Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs opened the action with a raise to 280,000 from the under-the-gun position and "temka99" called from one seat over, as did "mdf92" in the cutoff.
On the ![]()
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flop, Ponakovs continued for 896,575 and "temka99" was the only caller to see the
on the turn. A second barrel for 978,665 by Ponakovs followed and he called all-in for more than 3.6 million when "temka99" raised it up.
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs: ![]()
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"temka99": ![]()
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The
on the river paired the board and Ponakovs was eliminated in 15th place for a payday of $27,543.34.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,145,116
5,384,431
|
5,384,431 |
|
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3,779,388
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak in late position just called a raise to 281,400 by Alfred "Kzzon" Karlsson in under the gun and the duo checked through the ![]()
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flop. Karlsson bet the
turn and called a raise to 1,958,869 by Novak to then check-call the
river when facing a bet of 3,864,430.
Novak tabled ![]()
for top set and dragged in a pot worth more than 12.5 million.

Over on the other table, "mdf92" was all but gone when his ![]()
was dominated by "temka99" with the ![]()
. However, the ![]()
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board came to the rescue.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,054,469
472,500
|
472,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,058,313
6,199,299
|
6,199,299 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,797,383
819,000
|
819,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,760,685
2,195,944
|
2,195,944 |
|
|
8,586,060
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
7,353,575
75,300
|
75,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,425,886
2,980,990
|
2,980,990 |
|
|
6,202,006
962,500
|
962,500 |
|
|
5,533,074
5,438,199
|
5,438,199 |
|
|
5,013,387
1,095,450
|
1,095,450 |
|
|
4,841,931
312,500
|
312,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,094,388
1,968,444
|
1,968,444 |
|
|
4,044,087
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
3,307,698
907,500
|
907,500 |
|
|
2,177,058
1,806,440
|
1,806,440 |
Only a few hands were played on the last two tables when a big clash saw Jorma "jobetzu" Nuutinen all-in and at risk versus "temka99" but tabled the superior ace.
Jorma "jobetzu" Nuutinen: ![]()
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"temka99": ![]()
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The ![]()
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sent Nuutinen to the rail in 16th place for $22,253.04.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,956,629
8,294,666
|
8,294,666 |
|
|
8,656,060
403,500
|
403,500 |
|
|
5,239,506
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
4,529,431
402,500
|
402,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,215,198
2,353,950
|
2,353,950 |
|
|
4,114,087
552,500
|
552,500 |
|
|
2,125,944
192,500
|
192,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
In a battle of the blinds, "temka99" open-shoved into a short-stacked Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli and the Frenchman called.
"temka99": K♠6♠
Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli: 3♥3♦
The board came K♥Q♥J♣J♠6♣ and that spelled the end for Loosli in 19th place.
Moments later on a different table, "cstival" three-bet jammed the button for more than 3.26 million and initial raiser [Removed:575] snap-called from under the gun.
"cstival": J♣J♥
[Removed:575]: K♠K♥
The 10♥9♣7♦3♠6♣ board was not without sweat but "cstival" found no help to depart in 18th place.
Alex "dynoalot" Difelice then became the 17th place finisher when he flipped with his short stack from under the gun against Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams in the small blind.
Alex "dynoalot" Difelice: A♠Q♦
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams: J♥J♣
Difelice spiked an ace in the battle of Canadians but Adams struck gold with a flush on the river of a A♥10♥9♠2♥5♥ board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,526,969
3,318,151
|
3,318,151 |
|
|
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|
|
11,978,383
4,277,172
|
4,277,172 |
|
|
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|
|
5,661,963
2,327,471
|
2,327,471 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli raised it up to 264,000 on the button and called the shove of "mdf92" in the small blind for around 1.07 million.
"mdf92": ![]()
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Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli: ![]()
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On a board of ![]()
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, Loosli saw his stack cut short.
Once the blinds went up, a battle of the blinds between Silvio "silskyer" Costa and Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs emerged. Costa limped in, Ponakovs checked behind. Three small gets of Costa with a final river bet of 626,530 on ![]()
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were called by Ponakovs who mucked to the ![]()
for a straight by Costa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,538,166
642,700
|
642,700 |
|
|
5,274,506
2,588,580
|
2,588,580 |
|
|
4,931,931
1,589,780
|
1,589,780 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,334,492
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
|
2,318,444
1,232,972
|
1,232,972 |
|
|
2,047,471
1,637,572
|
1,637,572 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
"EliteInk" raised to 264,000 and found a single caller in Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois on the button. The Icelander then fired three barrels on a board of ![]()
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to jam the river for 2,824,060 into a pot of 2,915,092.
Lefrancois called with the ![]()
for a flush and caught "EliteInk" bluffing with the ![]()
.

One hand later, Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas three-bet jammed his stack of just shy of 1.75 million out of the big blind and Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone called as the initial raiser from under the gun.
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas: ![]()
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Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone: ![]()
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It was all over for the Hungarian on the turn of a ![]()
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board to reduce the feld to the final 19 hopefuls.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,059,560
3,806,256
|
3,806,256 |
|
|
7,701,211
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,569,148
332,850
|
332,850 |
|
|
3,983,498
2,195,472
|
2,195,472 |
|
|
2,108,722
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Jorma "jobetzu" Nuutinen raised it up to 264,000 from the under-the-gun position and was called by "mdf92" in the big blind. The flop brought ![]()
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and "mdf92" check-raised from 208,800 to 715,000, which kept Nuutinen around.
The
turn brought a bet of 806,740 by "mdf92" with slightly more than that behind and Nuutinen came along to the
river on which "mdf92" check-folded to a shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,180,866
1,890,740
|
1,890,740 |
|
|
6,521,711
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
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|
|
4,666,587
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
3,685,043
381,000
|
381,000 |
|
|
3,255,992
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
2,685,926
489,000
|
489,000 |
|
|
1,085,472
1,398,740
|
1,398,740 |
The remaining 21 players are back in action as the second scheduled 5-minute break has already finished.
Before they headed off, "mdf92" doubled through Silvio "silskyer" Costa when his ![]()
held up versus ![]()
thanks to a ![]()
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runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,208,818
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
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|
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10,971,273
211,200
|
211,200 |
|
|
9,859,014
1,858,500
|
1,858,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,428,875
301,200
|
301,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,176,211
1,263,300
|
1,263,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,761,711
915,250
|
915,250 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,236,298
271,650
|
271,650 |
|
|
6,108,837
354,000
|
354,000 |
|
|
5,290,126
3,181,694
|
3,181,694 |
|
|
5,253,304
736,650
|
736,650 |
|
|
4,829,106
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
4,786,587
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
4,724,551
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
4,066,043
1,800,075
|
1,800,075 |
|
|
3,495,992
111,025
|
111,025 |
|
|
3,444,896
666,000
|
666,000 |
|
|
2,484,212
725,154
|
725,154 |
|
|
2,228,722
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
2,196,926
3,536,882
|
3,536,882 |
|
|
1,910,472
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
1,788,026
45,000
|
45,000 |