HUGE Fields Sign of Another Poker Boom?
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— Patrick Leonard (@padspoker)
Is poker in a huge boom? This + @WPT running side by side. Is poker peaking? https://t.co/1eSEZRq5hh
— Patrick Leonard (@padspoker)
The tournament clock currently reads 329 players remaining after the first level of Day 2. The players are now heading on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Jordan Saccucci opened the action from early position to 3,500 and the action folded around to PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton in the big blind who made the call.
On a flop of , Grafton bet his remaining 16,000 chips and Saccucci swiftly called putting Grafton at risk.
Sam Grafton:
Jordan Saccucci:
The board ran out and Grafton found himself busting the final hand of the level.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jordan Saccucci |
166,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
Sam Grafton | Eliminado | |
|
The seat between Onur Gur and Amir Mozaffarian was empty and it had previously belonged to Dominik Panka. According to Mozaffarian, Gur had raised in the cutoff and Panka three-bet the button for Mozaffarian to flat-call in the small blind, Gur folded.
Mozaffarian bet the flop for 14,000 and received a call to then also bet the turn for 33,000 when a diamond draw opened up. Panka jammed and Mozaffarian called with for a set to face for two pair. The river was a blank and Panka was knocked out.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Amir Mozaffarian |
285,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Onur Gur |
160,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Dominik Panka | Eliminado | |
|
Action picked up on the flop in a four-way pot with about 32,000 in the middle. The board read .
Peter Tschernigg checked the small blind, and Georgios Berkis checked from middle position. In the cutoff, Hannes Pflanzl bet 11,000. On the button, Claudio Di Giacomo didn't think long before moving all in for 63,000.
One by one, each other players laid their cards down and Di Giacomo took down the pot without a showdown.
Shortly after, Sergio Aido was seen heading out the door after his lost to the of Hannes Pflanz on a queen-high board after getting it all in preflop.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Georgios Berkis |
136,500
26,000
|
26,000 |
Hannes Pflanzl |
135,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Claudio Di Giacomo |
106,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
Peter Tschernigg |
93,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Sergio Aido | Eliminado |
Juan Pardo three-bet out of the blinds to get called by Simone Maglianella and the duo headed to the flop on which Pardo bet 5,500 and Maglianella called. Both checked the turn and the fell on the river. Pardo now made it 12,000 to go and Maglianella eventually folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Juan Pardo |
200,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Simone Maglianella |
90,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
In a heads-up pot with a board reading , Benjamin Spragg bet 16,500 and faced an all-in from Emin Mugulov.
Mugulov had Spragg covered and the PokerStars Ambassador went into the tank before making the call and putting his tournament at risk.
Benjamin Spragg:
Emin Mugulov:
Both players had two pair but it was Mugulov who was in front. Spragg needed to find a queen or five to secure the double up but headed to the exit as the hit the river.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Emin Mugulov |
210,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
Benjamin Spragg | Eliminado | |
|
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Ramon Colillas |
331,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
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Paulius Vaitiekunas |
201,000
87,500
|
87,500 |
Ami Barer |
173,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
Parker Talbot |
153,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
Jamil Wakil
|
132,000
43,500
|
43,500 |
Ludovic Geilich |
113,000
-157,000
|
-157,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
100,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
Lander Lijo |
95,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Claudio Di Giacomo |
70,500
-44,500
|
-44,500 |
Dimitar Danchev |
49,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
Sonny Franco |
40,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
Miroslav Alilovic raised to 3,500 and Amir Mozaffarian three-bet to 10,500 out of the big blind, which the initial raiser called. Both checked the flop and turn. After the river, Mozaffarian bet 26,500 and Alilovic went deep into the tank.
After nearly five minutes, Dominik Panka called the clock on him and 30 seconds ran down without any decision as Alilovic's hand was declared dead.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Amir Mozaffarian |
160,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
Julian Thomas |
140,000
-36,500
|
-36,500 |
Dominik Panka |
120,000
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
||
Miroslav Alilovic |
55,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Arthur Conan opened to 3,500 in early position and Sergio Aido defended from the big blind. The flop fell and Aido check-called a bet of 3,000 from Conan.
The paired the board on the turn and Aido led out with a bet of 3,500. Conan raised to 10,500 and Aido still called. The completed the board and both players quickly tapped the table. Aido flipped over for two pair and Conan was unable to beat it.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Arthur Conan |
65,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Sergio Aido |
58,000
4,500
|
4,500 |