Level: 34
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level: 34
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Tiberiu Tirca called for 200,000. Marius Schneider raised to 450,000 on the button. Tirca called.
He checked the 5♣10♣5♥ flop to Schneider who bet 300,000. Tirca then check-raised to 775,000. Schneider took a moment before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,250,000
650,000
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650,000 |
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5,575,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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Marius Schneider raised to 450,000 on the button and Tiberiu Tirca called.
Schneider bet 325,000 on the 9♦8♠2♦ flop and Tirca raised to 900,000. Schneider then moved all in for 2,650,000 and Tirca snap-called.
Marius Schneider: A♣A♥
Tiberiu Tirca: K♥9♥
"Wait for Romanian bracelet," Sergiu Covrig said as he came over to film the action in support of Tirca. The 6♥ fell on the turn. "Okay, other way around," Covrig said, but the river was the J♥ and Schneider held on to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,200,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
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5,600,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
Tiberiu Tirca raised to 400,000 on the button and Marius Schneider folded.
Schneider then raised to 450,000, Tirca three-bet to 1,350,000, and Schneider again folded.
Both players then checked to the turn in a limped pot on a board of 8♠7♥4♦2♠. Schneider led out for 225,000 from the big blind and Tirca called. The 5♠ river was checked down and Tirca showed 10♥4♣ for a pair of fours to win yet another pot.
The next hand, Tirca raised to 400,000 on the button and Schneider called. Tirca continued for 350,000 on the A♦K♦7♥ flop and Schneider folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,800,000
1,550,000
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1,550,000 |
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3,000,000
1,575,000
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1,575,000 |
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Tiberiu Tirca called on the button. Marius Schneider checked his option.
Marius Schneider checked the flop of 8♠5♦10♣ which prompted Tirca to bet 200,000. Schneider then put in the check-raise to 600,000. Tirca folded.
Schneider then opened to 450,000 from the button. Tirca called before checking the 4♠10♠Q♠ flop to Schneider who continued for 300,000. Tirca quickly folded once again.v
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,250,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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4,575,000
975,000
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975,000 |
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Level: 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
On the second hand of heads-up play, Tiberiu Tirca raised to 320,000 on the button and Marius Schneider called.
The flop came A♠6♣2♠ and Tirca bet 250,000. Schneider called and the 3♣ fell on the turn. Tirca then bet 1,500,000 and Schneider again called.
The river was the Q♠ and Tirca bet 2,600,000. Schneider paused momentarily but eventually tossed his cards into the muck as Tirca took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,200,000
1,325,000
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1,325,000 |
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3,600,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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Ib Poulsen moved all in from the button for 1,185,000. Tiberiu Tirca called in the big blind.
Ib Poulsen: Q♠10♣
Tiberiu Tirca: A♣10♠
Poulsen was dominated and Tirca's ace high held across the 6♦4♦7♠K♣4♥ runout to go heads-up with Marius Schneider.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,300,000
2,450,000
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2,450,000 |
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5,600,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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Busted | |
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Marius Schneider raised to 320,000 on the button and De Han Kim reraised to 700,000 in the small blind, leaving himself just 40,000 behind. Schneider put him all in and Kim tossed in his last chips.
De Han Kim: A♣10♦
Marius Schneider: J♦7♦
The K♦Q♥9♣ flop kept Kim in the lead, but Schneider hit the 7♣ on the turn to make a pair and move in front. The 5♦ river marked the end of Kim's tournament as he was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,800,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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Busted | |
Play has slowed down at the final table. Each player has had a go at stealing the blinds and antes.
Marius Schneider opened to 320,000 from under the gun and received a full round of folds. Ib Poulsen did the same from the same position.
One hand has gotten to showdown within the last five minutes or so. The runout of K♦9♥3♣9♣Q♥ was checked down to the river with Poulsen, Schneider and Tiberiu Tirca all involved. It was Tirca's A♠7♥ that was good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,250,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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3,850,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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2,450,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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