Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Who would you take in this field between Phil Ivey and Steffen Sontheimer? The betting market values Sontheimer quite a bit over Ivey, and over at Poker Central, Remko Rinkema explored why that is.
Sergio Aido raised to 2,500 from the first position and action folded to small blind Christoph Vogelsang. The defending champion three-bet to 11,500 and Aido matched his bid. Vogelsang took his time before checking the flop and Aido took the pot with a bet of 12,500.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sergio Aido |
313,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
Christoph Vogelsang |
289,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
Mikita Badziakouski opened to 3,000 from under the gun before Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 10,500 from the button.
Badziakouski made the call and checked the flop to Lichtenberger who bet 14,000. Badziakouski called, and when the turn landed the , Badziakouski checked.
Lichtenberger bet 38,000 and Badziakouski called as the river landed the .
Badziakouski checked, Lichtenberger threw in a time extension button, and then bet 97,000. Badziakouski folded, and Lichtenberger captured the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Lichtenberger |
363,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
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Mikita Badziakouski |
238,500
-61,500
|
-61,500 |
|
From under the gun, David Peters raised to 2,500 and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind.
Peters responded with a four-bet to 33,000 and Petrangelo called.
Both players checked down the board to where Petrangelo bet out 38,000. Peters quickly called, and then mucked once he saw Petrangelo's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo |
372,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
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David Peters |
229,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
Keith Tilston was under the gun battling Steffen Sontheimer on his left, with both players putting in 10,000 preflop. On the flop, Tilston check-called 11,000. He checked the turn as well, this time folding to Sontheimer's barrel of 32,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer |
325,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Keith Tilston |
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
With the action caught up on the turn reading , Ben Tollerene checked to Stephen Chidwick in a heads-up pot. Chidwick slid in a sizeable 27,000-bet and Tollerene paused before calling. The river missed the draws and both players quickly checked. Tollerene opened his and claimed the pot as Chidwick sent his hand to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Tollerene |
335,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Stephen Chidwick |
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Adrian Mateos opened to 2,500 from under the gun before ARIA satellite winner Timofey Kuznetsov three-bet the cutoff to 11,000.
The action folded back to Mateos, and he made the call before both players checked the flop.
The turn landed the and after a Mateos check, Kuznetsov bet 18,000, and Mateos folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timofey Kuznetsov |
315,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Adrian Mateos |
290,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
The action folded to Seth Davies in the small blind, and he limped in for 1,000.
Nick Petrangelo checked his option in the big blind, and the dealer spread a flop.
Both players checked, and when the turn landed the , Davies checked, Petrangelo bet 1,500, and Davies mucked.
With the board reading on the river, Talal Shakerchi fired in 63,000 and Fedor Holz was thinking. He thought long enough to use a time extension and then dropped in a couple of chips to call.
No showdown though, as Shakerchi simply slid the dealer his cards in submission.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fedor Holz |
490,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Talal Shakerchi |
184,000
-116,000
|
-116,000 |