Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:51 PM Local Time
Auer Doubles Through Kolev
Patricio Parra raised to 15,000 from under the gun and was called by Robert Auer in mid-position. Boris Kolev shoved in the big blind, having both of them covered. Parra folded and Auer called for the 164,000 he had behind.
Robert Auer:
Boris Kolev:
The board ran out for Auer to hold with the pocket pair to double up.
Robert Auer | 357,000 | 163,000 |
Boris Kolev | 73,000 | -157,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:49 PM Local Time
Zyrin Ships Into Queens
Chin Wei Lim opened to 13,000 from under the gun and was called by Ahmed Abdella in middle position. Anatolii Zyrin was in the big blind and moved all in for his last 62,000. Lim re-shoved all in for 127,000 and Abdella got out of the way.
Chin Wei Lim:
Anatolii Zyrin:
The flop came as Zyrin picked up a straight draw but Lim was holding two of those outs. The on the turn and the on the river was no help to Zyrin as he was sent to the rail.
Daniel Smiljkovic | 503,000 | 214,000 |
Pete Chen | 276,000 | -57,000 |
Ahmed Abdella | 271,000 | 223,500 |
Rex Clinkscales | 244,000 | 3,000 |
Chin Wei Lim | 188,000 | -33,000 |
Gary Hasson | 180,000 | -103,500 |
Luiz Ferreira | 162,000 | 51,000 |
Yuriy Barna | 59,000 | -15,500 |
Anatolii Zyrin | 0 | -213,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:40 PM Local Time
Dhanekula Falls to Bodrozic
Sinisa Bodrozic had raised from mid-position and Raj Dhanekula shoved from the small blind. Bodrozic called.
Raj Dhaneluka:
Sinisa Bodrozic:
Dhanekula got up from his chair immediately to see the board run out with the king on the turn to give Bodrozic the higher pair to end Dhanekula's tournament life.
Sinisa Bodrozic | 222,000 | 5,500 |
Jesper Hansen | 0 | -236,500 |
Raj Dhanekula | 0 | -99,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:33 PM Local Time
Chatzopoulos Stays Alive with Big Slick
Tamas Szunyoghy opened to 14,000 in early position and Sebastian Ulrich called in middle position. Apostolos Chatzopoulos was in the small blind and shipped all in for 96,000. Szunyoghy re-shipped all in for over 200,000 and Ulrich quickly folded.
Apostolos Chatzopoulos:
Tamas Szunyoghy:
Chatzopoulos was in a dominating lead and the flop of changed nothing. The on the turn gave Szunyoghy a straight draw but the on the river secured the double up for Chatzopoulos.
Sebastian Ulrich | 659,000 | 286,000 |
Henrik Brockmann | 455,000 | 229,500 |
Frank Rohrmueller | 273,000 | -11,000 |
Tareq Yar | 268,000 | 130,000 |
Apostolos Chatzopoulos | 215,000 | 34,000 |
Martin Mulsow | 150,000 | -45,000 |
Alexandros Kedikoglou | 146,000 | -27,500 |
Victor Paraschiv | 143,000 | -79,000 |
Tamas Szunyoghy | 133,000 | -229,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:27 PM Local Time
Chan Chucked Out
Matous Houzvicek raised to 15,000 from under the gun and was called by Sinisa Bodrozic in the small blind. Wai Leong Chan shoved in the big blind for 108,000 in total. Houzvicek called and Bodrozic folded.
Wai Leong Chan:
Matous Houzvicek:
The board ran out for Houzvicek to hold with his higher pocket pair to eliminate Chan from the tournament before the bubble as there are now 114 players left with 100 players getting paid.
Matous Houzvicek | 296,000 | -23,000 |
Marius Kaiser | 0 | -93,000 |
Bertrand Grospellier | 0 | -79,500 |
Wai Leong Chan | 0 | -175,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:03 PM Local Time
Break
The 117 remaining players have been sent for a 15-minute break while the 500-value chips are being raced off. The bubble is expected to burst in the next level.
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:55 PM Local Time
Zhang Triple Barrels
Yang Zhang opened from middle position and Viktor Kovachev was the only player to call from the cutoff. The flop came and Zhang continued for 11,000. Kovachev called and the landed on the turn.
Zhang thought for a minute before tossing in another bet of 23,000 which Kovachev still called. The completed the board and Zhang slid in a third bet of 36,000. Kovachev went into the tank this time for at least two minutes and eventually decided to toss his cards to the muck.
Yang Zhang | 268,000 | 163,000 |
Viktor Kovachev | 112,500 | 2,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:50 PM Local Time
Obreshkov and Argence Clash
Yoan Argence called on the button and so did Stoyan Obreshkov in the small blind. James Walker opted to check his big blind.
The flop came , both Obreshkov and Walker checked. Argence bet 10,000 and only Obreshkov called.
The turn was the , Obreshkov checked again. Argence bet 15,000. Obreshkov looked at the bet and at Argence.
"It's an invitation, I don't want to play hard against you," Argence said with a smile on his face.
"Check the river? OK, I will call one last time," Obreshkov said with a grin before putting the call in.
The river completed the board with the and they both checked indeed. Obreshkov tabled to pick up the pot.
