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Hand 1
After a raise to 1,100 in under the gun by Ivan Banic, William Kassouf called in the hijack and Nabil Cardoso moved all in for 6,550 from one seat over. Banic called and Kassouf folded. Cardoso had the 
and won the flip against Banic's 
on a board of 
. "Back in the game!" Kassouf said to Cardoso and smiled.
Hand 2
Guillaume Diaz raised and Arnaud Peyroles moved all in, Diaz folded.
Hand 3
Freek Scholten raised to 1,200 and Kassouf called, Diaz called in the big blind. On the 
flop, Diaz checked. Scholten bet 1,800 and Kassouf raised to 5,000. Diaz folded and Kassouf started some table talk. "Ace high is not good," he said among other things and he got the fold he wanted.
Hand 4
Diaz raised the small blind, Scholten called in the big blind and Diaz then check-folded the 
flop.
Hand 5
Kassouf raised to 1,200 from under the gun and Peyroles called. On the 
flop, Kassouf bet 2,000 and Peyroles moved all in. Kassouf called.
Peyroles: 
Kassouf: 
"Brick brick please," Kassouf said and the 
came on the turn. "Always a sweat, eh," the Brit added. The river was a blank and Kassouf said a brief "thank you" then raked in the pot.
Hand 6
Osman Aksu raised to 1,500 and Scholten called on the button, Kassouf in the big blind. The flop came 
and Aksu took down the pot with a bet of 6,500.
Hand 7
Banic raised to 1,100, Scholten clicked to 3,600 in the cutoff and Kassouf folded in the small blind. Banic called, and then check-folded the 
flop to a continuation bet.
Hand 8
Aksu limped, Diaz raised to 1,700 and Kassouf folded, Aksu called. On the 
flop, Aksu bet 2,000 and Diaz called. On the 
turn, Aksu bet 10,225 and Diaz shoved for 25,575 - Aksu folded. During the hand, Kassouf checked text messages on the phone, likely also looking for upcoming dinner options.
Hand 9
Diaz raised to 1,200 and Scholten called, Kassouf asked "how much" and calledalso. On the 
flop both players checked to Kassouf and he bet 2,150. Only Diaz called and Kassouf started small talk again. "I have the best hand at the moment. I am not on a draw. You got a small pair?" Diaz didn't say a single word.
The turn and 
river were checked. Diaz showed the 
and Kassouf mucked.
Result: One double, one big pot where Kassouf wasn't involved and the Brit busted an opponent to build his stack. Oh, and Aksu busted soon after.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
44,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
12,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
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|
Eliminé |
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Martin Nikolov sits on one of the biggest stacks of the room. Especially after the last against Daniel Pauly.
It was Mark Wagstaff that opened with a raise to 1,200. Nikolov called and so did Raffaele Sorrentino. From the small blind, Pauly popped it up to 5,600 and Nikolov was the only caller.
The flop came 
and Pauly slid out a bet of 5,600. Nikolov called and both checked when the hit the turn.
The river was the and both checked again. Pauly showed that missed the board. NIkolov had 
and raked in another sizeable pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
On the flop of 
, Sarah Herzali bet 2,500 and Max Lehmanski raised to 6,500, Herzali called. On the ]6d] turn, the board paired and brought a flush draw. Herzali checked, Lehmanski bet 8,500 and was called. After the 
river, Herzali checked again and Lehmanski shoved for his last 18,500.
Herzali tanked for a few minutes and then called. Lehmanski had the 
for a bluff and Herzali claimed the chips with .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
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[Removed:17] and Marco Bartolini got it all in and both had flush draws on the 
flop. Yan had Bartolini at risk while holding for two overcards and the nut flush draw.
Bartolini got his last 20,000 in the middle with and was ahead with his pair of fives. The 
turn and river weren't neither a heart, a king or an ace and Bartolini doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | |
|
47,000 |
After being check-raised on the flop, Peter Eichhardt called a bet worth 5,250 by David Cabrera in the big blind on the turn before the on the river brought no betting action, as Eichhardt checked behind. Cabrera showed the and the Swede mucked.
One hand later, Eichhardt raised to 1,200 and Dominik Panka on the button three-bet to 3,200. Eichhardt called and the flop came . Eichhardt checked, Panka bet 4,000 and then folded when the Swede check-raised. The Swede still lost some chips throughout the two hands combined, but remained above average.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
45,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
15,300
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
136,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
120,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
85,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
78,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
67,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
65,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
|
59,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
39,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
36,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
32,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
26,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
23,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
21,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
12,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
10,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
10,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
8,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
5,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
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|
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Level 6 just ended so the players are now on a 75-minute dinner break.
When they come back they'll play two more levels before the conclusion of the day.
Niveau: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Adrian Delmas raised to 1,500 and then called a three-bet to 3,800 by Roberto Perez Gomez from two seats over. The flop came 
andDelmas checked, Gomez bet 2,700 and was called. Both checked the on the turn and the river completed the board.
Delmas checked, Gomez bet 11,700 and the Frenchman snap-called. Perez flashed the and Delmas had that beat with for trips eights.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
