Main Event | 2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg

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	-250,000

Bo Rundström	1,260,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Ulrich Pauls Bo Rundström

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	-230,000

Andrei Nodea	1,600,000 -400,000	-400,000
Bo Rundström	1,400,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Andrei Nodea Behzad Zarnegar Bo Lundström Michal Lubas

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

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

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	-400,000
Ulrich Pauls	5,000,000 700,000	700,000

Behzad Zarnegar	2,000,000 -150,000	-150,000

Andrei Nodea	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Jan Sigel	1,400,000 260,000	260,000
Bo Rundström	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

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

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	-1,175,000

Jan Sigel	2,350,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Jan Sigel 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	950,000
Ulrich Pauls	4,150,000 325,000	325,000

Jan Sigel	1,900,000 -450,000	-450,000
Behzad Zarnegar	1,825,000 -175,000	-175,000

Tags: Behzad Zarnegar Jan Sigel Michal Lubas Ulrich Pauls

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	650,000
Ulrich Pauls	4,200,000 50,000	50,000

Behzad Zarnegar	1,550,000 -275,000	-275,000

Bo Rundström	700,000 -500,000	-500,000

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

11-26-2017 21:04 UTC+2

Andrei Nodea Eliminated in 6th Place (€22,770)

Christian Zetzsche

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

Behzad Zarnegar limped from the hijack and Michal Lubas did so from the cutoff, Ulrich Pauls called on the button. Andrei Nodea raised to 1,050,000 with 75,000 behind in the small blind and Bo Rundström in the big blind gave it some thought. The Swede counted his stack carefully and elected to fold.

Zarnegar moved all in for more than 1.6 million and that forced out Lubas and Pauls, while Nodea called and immediately asked "do you have aces?"

Andrei Nodea:
Behzad Zarnegar:

Nodea picked up some chop outs but eventually fell short of the miracle on a board of to join the rail in 6th place for €22,770. After all was done and dusted, Rundström said in table chat that he folded pocket nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Behzad Zarnegar	2,900,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Bo Rundström	930,000 230,000	230,000
Andrei Nodea	Busted

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

11-26-2017 21:10 UTC+2

Break With Five Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

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

The remaining five players headed into a 15-minute break and their chip counts are as follows.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Lubas	7,135,000 -65,000	-65,000
Ulrich Pauls	4,330,000 130,000	130,000

Behzad Zarnegar	3,005,000 105,000	105,000

Jan Sigel	1,810,000 -90,000	-90,000
Bo Rundström	680,000 -250,000	-250,000