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Niveau: 13
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Sergio Aido shoved his last 100,000 over the line from the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang made the call from the big blind.
Sergio Aido: 
Christoph Vogelsang: 
The board ran out 
for Aido to double up again.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
230,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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Michael Addamo was all-in for around 285,000 and called and covered by Ali Imsirovic on his left.
Michael Addamo: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
The board ran out 
for Imsirovic to hold with the kings and have Addamo drawing dead on the turn for him to bust in 14th place.
Hand-for-hand play for the bubble will start now.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,770,000
1,115,000
|
1,115,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
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Ali Imsirovic had raised from the cutoff and David Stamm was all-in from the small blind for 595,000. Shao Hua Zhan was down to his last 20,000 in the big blind for Imsirovic to make the call.
Shao Hua Zhan: 
David Stamm:
Ali Imsirovic: 
The board ran out 
for Stamm to hold with the higher kicker as no one hit a pair to eliminate Zhan as the bubble boy while earning a full double through Imsirovic.
The 12 remaining players are now in the money and play continued to finish this level before the day will end.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,235,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
1,160,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Sergio Aido raised to 200,000 from the hijack, keeping 30,000 behind and Christoph Vogelsang was the only one to make the call on the button.
The flop came 
for Aido to tank and then check. Vogelsang took a few seconds too and then put Aido all-in. Aido used a time bank card while keeping an eye on the other table but when no action developed there, he decided to make the call.
Sergio Aido: 
Christoph Vogelang: 
The turn was the 
to not help Aido as he was left with three outs but the river completed the board with the for Vogelsang to improve his overpair to a set to bust Aido in twelft place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
825,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
|
|
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Christoph Vogelsang raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Vladi Chaoulov defended his big blind,
The flop came 
, Chaoulov check-raised the 40,000 continuation-bet of Vogelsang to 150,000 and got called.
They then both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Chaoulov bet 300,000 for Vogelsang to tank for a while and then make the call. Chaoulov checked his cards for the last time and then flicked them into the muck. Vogelsang asked the dealer if he should still show. She said it wasn't necessary. He still showed the for the pair of nines.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,810,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
|
625,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Saman Nakhjavani called on the button. Johan Guilbert three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind and only Vogelsang made the call.
The flop came , Guilbert tanked by using two time bank cards and then opted to check. Vogelsang bet 130,000 for Guilbert to call.
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river completed the board with the 
for Guilbert to check for the last time. Vogelsang shoved with the bigger stack for Guilbert to snap-call. Vogelsang tabled the 
for the flopped set but Guilbert held the for the higher set. Guilbert had 540,000 behind to double up for.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,020,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,130,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
On the final hand of the night, Hing Yang Chow shoved from the small blind for 305,000 and Vladi Chaoulov made the call from the big blind.
Hing Yang Chow:
Vladi Chaoulov:
The board ran out 
for Chaoulov to hit the river to end the tournament life of Chow just before they could bag their chips.
The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
Eliminé |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,920,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,805,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,100,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | |
|
895,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
525,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
335,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
230,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
