Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
Aleksejs Ponakovs made it 2,200 to go and then called a three-bet to 6,400 by Bert Stevens in the hijack. They saw a flop of ![]()
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and Ponakovs check-called a first barrel by his table neighbor for 5,049. On the
turn, Ponakovs checked once more and Stevens now bet 15,199, picking up another call.
The
river completed the board and Ponakoves checked the third street in a row. Stevens jammed for the 34,080 he had behind and Ponakovs snap-called with ![]()
for nines full, as Stevens hit the rail with the ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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130,858
30,858
|
30,858 |
|
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,811
125,811
|
125,811 |
|
|
217,383
6,375
|
6,375 |
|
|
179,330
48,530
|
48,530 |
|
|
176,901
5,925
|
5,925 |
|
|
172,915
250
|
250 |
|
|
172,312
16,472
|
16,472 |
|
|
||
|
|
170,634 | |
|
|
166,170
166,170
|
166,170 |
|
|
||
|
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154,491
1,250
|
1,250 |
|
|
15,197
15,197
|
15,197 |
|
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Players are now on a five minute break.
Bert Stevens opened to 2,500 and called a three-bet to 7,500 by "GoProWarrior" in the big blind, which led them to the ![]()
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flop. "GoProWarrior" continued for 6,500 to earn a call and checked the
turn. Stevens now bet 9,735 and "GoProWarrior" tossed in calling chips.
The
river completed the board and "GoProWarrior" checked once more. Stevens fired a bet of 36,728 into 48,970 and was called by "GoProWarrior" with the ![]()
to table ![]()
for the bottom pair only.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,634 | |
|
|
60,853
55,262
|
55,262 |
|
|
||
A series of preflop raises eventually saw "DaiMing141319" call off his stack against Andrey Kotelnikov.
"DaiMing141319": ![]()
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Andrey Kotelnikov: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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giving "DaiMing141319" a set, but the
gave Kotelnikov eight outs to a straight. The
sealed it however, improving "DaiMing141319" to a boat and giving him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,016
62,869
|
62,869 |
|
|
42,683
57,317
|
57,317 |
Sergei Denisov made it 2,500 to go from an early position and Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 9,250 in the small blind, picking up a call from Denisov. It was Muehloecker who bet the ![]()
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flop for 6,765 and he earned a call to then check the
turn. Denisov bet 11,230 and Muehloecker check-raised to 29,872, which Denisov called.
The
fell on the river and Muehloecker jammed for 49,003. Denisov only had 32,263 behind and tank-called with the ![]()
for the top two pair. However, Muehloecker had improved to the broadway straight with ![]()
and scored the second knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
173,165
173,165
|
173,165 |
|
|
Busted |
China's Wei Zhao has chipped up by more than 50% early on and scooped several pots. The latest one saw an open raise from under the gun and he was called by Francisco Benitez and Ottomar Ladva on the button and big blind respectively.
Zhao continued the ![]()
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flop for 3,998 and Ladva check-called, Benitez let go. On the
turn, Ladva checked once more and Zhao's bet worth 11,964 did the trick to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,741
55,741
|
55,741 |
|
|
122,545
122,545
|
122,545 |
|
|
108,849
8,849
|
8,849 |
|
|
108,073
108,073
|
108,073 |
|
|
||
|
|
85,658
14,342
|
14,342 |
|
|
75,152
24,848
|
24,848 |
|
|
61,837
61,837
|
61,837 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
Barak Wisbrod made it 1,680 to go and was called by Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb on the button and "Whitelied" in the big blind. On a flop of ![]()
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, Gottlieb bet 6,540 when checked to and picked up a call by "Whitelied" only.
The
followed on the turn and "Whitelied" check-jammed for 81,603, Gottlieb called after he had invested another 19,620.
"Whitelied": ![]()
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Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb: ![]()
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Gottlieb needed a king or ten to score the knockout but the
river was a blank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,826
182,826
|
182,826 |
|
|
44,747
55,253
|
55,253 |