With roughly 4,700 in the pot and the board showing 6♥4♣3♣5♦, both players checked the turn and again checked the K♠ river.
Shai Zurr tabled 10♦10♠ for a solid pair of tens, and Leon Sturm sent his cards quietly into the muck, conceding the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000 | |
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57,600 | |
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Action was picked up on a 5♠2♥K♣ flop. Anatoly Nikitin bet 4,500 from under the gun, and Stephen Hubbard called on the button.
Action checked through on the 2♣ turn.
The river was the 10♥. Nikitin moved all in for roughly 40,000. Hubbard asked for a count and discovered that Nikitin had him outchipped by just 100. Unable to acquire Nikitin’s bounty on this hand, Hubbard decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,200 | |
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39,500 |
With about 36,000 in the pot and the board reading A♣4♦4♣2♦5♠, John Andress checked from under the gun over to Fabian Gumz in the cutoff. Gumz fired out a bet of 18,000, and after a short pause, Andress made the call.
Gumz revealed A♦3♦ for a straight, enough to scoop the sizable pot early in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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93,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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38,400
38,400
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38,400 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Min Zhang raised to 900 from middle position, Max Neugebauer then three-bet to 3,200 from the button, and Zhang made the call.
The dealer fanned a Q♠8♠10♦ flop, Zhang checked, Neugebauer bet 2,000, and Zhang called.
Action checked through on the Q♣ turn card.
The river was the 7♣, Zhang bet 5,000, and Neugebauer called. Zhang tabled K♣10♣, which was good for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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52,300
52,300
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52,300 |
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PokerNews caught the action with Clemen Deng already all in and Loni Harwood having committed 7,000 to the pot. After some consideration, Harwood folded, leaving Raoul Kanme to make the call.
Clemen Deng: 4♦4♥
Raoul Kanme: K♣K♦
Deng was in rough shape and needed serious help from the board, but the runout of A♦J♥9♥7♦7♥ offered no escape. Kanme’s kings held strong, earning him the pot and Deng’s bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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129,000
67,700
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67,700 |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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Busted | |
With about 2,600 already in the middle and the flop showing J♦8♦4♦, Ethan Yau led out from the big blind with a bet of 600. Dinesh Alt made the call.
On the 10♠ turn, Yau checked and Alt took the lead with a bet of 2,000. Yau quickly called.
The 3♦ river saw no further action as both players checked. Yau tabled 10♥8♠ for two pair, and after a quick glance at his own cards, Alt tossed them into the muck, giving up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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59,200
59,200
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59,200 |
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59,000
59,000
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59,000 |
Jovan Sudar raised to 1,000 from middle position, and Jun Obara called in the cutoff. Mustapha Kanit then three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind. Sudar folded, and Obara moved all in for roughly 50,000 effective. Kanit called and was at risk.
Mustapha Kanit: A♦K♥
Jun Obara: J♦J♥
The dealer ran out a board of 7♥5♥4♠6♣5♣ sending Kanit to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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72,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
