THMC Main Event Day 1fg | 2024 THM Winter Championship

02-03-2024 20:21 UTC+1

Limp-Jam Works For Kistler

Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rene Kistler limped under the gun. An opponent raised from the button to 2,500 and was called by Tomas Pihurik in the small blind and Stipe Orec in the big blind.

Action folded back to Kistler who moved all in for around 18,000, earning swift folds from his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Pihurik	57,000 57,000	57,000
Stipe Orec	52,000 52,000	52,000
Rene Kistler	29,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Rene Kistler Stipe Orec Tomas Pihurik

02-03-2024 20:32 UTC+1

Pranjes Busts Kistler

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player limped under the gun and was followed by two players in middle position. Rene Kistler moved all in for 11,000 from the small blind, and Boris Pranjes moved all in for 52,600 in the big blind, forcing folds from the limpers.

Rene Kistler: J♥10♠
Boris Pranjes: A♥K♦

Kistler needed some help from the board but none arrived on the Q♥3♣5♠3♠K♠ runout, Pranjes scooping the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Pranjes	67,500 9,500	9,500
Rene Kistler	Busted

Tags: Boris Pranjes Rene Kistler

02-03-2024 20:42 UTC+1

Triple Barrel Works For Kistler

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rene Kistler had reentered and opened to 1,600 from the button, receiving a call from Marius Wolf in the small blind.

On the K♣6♥4♦ flop Wolf check-called a bet of 1,600 from Kistler.

On the Q♣ turn Wolf check-called a bet of 3,600 from Kistler.

On the 5♦ river Wolf checked to Kistler who fired out a bet of 13,000, forcing a fold from Wolf.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Kistler	57,200 57,200	57,200
Marius Wolf	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Marius Wolf Rene Kistler

02-03-2024 20:44 UTC+1

Wolf Busts Looser

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Cards were on their backs on a board of K♦2♠7♦10♦ and Tom Looser was all in and at risk versus Marius Wolf.

Tom Looser: K♣Q♦
Marius Wolf: A♥A♣

Looser had run his top pair into the aces of Wolf, and no help arrived on the 6♣ river, sending Looser to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Wolf	108,000 55,000	55,000
Tom Looser	Busted

Tags: Marius Wolf Tom Looser

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

02-03-2024 20:57 UTC+1

Triple Up for Polverino

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Daniele Polverino had moved all in for 36,000 on a board of A♦10♦7♠J♣ and been called by two opponents.

On the 6♥ river one of his opponents moved all in forcing a fold from the other player contesting the side pot.

Polverino showed J♦10♥ for two pair, which was good versus his opponent's A♣9♦ for a pair of aces, allowing Polverino to scoop a significant pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Polverino	137,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Daniele Polverino

02-03-2024 21:07 UTC+1

Check-Jam Works for Kempf

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 10♥3♣2♠ and with around 22,000 already in the middle, Christian Kempf checked to Christian Beer, who slid out a bet of 7,000. Rene Kistler on the button then produced a three-bet to 18,000.

Kempf was not deterred by the action, and produced a four-bet jam to 43,400, earning folds from both his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Kempf	90,000 90,000	90,000
Christian Beer	62,000 62,000	62,000
Rene Kistler	34,000 23,200	23,200

Tags: Christian Beer Christian Kempf Rene Kistler

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-03-2024 21:23 UTC+1

Polverino Wins Battle of the Blinds

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Two opponents had limped from early position and Stipe Orec followed in the small blind. Daniele Polverino raised to 3,000 and only Orec called.

The 5♥10♠5♠ flop was checked through by both players. On the 8♣ turn Orec led out with a bet of 3,000 and Polverino called.

On the A♠ river Orec downsized and put out a bet of 1,000. Polverino called.

Orec showed Q♠Q♣ for a pair of queens, which was no good versus Polverino's A♥K♣ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Polverino	163,000 26,000	26,000
Stipe Orec	120,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Daniele Polverino Stipe Orec

02-03-2024 21:35 UTC+1

Kaleci Gets Three-Bet Jam Through

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Stefan Gygax opened to 3,500 from middle position and was called by Hao Liu in the next seat.

Action folded to Dritan Kaleci in the big blind, who produced a three-bet jam of 57,000, forcing folds from both his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dritan Kaleci	65,000 65,000	65,000
Stefan Gycax	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hao Liu	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Dritan Kaleci Hao Liu Stefan Gygax