Nível: 11
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Nível: 11
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
It appears that another five players joined at the very last minute, which brings the field up to 30 entries with 16 players in contention. The registration will close momentarily and the action is expected to get underway in a few minutes once the manual seating has been completed.
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The players are going on a 75-minute dinner break with the action scheduled to resume at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time. Late registration will remain open until the cards go back in the air.
The action kicked off with a raise to 9,000 by Orpen Kisacikoglu from under the gun and Adrian Mateos called out of the small blind. Alex Kulev then three-bet to 40,500 for more than half of his stack and Kisacikoglu moved all-in. Mateos quickly got out of the way and Kulev called all-in for what appeared to be around 75,000.
Alex Kulev:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
There was no ace and just one club on the board and that spelled the end for Kulev, who may still re-enter before the start of level 11.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Adrian Mateos |
293,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
Orpen Kisacikoglu |
265,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Alex Kulev | Eliminado |
Dimitar Danchev raised to 8,500 in the cutoff and Jorryt van Hoof defended from the big blind. The flop came and Van Hoof check-called a bet of 8,000 from Danchev.
The paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Van Hoof led out with a large bet of 46,500 and Danchev looked him up. Van Hoof flipped over for a straight and Danchev conceded the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jorryt van Hoof |
162,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Dimitar Danchev |
160,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
Jorryt van Hoof opted to re-enter with fewer than half of Level 10 to be played still and that brought the field up to 25 entries with 12 players remaining. All those wishing to join the action have until 7.30 p.m. local time as the dinner break will get underway in a few minutes from now.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jorryt van Hoof |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Ben Heath made it 8,000 to go in the hijack and Mike Watson called in the cutoff. Kent Staahle on the button three-bet to 22,000 and Heath inquired "how much do you play, Mike," before he opted to fold. Watson stuck around and then checked the . Staahle bet another 22,000 to receive a call and the duo headed to the on the turn.
Watson checked once more and then folded when Staahle fired a second barrel for 35,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Kent Staahle |
305,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Mike Watson
|
120,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Ben Heath |
110,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
Timothy Adams was down to less than 15 big blinds and shoved all in from the cutoff. Mike Watson was in the big blind and called to put Adams at risk.
Timothy Adams:
Mike Watson:
It turned out to be a coin flip and the nine-high flop favored Watson with the pair of sixes. The on the turn and the on the river could not save Adams who was bounced from the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Mike Watson
|
170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Timothy Adams | Eliminado |
Picking up the action on the heads-up flop of flop, Alex Kulev checked and subsequently called a bet worth 12,000 ny Daniel Dvoress. The on the turn went check, check, which led to the on the river.
Kulev checked once more and then faced a bet worth 58,000 by Dvoress, which forced a reluctant fold by the Bulgarian.
At the same time, Kent Staahle bet the heads-up river of out of the big blind for 22,000. "I have a good one," Sam Greenwood instantly said and flicked in a call. Staahle tabled for a bluff and Greenwood won the pot with the .
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Sam Greenwood |
470,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
Daniel Dvoress |
347,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
Kent Staahle |
270,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Alex Kulev |
110,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |