Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Out of a field of 126 entries, only 76 players remain at the end of level six. They have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break during which some of the smaller chip denominations are coloured up.
Cliton Taliwanth had dropped below the starting stack and then fired three barrels in a heads-up duel with table neighbour Benjamin "Guppie" Lingenfelder. His bets of 3,500 on the J♥8♥8♦ flop and 6,500 on the 4♦ turn were called, so was the shove for 10,500 on the K♣ river.
Taliwanth showed A♣3♦ for a bluff and Lingenfelder had that beat with the K♥2♥. He re-entered shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
40,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
Over on table three, there was a preflop contest unfolding with Aleko Manganas all-in and at risk for around 18,000 against "Amstel".
Aleko Manganas: 10♦10♥
Amstel: 7♦7♠
Manganas tapped the felt after the A♦9♣5♥ flop and the K♣ turn but then sunk back into his chair when the 7♥ river improved Amstel to a set. One re-entry later, Manganas drew the same table and seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
38,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | |
|
|
165,000
23,400
|
23,400 |
|
|
160,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
160,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
110,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
95,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
65,000
14,100
|
14,100 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
50,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
50,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
45,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
25,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
Busted |
David Ng was all-in with a short stack of around 12,000 and Moon Khan looked him up to create the following showdown.
David Ng: A♦9♠
Moon Khan: 6♣5♣
The Q♣8♣2♦ flop and 9♦ turn were a sweat for Khan as he picked up flush and straight outs. However, the 9♥ river paired the board and Ng doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
26,000
17,900
|
17,900 |
With a preflop raise to 2,100 and three callers, the flop brought 8♥6♥6♠. The action checked to Paul Shadiack and he bet 10,200 with some 17,400 behind. Joe Rahme inquired how many chips he had behind and then folded, as did the other two players in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
On a heads-up river of A♥3♠2♣9♥10♥, Leon G made it 12,500 to go. Jean Okes called and was then shown the bad news as Leon G flipped over the K♥J♥ for the nut flush to win yet another pot, boosting his growing tower to four times the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
45,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Day 1c has jumped to 122 total entries and one quarter of those is already knocked out as some 91 players remain. Nic Ioannoy was among the most recent casualties and another player busted from that same table, now getting replaced by Jehan Richards on a re-entry.
The late registration for the final regular flight remains open for the first ten levels with the turbo heat scheduled later today as well as of 8 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Cliton Taliwanth opened and Stephen Courtney then three-bet to 5,500 on the button. Warren Zackey four-bet jammed in the small blind and forced out all opponents.
One hand later, Courtney peeled a raise to 6,000 by Jan van der Westhuizen in the small blind and called a continuation bet worth 12,000 on the 4♥3♦2♠ flop. After the 4♦ turn, van der Westhuizen pushed for just 8,100 and Courtney sigh-called, seemingly knowing he only had a few outs.
Jan van der Westhuizen: K♥K♠
Stephen Courtney: 5♠5♦
The 9♥ river was a blank and Courtney dropped below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
38,500
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
32,500
25,500
|
25,500 |