The players have stepped out for a 15-minute break. There are currently a total of 403 entries in the tournament, with 164 on Day1b. Approximately 157 runners remain in the second and final flight.
Nível: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Recent Millionaire Maker champion Allan Mello was seen eliminating Alexandros Theologis with the board reading J♠3♦7♠6♠3♠.
Theologis held A♦J♦ for a pair of jacks, which was no good against the queens of Mello with Q♦Q♣.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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440,000
440,000
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440,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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Action was heads up with 8♣2♥3♥J♦5♥ on the board and Oleg Ustinovich was facing a bet from Luis Dono that would require risking the rest of his 115,000. Ustinovich eventually called and the cards were turned up.
Dono showed Q♥Q♣ to take the pot and send Ustinovich to the water slides. Ustinovich flashed 10x10x and tossed it in the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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514,000
264,000
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264,000 |
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Eliminado |
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Adrian Mateos was out of position in a heads-up pot against Luis Faria.
Faria bet 25,500 on the flop of 2♠6♣6♥ and Mateos called. Faria then checked on the 8♦ turn and Mateos checked back.
The Q♠ river completed the board and Faria bet 43,000 with just a few chips behind. Mateos used a time extension and called.
Faria showed K♠10♠ for king-high and Mateos rolled over A♥Q♦ to win the pot with a rivered pair of queens.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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4,000
246,000
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246,000 |
Nível: 5
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Frank Lagodich opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Sergio Aguero called in the hijack before Diego Ventura three-bet to 26,000 in the cutoff. Matthias Lipp then cold four-bet to 48,000 on the button and only Ventura called.
Ventura checked on the flop of 7♠7♦2♦ and Lipp continued for 15,000. Ventura called. Ventura checked again on the 4♣ turn and called as Lipp sized up to 50,000.
Ventura checked once more on the 9♣ river and Lipp checked back. Ventura showed J♣J♥ for a pair of jacks and Lipp mucked in defeat.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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350,000 | |
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330,000 | |
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300,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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230,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Kenny Hallaert raised to 7,500 from the button and Alexandra Botez made it 16,500 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Hallaert called.
The flop was 4♣Q♥7♣ and Botez continued for 20,000. Hallaert called and the turn was Q♣.
Botez checked the turn and called when Hallaert fired 50,000. The river was 6♥.
Botez checked again on the river and Hallaert put out 120,000. With just 112,500 left, Botez spread out her time banks and went into the tank. After three extensions she called and Hallaert turned over 7♥7♦ for sevens full of queens. Botez showed 10♣10♠ and left the tournament area.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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435,000
185,000
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185,000 |
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Eliminado |
In a three-way pot on a board of 9♣4♥A♥8♠, Roland Rokita bet 14,000 and John Juanda called before Namhyung Kim raised to 50,000. Both players called.
Rokita and Juanda checked on the 5♠ turn and Kim sized up to 130,000 to bring quick folds from both opponents.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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470,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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245,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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60,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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