Break
There have been five eliminations in the first two levels of the day and the remaining 16 players were just sent on their first 15-minute break of the day. They are expected back in their seats at 2:21 p.m.
There have been five eliminations in the first two levels of the day and the remaining 16 players were just sent on their first 15-minute break of the day. They are expected back in their seats at 2:21 p.m.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
Ismael Bojang opened with a raise and Norbert Szecsi three-bet from the blinds. Bojang announced all in and Szecsi made the call.
Ismael Bojang:
Norbert Szecsi:
The board fell , giving the straight to Bojang and Szecsi who split the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ismael Bojang |
5,300,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
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Norbert Szecsi | 1,200,000 | |
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Benjamin Zamani limped from the cutoff and small blind William Mitchell limped as well from the small blind. Big blind Nikolai Sears bet pot worth 320,000 and Zamani put him all in for effectively 505,000. Mitchell folded with 360,000 behind and Sears called.
Nikolai Sears:
Benjamin Zamani:
The board ran out and Sears doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Zamani |
4,170,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
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Nikolai Sears |
1,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
William Mitchell |
360,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
Benjamin Zamani raised to 160,000 from middle position and Ayaz Mahmood called from the small blind. Big blind Mihai Niste bet pot worth 640,000 and Zamani called. Mahmood went all in for his last 2,035,000 and Niste called for his tournament life and had his entire 1,050,000 stack in the middle. Zamani got out of the way.
Mihai Niste:
Ayaz Mahmood:
The board ran out and Niste managed to more than double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Zamani |
3,500,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
|
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Mihai Niste |
2,700,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Ayaz Mahmood |
985,000
-1,365,000
|
-1,365,000 |
|
Steve Sung opened from the cutoff and it was called by Johannes Toebbe in the big blind.
Everything went in the middle on the flop . Toebbe was holding for a flush and a straight draw while Sung held . The turn bricked and the river brought a , giving the straight to Toebbe who eliminated Sung from the event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Johannes Toebbe |
2,320,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
Steve Sung | Busted | |
|
Adam Monaghan raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and Johannes Toebbe potted from the blinds, putting Monaghan's tournament at risk. The latter called and they tabled their cards:
Adam Monaghan:
Johannes Toebbe:
The board brought , giving a set of kings to Toebbe who eliminated another player from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Johannes Toebbe |
2,400,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Adam Monaghan | Busted |
Glen Cressman raised under the gun and Christopher Zametz pushed all in for a stack worth 365,000. It folded to James Little who announced pot and Cressman let it go.
Christopher Zametz:
James Little:
The board appeared , giving the winning hand to Little with the aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Little |
4,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Glen Cressman |
3,100,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Christopher Zametz | Busted |
Denis Bagdasarov (small blind), William Mitchell (big blind), Nikolai Sears (under the gun), and Benjamin Zamani (button) saw a flop four-ways and that's where Sears' last 1,100,00 got in the middle. Zamani took him up on the challenge while the board read .
Nikolai Sears:
Benjamin Zamani:
The board ran out with the turn and river and Zamani eliminated Sears in 13th place for $13,617.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Zamani |
5,100,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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Denis Bagdasarov |
2,160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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William Mitchell |
80,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Nikolai Sears | Busted |
Benjamin Zamani raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and small blind William Mitchell put his last 75,000 in the middle. Big blind Ayaz Mahmood bet pot which was 555,000.
Zamani asked how much Mahmood had behind which was about 600,000 and Zamani called.
The flop fell and Mahmood checked in the big blind. Zamani bet pot and that was enough to make him fold.
William Mitchell:
Benjamin Zamani:
The board ran out with the turn and river and Mitchell was eliminated from the tournament despite hitting a straight. Zamani flopped a flush to sent Mitchell home in 12th place for $17,278.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Zamani |
5,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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Ayaz Mahmood |
600,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
|
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William Mitchell | Busted |