Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
With a hefty pot of 89,000 already brewing, the board displayed 9♠4♣Q♣. Rachid El Yaacoubi, taking the initiative, led out with a bet of 15,000. Lorenzo Arduini didn't hesitate to call.
Both players decided to check on the 6♥ turn and again on the 5♦ river, bringing the action to a showdown. El Yaacoubi revealed K♦9♣ for a pair of nines, taking down the pot and adding a nice boost to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
63,000
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63,000 |
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180,000
71,000
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71,000 |
In a tense blind-versus-blind showdown, Shaun Deeb found himself all in against Axel Bayout, who quickly made the call. Deeb was holding J♦9♦, hoping for a miracle, while Bayout had A♣9♠ and looked ready to take the pot.
As the board ran out 5♦2♦4♣10♥9♣, it quickly became clear that Deeb was in trouble. The cards didn’t give him the boost he needed, leaving him empty-handed as Bayout secured the win. Deeb was sent to the rail just shy of the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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340,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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Hand for hand play has commenced as the players approach the money bubble.
Traian Stanciu opened to 18,000 from the button. Rafi Elharar then moved all in from the small blind for 54,000. There was a slight wait for the players to show down as there was an all in at another table. That all in was not called, so Stanciu and Elharar showed down.
Rafi Elharar: A♣8♣
Traian Stanciu: A♦K♦
Stanciu hit the 9♠K♥A♠ flop to make two pair. He held across the 9♦ turn and the 7♠ river confirmed that Elharar would be the bubble boy. All players remaining are guaranteed €3,005 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000
22,500
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22,500 |
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Busted |
Ran Koller opened from the cutoff to 12,000. Timur Margolin then three-bet to 27,000. Koller then opted to four-bet to 68,000 before Margolin announced all in. He had Koller covered and he made the call.
Ran Koller: Q♣Q♥
Timur Margolin: K♠K♥
Koller couldn't hit either of his two outs across the J♠6♥3♥J♦10♥ runout and was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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475,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Action was picked up on the river of K♥10♥8♦4♦10♠ where Giovanni Giudice was facing an all in shove from Adam Siwicki. Giudice was covered.
"Are you bluffing?" asked Guidice.
After a bit longer in the tank, the clock was called. With 2 seconds left to act he made the call and tabled A♥4♣ which bested Siwicki's Q♥J♥.
Siwicki was left with around 80,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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210,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Timur Margolin started things off under the gun with a raise to 12,000, but Fabio Peluso quickly countered with a three-bet to 26,000. After weighing his options, Margolin ultimately decided to call.
When the flop came down 7♣5♠Q♣, Margolin checked to Peluso, who then fired a bet of 18,000. Margolin took a moment to think it over but eventually shoved it all in, prompting an instant call from Peluso.
Peluso turned over A♠A♣ for the top pair, while Margolin revealed his flush draw with K♣10♣. Unfortunately for him, the turn and river brought no clubs or pairs, leaving Peluso to scoop up the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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590,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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181,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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