The stream has started, and the action resumed with 30 minutes remaining on the current level, where blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
The stream has started, and the action resumed with 30 minutes remaining on the current level, where blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
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Klemens Roiter and Marius Gierse respectively got jams through, and Gierse then opened to 240,000 from the hijack as Artur Martirosian called on the button.
Both players checked on the flop of 5♦7♦J♥ and Gierse checked again on the 7♥ turn. Martirosian bet 260,000 and Gierse laid it down.
Klemens Roiter completed from the small blind and Artur Martirosian raised to 360,000 from the big blind. Roiter called to see the Q♠2♥4♦ flop.
Roiter went for a check and Martirosian bet 145,000, which resulted in a fold from Roiter.
The very next hand, Chance Kornuth raised to 250,000 under the gun and only Martirosian called out of the small blind.
Martirosian knuckled it over to Kornuth on the 5♦J♣7♥ flop, and Kornuth placed out a continuation-bet of 250,000. Martirosian quickly let go of his hand.
Then, Roiter raised to 250,000 from the hijack before folding versus a button three-bet to 500,000 from Pavel Plesuv.
Yosuke Miki opened to 200,000 in the hijack and Artur Martirosian and Pavel Plesuv called in the blinds.
Action checked to Miki on the flop of 3♥8♠J♠ and he bet 250,000. Only Plesuv called. Both players then checked on the J♣ turn and again on the A♣ river. Plesuv showed A♥8♥ to win the pot with a pair of aces and counterfeited pair of eights.
The next hand, Miki opened to 240,000 and Chance Kornuth defended his big blind.
Kornuth checked on the flop of 4♦A♠J♠ and Miki continued for 180,000. Kornuth called. Both players then checked on the A♥ turn. Kornuth led out for 315,000 on the 9♥ river and Miki laid it down.
Level: 20
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Artur Martirosian raised to 200,000 from middle position and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 900,000 with just 50,000 behind in the cutoff. Martirosian jammed and Kornuth called.
Chance Kornuth: A♣K♣
Artur Martirosian: Q♥Q♣
Kornuth was at risk once again, and once again he woke up with a premium hand, although this time he had run into the queens of Martirosian.
The A♥10♦8♣ flop propelled Kornuth into the lead with top pair, and he stayed there through the 3♣ turn and 10♠ river to secure another double-up.
Marius Gierse raised to 200,000 under the gun and only Artur Martirosian called from the hijack.
Gierse checked on the monotone 7♠2♠A♠ flop and Martirosian bet 150,000. Gierse just called.
Two checks followed the 2♦ turn for the 10♠ to complete the board. Gierse bet 200,000, and after a few moments mulling it over, Martirosian raised to 1,600,000.
Gierse didn't take too long to fold, and Martirosian dragged in another pot.
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Artur Martirosian then raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Pavel Plesuv called in the hijack. The good-spirited Winter then three-bet to 800,000 on the button to bring folds from both opponents.
Artur Martirosian opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 835,000 from the small blind with just a chip or two behind. Martirosian folded.