
Still no elimination on the pre-final table. The nine remaining players are on a 10-minute break.
Still no elimination on the pre-final table. The nine remaining players are on a 10-minute break.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
After Christoforos Chrysochoidis opened from middle position, Ioannis Giannakopoulos shoved for 575,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Chrysochoidis made the call.
Ioannis Giannakopoulos: Q?Q?
Christoforos Chrysochoidis: 10?10?
Giannakopoulos' queens held on the 4?7?9?3?3? board, so he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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1,150,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Mario Alina opened to 105,000 from the button, and he was called by Avraham Sisso in the small blind. However, Pelacho in the big blind decided to go all-in for 370,000. Alina called, and so did Sisso.
The dealer fanned a board of 10?4?2?J?, which was checked by the two remaining players with chips, so everybody had to reveal their cards at the end of the hand.
Pelacho:?A?10?
Avraham Sisso:?A?7?
Mario Alina:?A?9?
Pelacho flopped a pair and won this hand to triple up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,650,000
-550,000
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-550,000 |
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1,500,000
-400,000
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-400,000 |
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1,160,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
On a board of 10?6?2?A?K? with approximately 400,000 in the pot, Mario Alina in the small blind bet 305,000 and put Rostyslav Sabishchenko into the tank.
The Ukrainian player took his time to make a decision, and he eventually called and won the pot, as Alina directly threw his hand into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,700,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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1,900,000
-1,200,000
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-1,200,000 |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Even if he tripled up a few hands earlier, Ioannis Giannakopoulos moved all-in for 400,000 from under the gun. Pelacho in the cutoff was the only one to call.
Ioannis Giannakopoulos:?J?10?
Pelacho: A?Q?
Pelacho called the cards on a flop of 10?2?4? and on the turn 3?. However, the 10? landed on the river to give a a pair to Giannakopoulos.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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900,000
520,000
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520,000 |
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300,000
-1,235,000
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-1,235,000 |
After Ioannis Giannakopoulos jammed from middle position, Rostyslav Sabishchenko to his left called, but Mario Alina in the cutoff three-bet to 270,000. The button and the blinds folded to Sabishchenko, who called.
The board came J?9?A?Q?9?, and both Sabishchenko and Alina checked on the flop, the turn and the river.
Ioannis Giannakopoulos: A?5?
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: 8?7?
Mario Alina: K?K?
Standing up and ready to leave, Giannakopoulos was surprised to see that he won the pot and tripled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,100,000 | |
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2,600,000 | |
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380,000 |
Vili Paivarinta found himself at risk for 860,000 from the big blind after he called when Ioannis Giannakopoulos shoved from the button.
Vili Paivarinta: K?K?
Ioannis Giannakopoulos: K?Q?
The board of 7?A?10?9?Q? was a huge relieve for Paivarinta, who took a deep breath when he won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,740,000 | |
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100,000 |
On a board of 3?9?K?K?, Antal Mezei in the small blind bet 300,000 and made Ioannis Giannakopoulos in the big blind fold. However Rostyslav Sabishchenko under the gun made the call to see the river 6?.
This time, Mezei bet 200,000. Sabishchenko called, but he had to muck his cards when Mezei flipped over K?Q? for trips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,100,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
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1,500,000
-1,255,000
|
-1,255,000 |
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1,050,000
-45,000
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-45,000 |