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May 03, 2020

"Kungfumonk" and "Passiveaggro" in the Lead as 13 Remain

Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Another five minutes passed and the next two players were eliminated, and as a result "Kungfumonk" and "Passiveaggro" took over the top two spots by some margin.

In a battle cutoff versus button "Kungfumonk" min-raised and "ARTSchGamble" three-bet to 1.2 million. The all-in and call followed and two pocket pairs met:

"ARTSchGamble":
"Kungfumonk":

Board:

"ARTSchGamble" hit a set on the river but the same card gave his opponent the flush, sending the German out in 15th place.

"Carlos levis" limp-jammed for 26 big blinds from early position and he was called by "Passiveaggro" in the big blind.

"Carlos levis":
"Passiveaggro":

Board:

No help for the Brazilian, who became the 14th place finisher.

"Kungfumonk" won another big pot with queens on a ten-high board after to claim a comfortable chip lead on the last two tables.

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May 03, 2020

"chicalltreta" and "copag holdem" Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

There were three all-in showdown and two Brazilians departed just a few minutes after the action had resumed.

"chicalltreta" ended up all-in with the and initial raiser "Lassiole" called with the . The board delivered the nut flush on the turn for the Dane.

Fellow countryman "copag holdem" departed three hands later from the same table when he pushed with the into a raise and Rob "batoelrob" Hollink isolated successfully with the . The board came , which reduced the field to the last 15 players.

Inbetween on the other table, "Remi Lebo_10" had doubled with against the of "Freshmannn" on a board.

Tags: batoelrob chicalltreta copag holdem Freshmannn Lassiole Remi Lebo_10

May 03, 2020

Chip Counts With 17 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Only one notable hand took place before the remaining 17 players headed into the next scheduled 5-minute break.

"ivan limeira" from Brazil picked up and doubled through Lassiole" who held . This time the dreadful ace didn't appear on a board.

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Level: 34

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 25,000

May 03, 2020

Down to 17 Players

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

"mandan1979" and "JoeGall" were involved in raising war in which the latter four-bet to 1,698,000 and then folded to a five-bet jam.

One hand later, "need2klonk" was ahead preflop with against the of "Kungfumonk" but the board sent him out in 19th place.

At nearly the same time, "copag holdem" had doubled through "pudelpower" with versus as the ace struck on the board.

"powelpower was left with crumbs and "Lassiole" opened to 334,400 the next hand. He picked up four callers including "pudelpower" on the button and the active players checked down the board. "ivan limeira" was first to show in the small blind and tabled but it was "Lassiole" that had the winning hand with and scored the bounty.

Both eliminations were just one minute apart and there was no pay jump as both received a cash prize of $3,258.16.

Tags: copag holdem JoeGall Kungfumonk Lassiole mandan1979 need2klonk pudelpower

May 03, 2020

Small Pot for "Remi Lebo_10", Double for "ARTSchGamble"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Chip leader "Passiveaggro" opened the button to 337,600 and he was called by "Remi Lebo_10" in the big blind. The flop brought and both players opted to check. As the appeared on the turn, "Remi Lebo_10" bet one third of the pot and that shut down all further action.

In the meanwhile, "ARTSchGamble" secured an urgently needed double up after he held in a flip with versus to double through "ivan limeira" on a board.

Tags: ARTSchGamble ivan limeira Passiveaggro Remi Lebo_10

Level: 33

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

May 03, 2020

"Lassiole" Chips Up Twice

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

All three remaining tables are playing short-handed and "ARTSchGamble" just lost a portion of his stack when he defended against the under-the-gun raise of "Lassiole" for 310,600. On a flop, "ARTSchGamble" check-called a bet of 318,480 and did so again for 873,264 on the turn.

The on the river slowed down the action and both players checked. "ARTSchGamble" revealed for top pair but "Lassiole" had the best of it wit .

In the last hand of the level, "Lassiole" then raised to 320,600 and received one caller in "ivan limeira" out of the small blind. The flop went check, check, and "ivan limeira" bet the turn for 325,252 and the river for 1,190,000. "Lassiole" called the first bet and raised the final bet to 3.5 million, forcing his opponent to use a portion of his time bank before letting go.

Tags: ARTSchGamble Lassiole

May 03, 2020

"JoeGall" Takes From "chicalltreta"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

"JoeGall" started the action with a raise to 280,000 from under the gun and he was called by "chicalltreta" in the cutoff. On a flop of , "JoeGall" check-called a bet of 294,525 and checked once more on the turn.

"chicalltreta" now bet 490,000 and a check-raise to 1,376,544 did the trick for "JoeGall" to win the pot without showdown.

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May 03, 2020

Mattsson and "danechka1991" Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Arguably one of the toughest players still in contention, highly-ranked Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson has come up short of the last two tables and "danechka1991" then bowed out shortly after.

As far as Mattsson is concerned, he started the last hand in the big blind and defended against a min-raise by "pudelpower" from under the gun.

On a flop, Mattsson check-called a bet of 162,000 and check-shoved the turn for 1.25 million when "pudelpower" made it 330,000 to go. A reluctant call followed to create the following showdown.

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson:
"pudelpower":

River:

The superior two pair sent the Swede out in 21st place.

"danechka1991" had reached the final table in the Event-02-H: $2,100 NLHE and finished 7th, this time it would be the 20th place finish. The player from Russia jammed the button with the and "necgaidziai" from Lithuania made the call with .

Both suits were covered and neither player hit anything on the board.

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