Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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The remaining 661 players have been sent on their first 25-minute break of the day.
Salah Essersi raised to 1,100 from the button and the big blind defended.
The big blind check-called a bet of 600 from Essersi on the 5♥2♥10♠ flop.
The 2♣ turn checked through to the 10♥ on the river. The big blind checked again and Essersi went into the tank. Essersi counted out a bet of 8,100, but hesitated on his decision before choosing to check back.
The big blind tabled A♠4♦ for a missed straight draw, while Essersi won this pot with K♥9♥ for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000
6,000
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6,000 |
Jimmy Fernandes raised to 1,400 from under the gun and was called by the cutoff. However Frédéric Pistenon in the small blind raised to 3,600. Fernandes called, while the cutoff folded.
Both players checked the 6♦A♦J♦ flop leading to the 10♦ where Pistenon led out for 6,000.
"You have the K♦?" Fernandes asked. "If you have it you have to show it," he added while folding. Pistenon revealed his cards, but J♥J♠ for a set with no diamonds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Robert Fishot raised to 1,400 from the small blind and the big blind made the call.
Fishot continued for 1,400 on the K♦4♠9♥ flop. The big blind elected to see a turn
Fishot slowed down on the J♣ turn and the big blind took the lead for 3,900. Fishot called.
The 10♣ river saw Fishot play in flow. The big blind bet out 12,500, a sizeable portion of Fishot's stack, and Fishot snap-called. The big blind chose to muck, while Fishot slammed the A♣J♦ on the table as he erupted in cheer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
The cutoff raised to 1,000, Esteban Pascual three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind and the big blind cold called. The original raiser folded.
Pascual continued for 2,500 on the 4♥2♣8♥ flop. The blind raised to 7,400 and Pascual four-bet jammed for his opponent's effective stack of 42,000. The big blind thought for some time before choosing to fold. Pascual won this pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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104,000
33,000
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33,000 |
Winamax Team Pro Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes opened to from the cutoff, and he received a call by Nicolas Dumont who defended from the big blind.
Kool Shen bet 1,000 on the 8♠3♥9♥ and Dumont check-called, then both players checked the K♦ turn.
On the 10♥ river, Dumont led out for 1,500. Kool Shen called and thought he had the win with A♥9♦. But he didn't see that Dumont with J♠7♠ hit a straight on the river to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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75,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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55,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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