The flop read 6♣4♥3♥ and Rene Kistler had put out a bet of 10,500 only to be faced with an all-in from Daniele Polverino for around 40,000.
Kistler took some time to think through the spot before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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16,000
34,600
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34,600 |
Action was folded to Artur Kucharek in the small blind, who raised to 800. His opponent in the big blind produced a three-bet to 2,500 and Kucharek called.
Kucharek checked the 4♣6♥4♦ flop to his opponent, who put out a bet of 2,500. Kucharek promptly produced a three-bet to 7,300, which earnt a swift fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Dieter Pichler opened to 1,000 from the button and was met with a three-bet to 3,000 by his opponent in the big blind. Pichler called.
On the J♦K♥8♦ flop his opponent continued for 3,000 and Pichler called.
On the 4♣ turn his opponent checked and Pichler put out a bet of 5,500, only to be met with a check-raise to 12,000. Pichler pondered the spot and let go of his hand in relatively short order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Boris Pranjes opened to 600 from early position and was called by an opponent, before Frank Diekmann produced a three-bet to 1,700 on the button. Both his opponents called.
Action was checked to Diekmann on the Q♠K♠K♣ flop, and he put out a bet of 2,000, which was sufficient to earn swift folds from both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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Michael Antener limped under the gun, and was met with a raise to 600 by Titas Kazlauskas. The big blind called as did Antener.
Action was checked to Titas Kazlauskas on the A♦K♦3♠ flop and he continued with a bet of 600, receiving calls from both of his opponents.
The A♠ turn was checked to Kazlauskas, who again slid out a bet of 600, and was again called by both opponents.
The 6♥ river was checked through by all players. Kazlauskas showed K♥Q♦ for a pair of kings, Antener mucked his hand and the big blind showed 6♠6♣ for a rivered full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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53,000
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
PokerNews is at the impressive Grand Casino, Liechtenstein in Bendern, set against a beautiful backdrop of the Alps, with two more starting flights taking place today for the 350 CHF buy-in Main Event of The Hendon Mob Winter Championships by Unibet Deepstack Open, featuring a 150,000 CHF guarantee.
Day 1f began at 1 p.m. local time, and at the time of writing has 68 entrants, while Day 1g kicks off at 6 p.m. local time.
Players in Day 1f and Day 1g begin with a 50,000 starting stack at blind level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante, and will have to survive fourteen 30-minute levels to reach Day 2. Late registration is open until the end of level 10 and players are permitted unlimited reentries.
Full details of the qualifiers from Day 1f will follow after the conclusion of the flight.
Days 1a-1e have already been completed, attracting a total of 248 entries. 49 players have qualified for Day 2 thus far, with Nicola Diaco (1,045,000) leading the way with a significant chip lead, followed by Hermann Schweiger (785,000), Stefan Fink (702,000) and Christian Roberts (577,000).
The final opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2 will be Day 1h, which is a turbo flight taking place at noon on Sunday, 4 February. Day 1h will feature 15-minute blind levels but will otherwise follow the same structure as the previous flights.
Day 2 will commence at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 4, and features 45-minute blind levels, while the players who are lucky enough to make Day 3 will return at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 5, again to 45-minute levels.
PokerNews will be providing full live coverage of Day 1g, and from Day 2 onwards, so stay tuned as we move towards the business end of The Hendon Mob Winter Championship Main Event.
