Level: 35
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level: 35
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Georgios Tsouloftas limped in from the small blind with Q♦10♥ and Andrea Ricci checked the big blind holding J♠9♥.
On the 9♦8♦10♠ flop, Tsouloftas bet 300,000, and Ricci called, then they both checked the 6d] turn.
A Q♥ dropped on the river where Tsouloftas bet 325,000, and Ricci raised to 900,000. Tsouloftas thought for a short time then folder his two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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12,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
Mousa Awad limped in from the small blind before Michal Schuh checked in the big blind. Awad bet 350,000 on the 5♥3♥2♣ flop and was called by Schuh.
Awad then checked the 5♠ turn and subsequently folded when Schuh bet 650,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,950,000
2,150,000
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2,150,000 |
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7,150,000
2,350,000
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2,350,000 |
|
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5,100,000
1,660,000
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1,660,000 |
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4,000,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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2,500,000
700,000
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700,000 |
Vito Branciforte shoved for 2,490,000 from under the gun and Georgios Tsouloftas called on the button.
Vito Branciforte: 5♠5♥
Georgios Tsouloftas: 10♠10♦
Branciforte was way behind and looked likely to be the final table bubble boy, especially after the 8♠K♠J♦ flop. However, the 5♣ turn improved him to a set and left him one card away from a double-up.
The 7♥ on the river changed nothing, and Tsouloftas had to fork out a portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,600,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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5,700,000
2,790,000
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2,790,000 |
Tomas Krivsky raised from the button to 600,000 and Michal Schuh called out of the big blind.
They saw a flop of 4♠Q♣5♣, where Schuh check-called a bet of 425,000.
A K♦ dropped on the turn and again Schuh went into check-call mode when Krivsky fired 950,000.
When the J♠ came on the river, both players decided to check. Schuh tabled Q♥J♥ for two pair, and Krivsky flashed A♥A♠ before he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,200,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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5,500,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
Michal Schuh raised to 600,000 under the gun. Tomas Krivsky then committed his 3,425,000 chips in the small blind. Schuh asked for a count but called midway through the process.
Tomas Krivsky: K♥J♥
Michal Schuh: A♥Q♣
Both players paired on the Q♦2♥K♣ flop, but the K♦ turn left Schuh drawing dead. The 5♥ river could not change anything as Krivsky survived the final table bubble with his trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,450,000
1,950,000
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1,950,000 |
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7,200,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Andrea Ricci raised to 600,000 as first to act. Georgios Tsouloftas defended in the big blind, going to a flop of 2♠Q♣7♦.
Tsouloftas checked to Ricci, who bet 500,000. Tsouloftas decided to call and saw the 4♣ appear on the turn.
Ricci sized up to 1,800,000. Tsouloftas stuck around to the 3♣ river, which he checked as well.
Ricci piled in 4,000,000 chips, sending Tsouloftas into the tank. Eventually, he slid in a call. Ricci showed A♥3♥ for a pair of threes, being bested by the 5♣4♥ of Tsouloftas who had called with third pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,000,000
7,400,000
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7,400,000 |
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6,700,000
5,300,000
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5,300,000 |
The ten remaining players have been sent on a short 15-minute break.
Level: 36
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
A couple of hands have turned Erik van Hulst's tournament around!
First, Michal Schuh shoved from the cutoff and Van Hulst called from the small blind for around 1,600,000.
Erik van Hulst: Q♣10♦
Michal Schuh: Q♥J♦
The flop of K♥7♠7♦ kept Schuh in the lead, as did the 8♥ turn, but the kc] river gave them both two pair with a queen kicker.
In the next hand, Van Hulst shoved from the button and Mousa Awad called from the big blind.
Erik van Hulst: Q♥J♠
Mousa Awad: A♠8♠
Awad flopped an eight but Van Hulst turned a queen and survived the river on the 4♥8♥10♣Q♠4♦ board, which brought his stack toward the five-million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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4,600,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
|
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4,500,000
2,650,000
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2,650,000 |