THMC Main Event | 2024 THM Winter Championship

02-05-2024 22:33 UTC+2

Four-Way Pot Goes to Fink

Richard Hayes

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

Boro Skalonja raised under the gun to 200,000 with 8♣7♣. Nicola Diaco called on the button with A♦4♦, as did Hermann Schweiger in the small blind K♣3♠ and Stefan Fink in the big blind with J♦9♦.

On the J♣3♣5♦, Schweiger led out with a bet of 250,000 and was called by Fink. Skalonja and Diaco.

On the 8♦ turn Schweiger checked and Fink moved all in for 1,700,000, leading to folds from all his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	15,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Boro Skalonja	3,800,000 -300,000	-300,000
Stefan Fink	3,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Hermann Schweiger	2,700,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Boro Skalonja Hermann Schweiger Nicola Diaco Stefan Fink

02-05-2024 22:24 UTC+2

Fink Gets Jam Through

Richard Hayes

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

Hermann Schweiger limped the small blind with Q♣9♣. Stefan Fink moved all-in from the big blind with 4♠4♥ for 2,100,000 and his opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hermann Schweiger	3,700,000 -400,000	-400,000
Stefan Fink	2,300,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Hermann Schweiger Stefan Fink

02-05-2024 22:11 UTC+2

Diaco Leverages Stack

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 22:06 UTC+2

No Action for Fink with Queens

Richard Hayes

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

Action was folded to the short-stacked Stefan Fink on the button, who moved all in with Q♦Q♣, but unfortunately for him both of his opponents in the blinds folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Fink	1,600,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Stefan Fink

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

02-05-2024 22:03 UTC+2

Eights Good for Diaco

Richard Hayes

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

Nicola Diaco raised to 200,000 under the gun with 8♣8♦ and Hermann Schweiger called with K♦9♥.

On the J♠4♠5♣ flop Diaco continued with a bet of 225,000 and Schweiger called.

On the 10♥ turn Diaco continued with the same bet size, 225,000, and Schweiger again called.

The 7♣ river was checked by both players and Diaco scooped the pot with a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	15,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Hermann Schweiger	4,100,000 -875,000	-875,000

Tags: Hermann Schweiger Nicola Diaco

02-05-2024 21:57 UTC+2

Diaco Loses Some

Richard Hayes

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

Nicola Diaco limped the small blind with 8♣7♥ and Hermann Schweiger checked his 10♥8♥ in the big blind.

On the 6♥10♦A♠ flop Diaco put out a bet of 225,000, to be met with a three-bet from his opponent to 425,000. Diaco called.

On the 5♣ turn both players checked.

On the A♥ river Diaco put out a bet of 250,000 and Schweiger made the quick call, his pair of tens good enough for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Diaco	14,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Hermann Schweiger	4,975,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Nicola Diaco Hermann Schweiger

02-05-2024 21:42 UTC+2

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

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 21:36 UTC+2

Aggression Works for Skalonja

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 21:29 UTC+2

Diaco Continues to Build

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