Players have left the tournament room for a 20 minute break. There are now 39 players remaining. When players return, blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
Players have left the tournament room for a 20 minute break. There are now 39 players remaining. When players return, blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
Sylvain Loosli jammed for the 140,000 in the hijack and Tomas Kolarik did so for slightly more on the button.
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Tomas Kolarik: ![]()
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board ensured that the kicker played and Kolarik was left with around four blinds.
Those last few bits went into the middle shortly after and Kolarik was looked up by Cedric Massaro.
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flop left Kolarik on very thin ice but he gained some hope with the
turn. However, the
river spelled the end for the Czech.
There was no happy end for Loosli either as he bowed out during the next few hands before the tournament went on a scheduled 20-minute break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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525,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Following a preflop raise, Dorian Melchers reraised to 130,000 and Marton Czuczor went all in for 780,00. Melchers called and players flipped their cards.
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It was the hand Melchers didn't want to see, leaving him drawing far behind. The board ran out ![]()
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and Czuczor's aces held. Melchers was eliminated from the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
1,349,000
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1,349,000 |
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Eliminé |
Jon Kyte pushed all-in for 195,000 and Walter Ripper got his last 245,000 in from the next seat. Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti in the big blind asked for both counts but folded.
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flop was a juicy one as Kyte made a set while Ripper had top pair with the nut flush draw. Nothing changed on the
turn and
river. That left Ripper with a mere 50,000 and he bowed out two hands later in 41st place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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450,000
345,000
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345,000 |
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Eliminé |
Shakhabiddin Muradov moved all in for 190,000 preflop and got called by Mark Buckley. It was time to go to the races.
Shakhabiddin Muradov: ![]()
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Mark Buckley: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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. Buckley's pocket tens held and he busted out Muradov.
One hand later, Makram Saber was busted from the same table. There are now just 43 remaining as the tournament approaches the table break, which will occur when 24 players remain.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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860,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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Eliminé |
Fabio Di Blasi open-jammed for the last 200,000 and was called by Rehman Kassam.
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board kept the superior pair in the lead for Di Blasi to survive and drag Kassam more into the danger zone.
It didn't take long for the next all-in showdown to emerge as Mustapha Amaouche was at risk for 290,000 against table neighbour Woojong Ha.
Mustapha Amaouche: ![]()
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Woojong Ha: ![]()
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There were three twists to this classic flip. Amaouche flopped a set on ![]()
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but Ha made broadway with the
turn. Last but not least, the
river paired the board and Amaouche survived.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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520,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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450,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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375,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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, Georgios Vrakas checked, Arnaud Mattern bet and Vrakas called. The turn came the
and Vrakas led for 105,000. Mattern called.
The river was the
and Vrakas shoved all in. It was a long wait as Mattern contemplated his hand. "Sorry guys, I'm going to need 30 seconds. I have a very big hand."
It wasn't big enough though. Mattern eventually threw his cards in the much and Vrakas scooped the pot before showing a
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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490,000
545,000
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545,000 |
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Following an open raise by Brazil's Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti, Symeon Alexandridis pushed all-in for 280,000 from one seat over.
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board delivered no help to Alexandridis, who was knocked out just prior to the final five tables.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,125,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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1,000,000
601,000
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601,000 |
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760,000
532,000
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532,000 |
|
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700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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560,000
312,000
|
312,000 |
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475,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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250,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Eliminé | |
Roberto Rodriguez shoved for around 160,000 from middle position and found a call from Jon Kyte in the small blind. Players showed their hands.
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The board ran out ![]()
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to give Rodriguez a pair of jacks on the turn. He doubled up and left Kyte in the danger zone.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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310,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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105,000
365,000
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365,000 |
Niveau: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000