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12-15-2020 13:24 UTC

Dominykas Mikolaitis Eliminated in 6th Place ($234,255)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The action folded all the way to Manuel Ruivo in the small blind and he moved all-in to give Dominykas Mikolaitis in the big blind the option to fold or call. Mikolaitis opted for the latter for what appeared to be around 2.5 million and the cards were turned over.

Dominykas Mikolaitis:
Manuel Ruivo:

Ruivo improved to a set on the flop and Mikolaitis groaned. "Something fun, come on ... the four of clubs," he demanded. However, it was all over with the turn and that made the river a formality.

Mikolaitis has been eliminated in 6th place, which comes with a payday of $234,255.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ruivo	7,600,000	2,500,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	Busted

Tags: Dominykas Mikolaitis Manuel Ruivo

12-15-2020 13:22 UTC

Small Pot for Ruivo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Damian Salas limped in from the small blind and Manuel Ruivo checked his option out of the big blind.

On a flop of , Salas check-called a small bet and the on the turn was checked by both. Salas checked again the on the river and Ruivo bet 350,000 to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	10,200,000	-500,000
Manuel Ruivo	5,100,000	600,000

12-15-2020 13:16 UTC

Ruivo Chips Up Some

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Damian Salas raised to 500,000 from under the gun and Manuel Ruivo then three-bet to 1.8 million from one seat over, which represented essentially half of his stack.

All other players folded and Salas gave it some thought before electing to fold.

Salas was in the big blind next and checked his option when Brunno Botteon limped in. They checked to the river, Botteon made it 225,000 to go and Salas folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brunno Botteon	12,700,000	-400,000
Damian Salas	10,700,000	-900,000
Manuel Ruivo	4,500,000	450,000

12-15-2020 13:06 UTC

Stoyan Obreshkov Eliminated in 7th Place ($160,512)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Stoyan Obreshkov made it 900,000 to go in the cutoff with fewer than that behind and Damian Salas on the button re-raised to 1.75 million. The blinds got out of the way and Obreshkov called it off, then walked over to his friends on the rail after the cards were turned over.

Stoyan Obreshkov:
Damian Salas:

Both players paired up on the flop which kept Salas in the lead. The turn brought some chop outs but Salas sealed the second knockout on the final table with the river. Obreshkov has been eliminated in 7th place and takes home $160,512.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	11,600,000	1,400,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	Busted

Tags: Damian Salas Stoyan Obreshkov

12-15-2020 13:02 UTC

Some Pushes; No Calls

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dominykas Mikolaitis jammed up his stack without being called and then it was Ramon Miquel Munoz who open-shoved to steal the blinds and antes. Stoyan Obreshkov had raised for most of his stack once but wasn't able to chip up much either.

Damian Salas then raised to 650,000 in the small blind and Manuel Ruivo folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brunno Botteon	13,100,000	1,000,000
Damian Salas	10,200,000	600,000
Manuel Ruivo	4,050,000	50,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	2,600,000	400,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	1,550,000	-650,000

12-15-2020 12:54 UTC

Streda Doubles through Mikolaitis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Once the action folded all the way to Dominykas Mikolaitis in the small blind who was in the eight seat, he glanced over to Marco Streda in the one seat with the dealer in between. "Around three million?" Mikolaitis inquired and Streda nodded.

The push of Mikolaitis followed and Streda checked his cards, then made the call.

Marco Streda:
Dominykas Mikolaitis:

The flop fell and Mikolaitis asked for a five or nine. He would receive neither on the turn and the river let Streda double for 2,775,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Streda	5,750,000	2,200,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	2,200,000	-2,600,000

12-15-2020 12:47 UTC

Mikolaitis Pushes Into Salas

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Damian Salas raised to 675,000 out of the small blind and won the big blind and ante off Manuel Ruivo, who dropped to approximately 20 blinds.

One hand later, Salas raised to 475,000 and Dominykas Mikolaitis pushed out of the big blind. Salas eyeballed the stack of his opponent for more than a minute without asking for a count but opted to fold instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	9,600,000	-300,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	4,800,000	200,000
Manuel Ruivo	4,000,000	-400,000
Ramon Miquel Munoz	2,600,000	25,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	2,200,000	-100,000

12-15-2020 12:38 UTC

Hannes Speiser Eliminated in 8th Place ($109,982)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The action kicked off with a raise to 425,000 by Damian Salas in early position and Hannes Speiser opted to three-bet jam as one of the three table short stacks. Salas asked for a count and once it was deemed to be for 1,925,000, Salas made the call.

Hannes Speiser:
Damian Salas:

Speiser picked up a gutshot and counterfeit outs on the flop. The turn added more outs with the open-ended straight draw but the on the river ended his run in 8th place for $109,982.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	9,900,000	2,100,000
Hannes Speiser	Busted

Tags: Damian Salas Hannes Speiser

12-15-2020 12:35 UTC

Mikolaitis Jams Up Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Manuel Ruivo min-raised to 400,000 only for table neighbor Dominykas Mikolaitis to jam and win the pot. Both stack sizes were nearly evened out after the hand was done and dusted.

One hand later, Brunno Botteon raised to 400,000 and claimed the blinds and big blind ante.