The 23 players remaining have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break, with play getting back underway at 9:02 p.m. local time.
The 23 players remaining have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break, with play getting back underway at 9:02 p.m. local time.
Around 1,800,000 was in the middle on a board of 9♠6♥7♣A♦, and Anas Belatik checked to his opponent, Shlomi Malka.
Malka immediately went all-in for 640,000, and Belatik called just as quickly.
Shlomi Malka: J♥10♦
Anas Belatik: 8♣10♣
Malka had picked an inopportune moment to run a bluff, with his gutshot straight draw running into the made straight of Belatik. The eight Malka required did not arrive on the 4♥ river, and Belatik took down a huge pot.
Mirko Vinelli, Eric Abbas and Carlo Catelani busted shortly afterwards, leaving us with 23 players and the three-table redraw. It has been decided the players will take their dinner break now, rather than at the end of this level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,600,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Uladzimir Luchkou was raking in the pot, having doubled through Mohamed Mamouni in a battle of the blinds, with 8♥4♥ agains Mamouni's 9♠7♠ on 4♣3♠6♦8♦9♦, Luchkou holding two pair and Mamouni holding a pair of nines, having flopped a gutshot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,050,000
365,000
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365,000 |
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1,900,000
1,370,000
|
1,370,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Natale Polizzotto opened from the cutoff and was called by an opponent, before Vladas Burneikis moved all in for around 435,000. Polizzotto rejammed with the covering stack, and the other player folded.
Vladas Burneikis: A♠3♠
Natale Polizzotto: A♣10♠
Polizzotto was ahead with a dominating ace, but the 4♠4♣Q♠ flop spelt danger as his opponent flopped a flush draw. The A♥ turn confirmed Polizzotto's lead, but the K♠ rolled off on the river to give Burneikis the ace-high flush and the double-up.
In the next hand, Polizzotto opened and Burneikis called on the button. On the A♥J♦10♦ flop, Polizzotto check-jammed versus a bet of 100,000 from his opponent, who snap-called.
Natale Polizzotto: K♦Q♣
Vladas Burneikis: Q♦3♦
Polizzotto had flopped the nut straight, but his opponent still had outs with his flush draw. Sure enough the 6♦ rolled off on the turn to give Burneikis the flush and leave Polizzotto drawing dead, with the 5♣ completing the board.
Burneikis celebrated his good fortune enthusiastically, while Polizzotto headed for the cash desk looking fairly disgusted with the turn of events.
At another table, Wei Tsai was also seen exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000
282,000
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282,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Anas Belatik opened to 65,000 in early position and was called by Shlomi Malka on the button, and Dominik Ostrowski in the small blind.
On the K♠6♠6♣ flop action was checked to Malka, who slid out a bet of 100,000. Only Ostrowski called.
The 2♥ rolled off on the turn, and Ostrowoski again check-called a bet of 300,000 from Malka.
The 3♦ river was checked through, and when Ostrowski turned over K♦10♦ for top pair kings, Malka mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
745,000
|
745,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
752,000
|
752,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,755,000
2,239,000
|
2,239,000 |
|
|
2,415,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
|
2,370,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
2,145,000
2,145,000
|
2,145,000 |
|
|
2,035,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
|
1,955,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
1,925,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,830,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
1,645,000
1,385,000
|
1,385,000 |
|
|
1,625,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
Around 230,000 was in the middle on a completed board of A♥J♣10♠7♥Q♦ in a hand between Bartosz Wesolek in early position and Mirko Vinelli in the big blind.
Vinelli checked and Wesolek slid out a bet of 115,000. Vinelli reached for chips and produced a check-raise to 450,000, and after some thought, Wesolek folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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990,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
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800,000
572,000
|
572,000 |
Andrea Belmessieri was all-in and at risk versus Gregory Luttke-Grech.
Andrea Belmessieri: A♦J♣
Gregory Luttke-Grech: A♣K♥
Belmessieri's aces was dominated and Luttke-Grech's king kicker proved crucial on the 9♥9♠Q♥3♣A♥ runout.
At another table Laurent Michot was seen exiting the tournament area, shortly after Belmessieri.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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875,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |