The remaining 40 players are heading into their last 20-minute break of the day. One further 90-minute level will be played for today.
We caught up with Davidi Kitai earlier today and asked him how to play against small stacks.
The remaining 40 players are heading into their last 20-minute break of the day. One further 90-minute level will be played for today.
We caught up with Davidi Kitai earlier today and asked him how to play against small stacks.
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dmitry Yurasov |
765,000
341,000
|
341,000 |
Tomas Macnamara |
698,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Aliaksei Boika |
660,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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Martin Nikolov |
660,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Sarah Herzali |
626,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Ismael Bojang |
615,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Guillaume Diaz |
600,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Davidi Kitai |
575,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
Benjamin Pollak | 500,000 | |
Chi Zhang |
496,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
Konrad Abela |
462,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
Elie Saad |
447,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Louis Cartarius |
440,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Frederik Jensen |
408,000
-152,000
|
-152,000 |
|
||
Dong Zhao |
388,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Dan Shak |
375,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Guillaume Valle |
360,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Mats Karlsson | 340,000 | |
Xixiang Luo |
337,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy |
334,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Walter Treccarichi |
308,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Thomas Lentrodt | 300,000 | |
Bastian Dohler |
300,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
Dominik Panka |
294,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
Usman Siddique |
286,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
Frederik Jensen raised from the button and Xixiang Luo just called in the big blind. "How much?" Jensen asked when the flop fell . "About 300," Luo replied before the Dane then inquired whether his opponent had any green T-25,000 chips or not.
Luo bet 25,000 and Jensen called. After the turn, Luo bet 55,000 and Jensen called. The fell on the river and Luo bet again for what looked like 93,000. Jensen quickly tossed in a chip for the call and Luo turned over the before seeing the bad news, Jensen had rivered two pair with and claimed the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Frederik Jensen |
710,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
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Xixiang Luo |
160,000
-177,000
|
-177,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski adventure at the feature table didn't last long. After a couple of hands, he moved all in for 74,000 and he was eliminated by the hands of Peter Ockenden.
From first position, Badziakouski moved all in and Ockenden called from the big blind.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Peter Ockenden:
The board ran out and Ockenden scored the knock-out.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Peter Ockenden |
271,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski | Eliminé |
From first position, Eugene Katchalov raised all in for 67,000 and everybody got out of the way besides Dmitry Yurasov.
The chip leader quickly called and the cards were opened.
Eugene Katchalov:
Dmitry Yurasov:
Katchalov needed to hit to survive but he couldn't connect to the board.
Katchalov was sent home and Yurasov added even more chips to his impressive stack.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dmitry Yurasov |
825,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Eugene Katchalov | Eliminé |
Davidi Kitai just added another tower to his impressive castle of chips in a hand against Russian Sergey Sergeev.
Preflop Kitai raised to 20,000 from the hijack, and only Sergeev on the button called. Both palyers checked the flop.
At the turn, Kitai opted for the delayed continuation-bet of 18,000, but Sergeev wasn't parting yet and made the call. Kitai fired another bullet on the river, this time of 36,000, and Sergeev called again.
Kitai's flopped straight draw had improved to two pair on the river, sufficient to scoop the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Davidi Kitai |
640,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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Sergey Sergeev |
160,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Thomas Lentrodt opened to 18,000 from the cutoff. Dan Shak called on the button and Usman Saddique defended his big blind. Saddique and Lentrodt checked to Shak on the flop. The American hedge fund manager bet 25,000, which both opponents called.
On the turn, Shak now bet 85,000, getting Saddique out of the way. Lentrodt spent two minutes in the tank before committing a call.
Lentrodt checked the on the river and Shak moved all in for 197,000. With Lentrodt having just 160,000 behind, it was a decision for his tournament life.
The German, who's on his way to his biggest live cash ever, gave it up after two minutes of thought. Shak let out an audible and slightly exaggerated sigh before raking in the chips.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Shak |
520,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Thomas Lentrodt |
160,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Mats Karlsson raised to 18,000 and Frederik Jensen three-bet to 66,000 from the big blind, Karlsson called. On the flop, Jensen continued for 40,000 and Karlsson called before the fell on the turn. Jensen now bet 127,000 and Karlsson called again.
After the river, Jensen checked. Karlsson moved all in for more than 220,000 and Jensen eventually folded. "Can I see? Just one?" Jensen asked, but Karlsson sent the cards towards the muck while claiming the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Mats Karlsson |
700,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
Frederik Jensen |
470,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
On the button, Daniele Colautti moved all in and Frederik Jensen announced call. Elie Saad asked for a count and then folded, while Colautti was at risk for 108,000.
Daniele Colautti:
Frederik Jensen:
The board ran out and Colautti doubled.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Frederik Jensen |
360,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
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Daniele Colautti |
225,000
161,000
|
161,000 |