THMC Main Event | 2024 THM Winter Championship

02-05-2024 21:40 UTC+1

Diaco Takes Three-Bet Pot from Skalonja

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Richard Hayes

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Boro Skalonja limped the small blind with K♦2♥ and Nicola Diaco raised to 300,000 with 9♣6♣.

Skalonja then produced a three-bet to 950,000. Diaco called.

The Q♣8♥7♠ flop was checked through by both players.

On the 3♥ turn Skalonja checked and Diaco put out a bet of 700,000, earning a fold from Skalonja.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	16,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Boro Skalonja	2,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Boro Skalonja Nicola Diaco

02-05-2024 21:11 UTC+1

Diaco Leverages Stack

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Richard Hayes

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nicola Diaco was now starting to put pressure on his opponents with his chip advantage, and produced a three-bet of 650,000 from the small blind with 3♠5♠ versus Boro Skalonja's button open with K♥10♦, leading to a swift fold from Skalonja.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	16,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Boro Skalonja	4,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Boro Skalonja Nicola Diaco

02-05-2024 20:42 UTC+1

Michele Falcone Eliminated in 5th Place (8,570 CHF)

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nicola Diaco raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and the short-stacked Michele Falcone moved all in from the big blind for 645,000.

Diaco made the quick call with Falcone at risk.

Michele Falcone: A♣3♦
Nicola Diaco: A♦10♥

Falcone was in trouble with a dominated ace and the J♣10♣J♥2♣4♦ runout did not save him, giving Diaco a pair of tens and sending Falcone out in fifth.

Diaco now has a huge chip lead over his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	15,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Michele Falcone	Busted

Tags: Michele Falcone Nicola Diaco

02-05-2024 20:36 UTC+1

Aggression Works for Skalonja

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stefan Fink opened under the gun with 8♠8♣ add was called by Boro Skalonja on the button with Q♦9♦.

Hermann Schweiger then produced a three-bet from the big blind to 355,000 with Q♥Q♠. Both of his opponents called.

On the 6♦K♥9♥ flop, Schweiger continued with a bet of 325,000 and only Skalonja called.

On the 3♠ turn, Schweiger checked as did Skalonja.

On the J♣ river, Schweiger put out a bet of 325,000 but was faced with a raise to 1,300,000 by Skalonja, getting his opponent to fold the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boro Skalonja	5,200,000 800,000	800,000
Hermann Schweiger	3,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Boro Skalonja Hermann Schweiger Stefan Fink

02-05-2024 20:29 UTC+1

Diaco Continues to Build

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stefan Fink limped with 4♥4♣ in the cutoff. Nicola Diaco raised to 300,000 in the big blind with 10♦5♥. Fink called.

On the J♣7♥3♠ flop Diaco continued with a bet of 375,000 and Fink called.

On the 5♣ turn both players checked their option.

On the J♠ river Diaco led out with a bet of 325,000 and Fink called, getting the bad news that Diaco had a pair of fives, besting Fink's fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	13,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Stefan Fink	2,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Nicola Diaco Stefan Fink

02-05-2024 20:06 UTC+1

Marius Wolf Eliminated in 6th Place (6,760 CHF)

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Boro Skalonja opened from the button with a bet of 225,000 and the short-stacked Marius Wolf produced a three-bet jam to 305,000. Skalonja called.

Marius Wolf: J♠8♣
Boro Skalonja: 2♠2♣

Wolf needed help from the board in a race versus Skalonja's pair of twos, but he was almost drawing dead after the 2♥5♥9♦ flop, with Skalonja improving to a set and the K♠J♦ turn and river confirmed his fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boro Skalonja	4,400,000 400,000	400,000
Marius Wolf	Busted

Tags: Boro Skalonja Marius Wolf

02-05-2024 20:05 UTC+1

Skalonja Damages Wolf

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Marius Wolf opened to 150,000 with K♣8♣ and Boro Skalonja defended his big blind with K♥8♥

On the A♥5♦Q♥ flop Skalonja check-called a bet of 150,000 from Wolf.

On the 8♠ turn Skalonja check-called a bet of 180,000 from Wolf.

On the 6♥ river, completing Skalonja's flush, Skalonja moved all in, covering Wolf, who folded, leaving Wolf short-stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boro Skalonja	4,000,000 110,000	110,000
Marius Wolf	385,000 665,000	665,000

Tags: Boro Skalonja Marius Wolf

02-05-2024 19:55 UTC+1

Hao Liu Eliminated in 7th Place (5,060 CHF)

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Hao Liu opened to 150,000 from the cutoff, only to be faced with a three-bet to 325,000 by Hermann Schweiger in the small blind.

Liu reached for chips and produced a four-bet to 800,000.

Schweiger used a timebank before producing the all-in jam for 2,500,000. Liu made the quick call, with Liu at risk.

Hao Liu: K♥K♦
Hermann Schweiger: A♠A♣

In a complete cooler Liu had run his kings into Schweiger's aces and no help arrived on the 2♣9♥8♥J♦2♠ runout, sending Liu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hermann Schweiger	4,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Hao Liu	Busted

Tags: Hao Liu Hermann Schweiger

02-05-2024 19:28 UTC+1

Zita Farkas Eliminated in 8th Place (3,580 CHF)

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Richard Hayes

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nicola Diaco raised to 150,000 in the hijack with and action folded to the short-stacked Zita Farkas in the small blind who moved all in for 575,000. Diaco made the quick call.

Zita Farkas: 9♥9♦
Nicola Diaco: J♠J♦

Farkas needed some help against Diaco's overpair but none arrived on the A♣6♣4♦6♠2♠ runout, sending her to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	12,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Zita Farkas	Busted

Tags: Nicola Diaco Zita Farkas

02-05-2024 19:16 UTC+1

Daniel Schwitter Eliminated in 9th Place (2,860 CHF)

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Richard Hayes

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Daniel Schwitter opened to 145,000 with K♥K♦ and was called by Nicola Diaco with A♠7♠.

On the K♠2♠4♦ flop Schwitter checked top set, and Diaco put out a bet of 125,000 with his flush draw. Schwitter called.

On the 9♠ turn Schwitter checked and Diaco fired out a bet of 240,000. Schwitter called.

On the 10♣ river Schwitter took a timebank to ponder his options, before sliding out a bet of 425,000. Diaco reached for chips and raised to 1,700,000.

Schwitter called and was shown the bad news, his set of kings no good versus Diaco's nut flush, sending a 2,300,000 pot to Diaco and sending Schwitter to the rail in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	11,000,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Daniel Schwitter	Busted

Tags: Daniel Schwitter Nicola Diaco