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2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
Nível: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Dario Sammartino limped for 5,000 and Martin Staszko raised to 10,000 from late position. The blinds folded and it got back to Sammartino who came out with a raise to 45,000. Staszko called the raise in position and they saw a flop of ![]()
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. Sammartino checked and when Staszko bet 35,000 Sammartino moved all in. Staszko called and showed ![]()
against the ![]()
of Sammartino. The final two cards were turn
and river
. Sammartino was out one off the bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminado |
They are now on the money bubble in the EPT10 Deauville High Roller where only the top 17 spots pay out. Nikolay Losev has been leading for much of the afternoon, having more than twice the chips of his nearest challenger until Davidi Kitai's recent chip boost. Meanwhile Losev's fellow Russian Alex Kravchenko is also still battling as the lone Team PokerStars Pro remaining. Read more on the PokerStars blog.
We're now playing hand-for-hand on the bubble.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidi Kitai | 613,000 |
| 2 | Marton Czuczor | 370,00 |
| 4 | Martin Schleich | 464,000 |
| 5 | Rasmus Agerskov | 135,000 |
| 6 | Albert Daher | 237,000 |
| 7 | Nikolay Losev | 1,021,000 |
| 1 | Julian Thomas | 197,000 |
| 4 | Adrian Mateos Diaz | 296,000 |
| 5 | Yann Dion | 63,000 |
| 6 | Martin Staszko | 384,000 |
| 7 | Ondrej Vinklarek | 176,000 |
| 8 | Kent Lundmark | 507,000 |
| 1 | Alex Kravchenko | 168,000 |
| 2 | Dominik Panka | 257,000 |
| 3 | Ramin Hajiyev | 142,000 |
| 4 | Michael Tureniec | 241,000 |
| 6 | Jon Spinks | 404,000 |
| 8 | Marcin Wydrowski | 151,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,021,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
|
613,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
507,000
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
464,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
404,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
384,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
|
370,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
296,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
257,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
241,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
237,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
197,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
176,000
101,500
|
101,500 |
|
|
168,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
151,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
142,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
63,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Kent Lundmark opened for 13,000 and it folded round to Yann Dion in the small blind who moved all in for 54,000. The big blind folded and when Lundmark had got a count he made the call. Dion had ![]()
against the ![]()
of Lundmark. The dealer gave them their five community cards ![]()
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. A full house for Dion and a full double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
453,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
129,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Davidi Kitai and Nikolay Losev have been constantly sparring on the bubble - they're two of the biggest stacks.
Losev check-called a 28,000 bet on the turn of a ![]()
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board against the Belgian before both checked the
river. Losev sighed and showed a counterfeited two pair of ![]()
. Kitai mucked, it was still good.
Hand-for-hand continues.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
456,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
251,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
224,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
155,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
153,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
124,000
18,000
|
18,000 |

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Nikolay Losev and Davidi Kitai seem determined to battle it out in these early stages of the bubble.
Losev opened for 13,000 and from the cut-off Kitai three bet him to 33,000. The blinds folded and the two players saw a flop of ![]()
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. Losev checked and Kitai be 24,000 which Losev called. They saw a turn card
which both players checked and then on the river card
Losev checked his cards and bet 20,000. Kitai pushed out a tower of T5000 chips for a bet of 100,000. Losev threw his hand away.
A few hands later Kitai, who has been slightly the most active player at the table, opened for 13,000 under-the-gun and Losev defended from the big blind. The saw a flop of ![]()
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. Losev checked and when Kitai bet 16,000 he check raised him to 40,000. Now it was Kitai who threw his hand away.