Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Action was folded to Yvo Steiner on the button, who opened to 12,000. His opponent called in the big blind.
On the K♦A♠6♠ flop Steiner's bet of 11,000 was check-called by his opponent.
On the 2♣ turn, Steiner's opponent again check-called his bet of 25,000.
On the 9♥ river, his opponent checked to him once more, and Steiner moved all in for 78,500. After a couple of minutes thought, his opponent made the call.
Steiner showed A♦7♦ for a pair of aces while his opponent had K♣8♦ for a pair of kings, sending Steiner a timely double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
254,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
Seid Saliji was all-in and at risk having been called by his opponent.
Seid Saliji: 2♣2♦
John 27:A♥J♠
Saliji's pocket twos were ahead but and remained so after the 6♥7♠5♦ flop, but the J♦ rolled off on the turn giving his opponent a pair of jacks and the K♠ completed the runout, sending Saliji to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The final 30-minute level in Day 1e has just begun, with 17 players still remaining hoping to make it through to Day 2
Picking up the action on a board of 5♦4♠9♦A♠ and with around 120,000 in the middle, Michele Falcone had checked to his opponent, who put out a bet of 65,000.
Falcone pondered his options for quite some time before folding, while his opponent showed him 10♥5♥ for a pair of fives, while he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
250,000
212,400
|
212,400 |
Christian Roberts was in the big blind and faced with an early position raise to 15,000 from his opponent.
Roberts reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 34,000, which his opponent called.
On the A♠9♣3♣ flop Roberts continued with a bet of 25,000, causing his opponent to muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
|
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|
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
The clock has been paused and the tournament director has announced three more hands will be played before Day 1e concludes.
Christian Roberts opened to 11,000, an opponent called, and Michele Falcone defended his big blind.
On the 2♦K♣3♠ flop Falcone check-called a bet of 15,000 from Roberts.
On the 2♥ turn, Falcone check-folded to a bet of 15,000 from Roberts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
185,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Day 1e of the Main Event has just finished, with 16 players qualifying for Day 2. Full chip counts and a recap of the day will follow shortly.