Level: 42
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level: 42
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Valentin Imperatore raised to 800,000 from under the gun, then Aliosha Staes in the small blind three-bet to 3,100,000. Benjamnn Hammann in the big blind folded 2?2?, so the action went back to Imperatore who called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 2?7?A? and Staes continued for 2,800,000. Imperatore called.
Both players checked the 9? turn leading to the 7? river where Aliosha put all his white chips in front of him, for a total of 6,500,000. Imperatore went deep into the tank, but eventually folded A?Q?. Aliosha had A?K?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aliosha Staes |
30,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
Valentin Imperatore |
14,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
Valentin Imperatore limped in from the small blind with 10?9?. Timothe Labassa checked his option in the big blind with J?3?.
The 10?A?K? flop saw Imperatore take the lead for 400,000. Labassa called with his gutshot draw.
The 5? turn slowed down Imperatore with a check. Labassa took the lead for 1,400,000 and Imperatore called.
The 10? river gave Imperatore trips. Both players checked to a showdown. Imperatore was best and Labassa mucked his holding.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valentin Imperatore |
20,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
Timothe Labassa |
20,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
Valentin Imperatore raised to 800,000 from under the gun. Aliosha Staes, in the small blind, three-bet jammed for 10,000,000 and Imperatore called.
Aliosha Staes: 8?8?
Valentin Imperatore: A?A?
Staes was in trouble, but the 10?8?4? flop materialised one of his outs, allowing him to take the lead. The 9? turn and the K? river saw Staes crack aces to survive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aliosha Staes |
21,000,000
11,575,000
|
11,575,000 |
Valentin Imperatore |
17,000,000
-13,000,000
|
-13,000,000 |
Benjamin Hammann limped in from the small blind and Valentin Imperatore checked his option in the big blind.
The K?Q?6? flop checked through to the 2? on the turn. Hammann proceeded to check-call a bet of 600,000 from Imperatore.
The 5? river saw Hammann play in flow. Imperatore sized up to 1,500,000 and Hammann went deep into the tank. Hammann chose to raise to 3,400,000 and Imperatore made a reluctant call. Hammann tabled 6?5? for two pair, while Imperatore pitched his Q?8? into the muck.
Level: 41
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Valentin Imperatore was under the gun when he opened with Q?9?. Timothe Labassa called from the cutoff, but Dylan Cechowski in the big blind three-bet to 6,500,000. He made Imperatore fold, but Labassa four-bet all-in. Cechowski snap-called, being the player at risk for 11,000,000.
Dylan Cechowski: A?K??
Timothe Labassa: 10?10?
Cechowski was hoping for aces, kings and diamonds after the 9?6?Q? flop. The 4? turn didn't change anything, and there was no improvement with the 6? river so Cechowski lost the flip and he was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valentin Imperatore |
30,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Timothe Labassa |
26,000,000
13,000,000
|
13,000,000 |
Dylan Cechowski | Busted |
Valentin Imperatore raised to 700,000 from the button and Benjamin Hammann defended, in the big blind.
The K?7?A? flop saw Hammann check-call a bet of 425,000 from Imperatore.
The 7? turn saw Hammann play out of flow, leading for 425,000. Imperatore raised to 1,900,000 and Hammann called.
The J? river checked to a showdown. Hammann rolled over Q?10? having rivered broadway, while Imperatore held 9?7? for trips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valentin Imperatore |
29,000,000
-4,000,000
|
-4,000,000 |
Benjamin Hammann |
11,000,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
Valentin Imperatore raised to 700,000 from the button, then Jonathan Pastore in the big blind three-bet all-in for 7,700,000. Imperatore asked for the count and called.
Jonathan Pastore: K?Q??
Valentin Imperatore: 7?7?
Pastore found a straight draw with the J?10?5? flop. However he didn't improve his hand with the 10? turn and the 4? river, so he was eliminated in 6th place for �16,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valentin Imperatore |
33,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
Jonathan Pastore | Busted | |
|
Valentin Imperatore limped in from the small blind with 10?8?. Timothe Labassa, in the big blind, looked down at 6?5? and checked back.
The Q?K?2? flop saw bet of 350,000 from Imperatore and Labassa quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valentin Imperatore |
24,000,000
4,975,000
|
4,975,000 |
Timothe Labassa |
13,000,000
-2,500,000
|
-2,500,000 |