Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Leszek Badurowicz opened to 2,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Samuel Albeck on the button and Dorel Eldabach in the big blind.
The 9♣8♣7♠ flop was checked to the 3♦ turn, where Eldabach led out with a bet of 5,000. Only Badurowicz called.
The A♦ hit on the river to complete the board, and Eldabach check-folded versus a bet of 6,000 from Badurowicz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
114,000
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
|
76,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Dorel Eldabach raised from under the gun and received two callers in Levani Rozomashvili and Leszek Badurowicz on the button. Tomasz Kozub potted to 7,200 in the big blind and Eldabach called, Rozomashvili folded and Badurowicz called.
On the 10♦8♦5♣ flop, Kozub checked and Eldabach bet the pot, splashing in two blue T-25,000 chips. That resulted in two folds and Eldabach was all smiles when he collected the pot.
"Easy money, small buy in this," Eldabach said and then added "bring me 100k buy-in".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
18,200
|
18,200 |
|
|
99,300
700
|
700 |
|
|
98,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
28,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Tomasz Kozub opened to 1,800 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 5,500 from Samuel Albeck in the big blind. Kozub quickly called.
On the Q♦8♥2♣ flop, Albeck continued with a bet of 4,500, only for Kozub to respond with a quick raise to 25,300.
Albeck took quite a bit of time to ponder his decision. but ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
73,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Four ways to the 7♠3♥2♥ flop with 10,500 in the middle, Robert Cowen bet 7,500. Vakhtang Javakhishvili called in the cutoff, Jeremy Trojand folded out of the small blind and Harald Casagrande called in the big blind.
The 2♠ turn paired the board and brought a second flush draw. Casagrande checked again and Cowen bet 18,000 this time. Two folds later, the Brit collected the pot without any further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
118,300
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
|
103,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
58,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Vakhtang Javakhishvili has reentered, and he opened to 1,800 from the button, only to be faced with a three-bet to 5,900 from Bouwe Claushuis in the small blind.
Javakhishvili called to see the K♣K♠6♥ flop, where Claushuis continued with a bet of 2,500, which failed to shake off his opponent.
The 3♠ hit on the turn, and Claushuis quickly check-folded versus a bet of 11,000 from Javakhishvili.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
98,000
24,900
|
24,900 |
Krasimir Yankov had already been registered for the tournament but only took his seat now, and he was followed by fellow Bulgarian and Omaha specialist Veselin Karakitukov. That brought the field up to 20 entries with 19 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 |
Jose Scarano and Maksim Shuts limped in, Nino Pansier on the button raised to 2,800 and was called by Jan-Peter Jachtmann in the big blind along with the two limpers.
They all checked the 10♥10♠6♣ flop to the 3♣ turn on which it checked to Pansier. He bet 4,000 and was called only by Scarano. Both checked again the Q♠ river and Scarano tabled his Q♣J♥J♣9♣, which Pansier had beat with the A♣A♥8♣6♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
117,400
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
|
68,800
31,200
|
31,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,200
7,100
|
7,100 |
Dorel Eldabach opened to 1,800 from the button, and Levani Rozomashvili responded with a three-bet to 5,700 from the big blind.
Eldabach smiled, reached for chips, and produced a four-bet to 9,000. "He's raising while smiling", laughed Samuel Albeck.
Matters took a more serious turn when Rozomashvili turned up the heat further with a five-bet to 27,300. "That's what I like to see, double-up incoming", said Eldabach, as he made the call, and pulled his hoody right up over his face.
"Double-up, double-up", Eldabach quietly repeated to himself, as the flop came 7♦4♦2♥.
Eldabach quipped "Small tourney, SPR less than one, pot is the only bet", and Rozomashvili duly responded with a bet of 55,400. Eldabach moved all-in for 55,700, and Rozomashvili called.
"Aces and what?", asked Eldabach.
Dorel Eldabach: Q♦9♦K♣7♣
Levani Rozomashvili: A♠A♣K♦10♠
Eldabach was correct that he was up against aces, and he had the perfect hand to crack them with top pair and the flush draw.
The 7♠ turn put Eldabach in front with trip sevens, and the 9♠ river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
166,800
68,800
|
68,800 |
|
|
32,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
The completed board showed K♣9♦6♣3♠7♠ and Bouwe Claushuis checked out of the small blind. With around 17,000 in the middle, Vakhtang Javakhishvili on the button made it 15,000 to go and that sent Claushuis into the tank.
He then stared at his opponent and both players started to smirk.
"This is not friendly," Claushuis said and then added "I will be friendly" before tossing in three orange T-5,000 chips.
Javakhishvili tabled the J♣8♦7♣6♥ for sixes and sevens, which Claushuis had beat holding the A♠K♠6♠4♣ for the superior two pair,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
133,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
73,100
73,100
|
73,100 |