immediately got there with the turn, making the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ulrich Pauls	3,825,000	-1,175,000
Jan Sigel	2,350,000	950,000

Tags: Jan Sigel Ulrich Pauls

11-26-2017 20:38 UTC+2

Shoves All Around

Shirley Ang

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

- Behzad Zarnegar raised to 225,000 from the cutoff. Ulrich Pauls looked at his cards and at Zarnegar and then decided to shove for about 5,000,0000. Zarnegar looked a bit disgusted by the shove and folded. Pauls shrugged and showed .

- Andrei Nodea completed the small blind and Bo Rundström opted to check. They both checked through the on the flop. The turn brought them the , Nodea bet 80,000 and Rundström called. The on the river completed the board on which they both checked. Nodea showed and Rundström mucked. "Lucky river." Rundström commented.

- Jan Sigel completed from the small blind and Zarnegar opted to check. The flop came , Sigel check-called the 100,000 bet of Zarnegar. They both checked on the on the turn to the on the river. Sigel shoved for about 800,000 and Zarnegar snap-folded.

- Sigel shoved from the cutoff this time and everyone else folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Lubas	5,600,000	-400,000
Ulrich Pauls	5,000,000	700,000
Behzad Zarnegar	2,000,000	-150,000
Andrei Nodea	1,800,000	200,000
Jan Sigel	1,400,000	260,000
Bo Rundström	1,200,000	-200,000

Tags: Andrei Nodea Behzad Zarnegar Jan Sigel Ulrich Pauls Bo Rundström Michal Lubas

11-26-2017 20:23 UTC+2

Not Much Happening

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

There hasn't been much post flop play in the new level just yet. Ulrich Pauls moved all in from the button to force folds from Andrei Nodea and Bo Rundström in the blinds while the latter claimed the blinds and antes with a shove soon after.

Tags: Andrei Nodea Bo Rundström Ulrich Pauls

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

11-26-2017 20:09 UTC+2

Zarnegar Takes it on The Turn

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Andrei Nodea raised to 140,000 and picked up two callers in Behzad Zarnegar in the small blind and Michal Lubas in the big blind. The trio checked through the flop and Zarnegar's bet of 200,000 on the turn resulted in two folds, he flashed the .

In the last hand of the level, Michal Lubas raised to 140,000 and Bo Lundström moved all in. Lubas asked for a count but folded when it was deemed to be for 1,115,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Behzad Zarnegar	2,150,000	-230,000
Andrei Nodea	1,600,000	-400,000
Bo Rundström	1,400,000	140,000

Tags: Andrei Nodea Behzad Zarnegar Bo Lundström Michal Lubas

11-26-2017 20:06 UTC+2

Rundström Doubles Through Pauls

Shirley Ang

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Ulrich Pauls raised to 150,000 from the hijack to be met by a shove by Bo Rundström on the button. Pauls asked how much it was for. Rundström said it was 555,000. Pauls counted out calling chips and put them in front of him but not over the line yet. After a few seconds he threw one chip over the line to indicate a call.

Bo Rundström:
Ulrich Pauls:

The board ran out - Pauls had an open-ended straight draw on the turn but the river didn't pose any danger for Rundström as he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ulrich Pauls	4,300,000	-250,000
Bo Rundström	1,260,000	390,000

Tags: Ulrich Pauls Bo Rundström

11-26-2017 19:59 UTC+2

Lubas and Pauls Take from Sigel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Michal Lubas raised to 140,000 and Jan Sigel in the big blind announced call, but the dealer instead said "all in." Lubas was ready to muck while Sigel quickly said he had just called and then put in the extra chips. On the flop, Sigel checked and Lubas bet 110,000.

Both checked down the turn and the river and Sigel showed . Lubas had that beat with and raked in the pot while Sigel shook his head.

Ulrich Pauls raised to 150,000 and Sigel called to see a flop of . Pauls continued for 225,000 and Sigel called, while the turn was quickly checked through. Pauls also checked the river and took off his sunglasses to look at Sigel. What followed was a check behind by Sigel and Pauls rolled over as winning hand.