Mark Helou opened to 25,000 from under the gun, then everybody folded to Adrien Guyon who defended from the big blind.
Helou continued with a bet of 25,000 on the J♣K♥10♥ flop, and Guyon check-called. But the French player led out on the turn A♣ with a bet of 25,000. Helou made the call.
The 7♥ came on the river, and Guyon threw 105,000 in front of him. Helou looked at the board one last time, and folded.
Adria Diaz raised to 24,000 on the button and Omar Eljach called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣5♥9♦ and Diaz bet 42,000. Eljach then moved all in and Diaz snap-called for 160,000.
Adria Diaz: J♥J♠
Omar Eljach: 9♠6♠
Diaz was ahead with his pair of jacks against Eljach's nines as the board ran out 7♣Q♠, keeping him in the lead and earning him a double up.
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
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Here are the highlights from Level 19:
Tomas Kolarik was all in for around 160,000 from the hijack as Adam Wagner put him at risk in the small blind.
Tomas Kolarik: A♥K♣
Adam Wagner: A♠A♦
Kolarik flung his arms in the air in frustration upon seeing Wagner's pair of aces and stood up from his seat to await his fate. The dealer turned over the Q♥J♣7♣3♥2♥ board and Kolarik was sent to the rail.
Alexandru Lupuleac opened to 20,000 from the hijack, and Marle Spragg defended from the big blind.
On the 4♣J♣3♠ flop, Lupuleac continued with a bet of 15,000, then fired a second barrel of 42,000 on the turn 10♣. Both times, Spragg check-called.
The Q♣ completed the board, and Lupuleac had to use a time bank card to bet 110,000. A few seconds later, Spragg moved all-in with the biggest stack, and Lupuleac snap-called with his last 317,000 chips.
Alexandru Lupuleac: 9♣8♣
Marle Spragg: A♣10♥
"Oh, wow," said Spragg when she saw that her flush was beaten by Lupuleac's straight flush. Even after this hand, Spragg still has more than one million chips.
Adrien Guyon opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and was called by Marco Regonaschi on the button and Andraz Gognjavec in the big blind.
The 10♦A♦Q♣ flop proved to be very eventful, but the action started with Guyon checking. Andraz Gognjavec then made it 55,000, before Marco Regonaschi raised to 105,000 and Guyon quickly got away. Regonaschi thought momentarily before shoving and Gognjavec snap-called.
Andraz Gognjavec: K♣J♥
Marco Regonaschi: K♠J♠
Remarkably, both players had flopped a Broadway and with neither player carrying a diamond, there were no backdoor flush possibilities and the pot was going to be split.
A 7♦ turn landed, with both players seeming somewhat disappointed at the prospect of a chopped pot.
An inconsequential Q♥ hit on the river and officially denied a crucial double up for either player, leaving them both below half of the average stack.
Around 135,000 was already in the middle as Steve O'Dwyer and Daniel Erlandsson went heads-up to the turn in a blind versus blind confrontation with the board showing 5♣K♥5♦Q♦.
O'Dwyer had built up such a towering stack of chips he had to reach nearly above his head to grab the blue 5,000 chips at the top as he bet 60,000. Erlandsson called and the 4♦ fell on the river.
Erlandsson checked to O'Dwyer who bet another 180,000. Erlandsson again called and O'Dwyer showed K♦8♦ for a rivered flush to win the pot and climb above 2,000,000.
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