Niveau: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
The remaining 39 players out of a 217-entry strong field on Day 1a have been sent on a 20-minute break and the money bubble is approaching quickly.
The next table broke after the elimination of Bruno Stefanelli and there are only 39 players remaining.
Stefanelli got his stack in with the on the flop and his opponent called with . The turn was a massive sweat for Stefanelli, but the river was of no help.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Bruno Stefanelli | Eliminé |
In a preflop raising war, the stacks of Alexander Lakhov and Jeff Lisandro went into the middle and Lakhov was the player at risk for 28,800 with both players turning over pocket aces.
Alexander Lakhov:
Jeff Lisandro:
The board of improved Lakhov to a flush and Lisandro had around 15,000 left, busted soon after.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Alexander Lakhov |
58,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Jeff Lisandro | Eliminé | |
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Felipe Ramos took a big portion of the stack of Barny Boatman and joined the big stacks.
Ottaviano Capellini is among the shorter stacks and just faced a limp by Marek Tatar and a raise to 5,000 by Fahredin Mustafov. Capellini called in the big blind and Tatar reraised the pot for 20,600. Mustafov quickly folded and Capellini mucked face up. Tatar showed aces and the Italian nodded "that's what I feared."
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Rene Berube |
180,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Christian Arstad |
125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Vivian Saliba |
120,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
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Felipe Ramos |
110,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov |
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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Konstantinos Alexiou
|
50,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Sander van Wesemael |
50,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
Marek Tatar |
48,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Michal Mrakes |
45,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Chris Ferguson |
38,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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Fabrice Halleux |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ottaviano Capellini
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
With 44 players remaining and the top 33 spots guaranteed at least €800, the eliminations don't come at an enormous pace anymore. There are six tables remaining and Ethem Tosun was among those to bust just now.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Ethem Tosun | Eliminé |
As amazing as Ryan Hughes had started, it all came to a crashing end with Rene Berube getting the best of the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year race contender. Berube had already racked up a massive stack and Hughes was left with fewer than 20 big blinds before they headed to the turn.
More than 20,000 were in the middle and Berube bet as much, with Hughes in the think tank for his last 11,600. Hughes eventually called it off and they tabled their cards.
Ryan Hughes:
Rene Berube:
Hughes needed an ace or five to remain in contention, and the on the river was about as blank as it could get.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Rene Berube |
150,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Ryan Hughes | Eliminé | |
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Niveau: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
On the three-way flop of , Mohammadjavad Haddadnia bet 3,000 and Nico Ehlers raised to 9,000, forcing out one opponent. Haddadnia announced a pot-sized raise, which was for 39,000 total, and Ehlers quickly folded.
Haddadnia flashed for the flopped nut straight and raked in the pot to get a near average stack.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Mohammadjavad Haddadnia
|
45,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Nico Ehlers |
33,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Kristen Bicknell's miracle comeback from two big blinds never happened and Roberto Romanello was eliminated as well. On the button, Jeff Lisandro raised to 2,500 and Romanello called from the small blind. Nico Ehlers three-bet to 12,500 and Lisandro called, Romanello called all in for 11,100.
On the flop, Ehlers moved all in for 5,200 and Lisandro called it off.
Roberto Romanello:
Nico Ehlers:
Jeff Lisandro:
The turn and river run out gave Romanello a flush only for Ehlers to improve to a full house.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Nico Ehlers |
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Jeff Lisandro |
30,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
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Kristen Bicknell | Eliminé | |
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Roberto Romanello | Eliminé | |
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