Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The 77 players are now on a 15-minute break Below are some highlights from Level 3.
Elmir Ndoj raised to 1,200 under the gun. Niklas Astedt three-bet to 3,500 in middle position and was called by Panagiotis Oikonomou on the button and Arturo Paduano in the big blind.
Ndoj also tossed in the extra chips, after which a flop of Q♦2♦J♠ was dealt. It checked to Astedt, who bet 2,500. Oikonomou was the only caller as Ndoj mucked 7♥7♦ and Paduano folded 10♠10♦.
The 5♣ turn went check-check and Astedt checked again on the 9♦ river. Oikonomou fired a big bet of 12,600 and Astedt mulled it over for a long time before finally deciding to call.
Oikonomou turned over 9♥9♣ for a rivered set, beating Astedt's hero call with K♦J♥ for second pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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255,000
3,000
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3,000 |
|
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134,000
26,000
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26,000 |
|
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105,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
31,500
18,600
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18,600 |
Emil Bise opened from under the gun to 1,200. Vladimir Troyanovskiy called on the button and Seyed Dezfooli defended the big blind.
The 2♦8♣4♣ flop was checked around before Dezfooli led for 2,100 on the 3♦ turn. Bise called and Troyanovskiy folded. The 9♥ saw Dezfooli slow down and check. Bise bet 14,000 and Dezfooli went into the tank.
Ultimately he flicked in the call and was shown A♣5♣ for the wheel by Bise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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95,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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85,000
12,000
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12,000 |
In a blind-on-blind battle between Aram Sargsyan in the small blind and Vlad Darie in the big blind, Sargsyan put 2,000 into a small pot of 5,000 on a board of 3♥K♦A♠Q♥2♦.
Darie then put in a big raise to 12,000, which Sargsyan quickly called. Sargsyan showed 5♠4♠ for a straight to the five, and Darie quickly mucked.
One table over, Hadi Zaizafoun was seen leaving the tournament area, with Sirzat Hissou acquiring the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
|
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140,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
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||
|
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111,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Viktor Blom had bet 1,600 from the button on a flop of Q♦4♦6♣ with Yohay Bullkich calling from middle position.
Bullkich check-called a bet of 4,800 from Blom on the 2♠ turn, and then led out for 10,000 upon seeing the 3♠ river. This prompted a quick fold from Blom.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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55,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Oliver Boesch, Paulius Mikaliunas, and Milos Petakovic had all put in around 4,000 preflop to see a flop of 3♠4♦K♦. Petakovic and Boesch checked, Mikaliunas bet 5,500, Petakovic folded, and Boesch called.
The 2♦ turn was checked through to the 9♠ where Boesch fired 18,000. Mikaliunas was in the tank but elected to fold after a while, and Boesch was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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135,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
55,000
14,500
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14,500 |
Maik Frey opened to 1,200 from the cutoff with Nick Palma and Fahredin Mustafov calling out of the blinds.
The 9♠2♦6♥ was checked around for the 4♥ to come on the turn. Palma led out for 2,000 which both Mustafov and Frey called.
Everyone checked the Q♦ river and Palma took down the pot with 8♠8♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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56,000
500
|
500 |
Niklas Astedt raised to 1,200 in the hijack and Christophe Panetti called on the button. Panagiotis Oikonomou then three-bet to 3,600 in the small blind before Abdullah Selcuk tanked in the big blind.
Eventually, he committed his stack of 9,200 in the middle for an all-in bet. Astedt quickly folded his Q♣8♥. Panetti asked for a count but ended up mucking his A♠J♦, whereafter Oikonomou snap called.
Abdullah Selcuk: 8♣7♣
Panagiotis Oikonomou: K♥K♣
Selcuk's move had not worked out as the A♦Q♥A♣7♦3♦ runout did not improve him enough to crack Oikonomou's kings.
He departed from the final table while Oikonomou grew his stack above what he started the day with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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108,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
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95,800
9,200
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9,200 |
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50,100
5,300
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5,300 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
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Busted |