Stoyan Obreshkov | 392,000 | 8,500 |
James Walker | 321,000 | 165,500 |
Yoan Argence | 267,000 | -119,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:45 PM Local Time
Svab Plays It Cautiously
Roman Svab raised to 12,500 from under the gun and Andrei Konopelko three-bet to 38,000 in middle position. The action folded back to Svab who just called to see a flop of .
Svab check-called a bet of 25,000 from Konopelko and the landed on the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board. Two more checks and Svab was first to show as he turned over . Konopelko slid his cards to the muck and Svab took down a small pot.
Roman Svab | 387,000 | 93,000 |
Andrei Konopelko | 363,000 | 123,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:38 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
Bharath Janardhan | 0 | -185,000 |
Frank Koopmann | 0 | -52,000 |
Sanjay Sahijwani | 0 | -143,000 |
Yigit Veyseloglu | 0 | -134,000 |
Sebastian Langrock | 0 | -121,500 |
Salvatore Camarda | 0 | -176,500 |
Jonathan Abdellatif | 0 | -90,500 |
Michael van der Ghinst | 0 | -54,500 |
Plamen Pashov | 0 | -91,000 |
Christoph Ricmter | 0 | -43,000 |
Rafi Elharar | 0 | -248,500 |
Waldemar Kopyl | 0 | -150,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:34 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
Jaroslav Peter | 687,000 | 62,000 |
Michal Mrakes | 547,000 | 158,000 |
Mykhailo Gutyi | 420,000 | 120,000 |
Stoyan Obreshkov | 383,500 | 103,500 |
Petr Svoboda | 377,000 | 144,000 |
Sebastian Ulrich | 373,000 | 183,500 |
Pete Chen | 333,000 | 88,500 |
Danny Covyn | 289,000 | 39,000 |
Maria Lampropulos | 227,000 | 134,000 |
Anthony Zinno | 0 | -69,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:29 PM Local Time
Big Bet from Urban Scares Madsen Off
David Urban opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Jeff Madsen called out of the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Madsen led out for 13,500 and Urban called to see the on the river. Madsen checked this time and Urban pushed in a large bet of 82,000. Madsen thought for over a minute but elected to send his cards to the muck.
David Urban | 498,000 | 219,000 |
Jeff Madsen | 174,000 | 41,000 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:01 PM Local Time
Vonmoos Catches a Lucky Queen
Michael Vonmoos raised it up to 10,500 from middle position and Anthony Zinno stuck in a three-bet to 37,000. Vonmoos thought for a minute before shipping all in for 75,500. Zinno quickly called and was in a dominating position heading to the flop.
Michael Vonmoos:
Anthony Zinno:
The flop fell and Vonmoos grabbed the lead with a pair of queens. The on the turn gave Zinno a straight draw but the on the river bricked off as Vonmoos found a double up.
Michael Vonmoos | 158,000 | 22,000 |
Anthony Zinno | 69,000 | -4,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:56 PM Local Time
Begovic Wins Some
Amar Begovic won the WSOP Circuit Main Event earlier this year here in Rozvadov in March and is looking for another big win.
The board read with around 55,000 in the middle already. Yang Zhang had checked his small blind and Begovic bet 17,500 from the big blind. Zhang tanked but ended up calling.
The river completed the board with the and they both checked. Zhang tabled but Begovic picked up the pot with for two pair, aces and fives.
Quan Zhou | 595,000 | 75,500 |
Amar Begovic | 296,000 | 26,500 |
Anatoly Filatov | 184,000 | 80,500 |
Viktor Kovachev | 110,000 | 40,500 |
Yang Zhang | 105,000 | 27,500 |
Eric Jean Lescot | 49,000 | -29,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:51 PM Local Time
Tables Changed to 9-Handed
At the start of the day, all of the tables were set up for 8-handed play as was the seat draw. However, after some brief discussion among the tournament staff, one chair has been added to each of the tables to accommodate for 9-handed play. As such, some tables have already been broken and players have been moved.
Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:48 PM Local Time
Luo's Broadway Overpowers Fahrer's Set
Rene Fahrer opened to 10,000 from early position and Xixiang Luo announced all in for 95,000 in the cutoff. The action was back on Fahrer who asked for a count and sat in thought for over a minute. Luo leaned back in his chair and played with his headphones while he waited for Fahrer to finally call.
Xixiang Luo:
Rene Fahrer:
The flop came giving Fahrer a set of tens and Luo a pair with a straight draw. The on the turn improved Luo to a straight and the on the river did not pair the board for Fahrer. Luo scored a double up, leaving Fahrerwith less than one big blind who would go on to bust just a couple of hands later.
Xixiang Luo | 200,000 | 6,000 |
René Fahrer | 0 | -45,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:44 PM Local Time
Eliminations Up till Now
Nico Mussini | 0 | -68,000 |
Samuel Tebege | 0 | -35,000 |
Ron Eldar | 0 | -47,000 |
Robin Lett | 0 | -38,500 |
Meir Lang | 0 | -71,000 |
Nicolai Kett | 0 | -144,000 |
Jason Gray | 0 | -88,500 |
Majid Ejlal Noubarian | 0 | -27,500 |
Darren Delahunty | 0 | -143,000 |
Tatiana Willemstein | 0 | -62,000 |
Aaron Duczak | 0 | -86,500 |
Robert Zipf | 0 | -113,000 |
Sergii Karpov | 0 | -50,000 |
Holger Fleischanderl | 0 | -96,500 |
Julien Sitbon | 0 | -102,000 |
Jerome Saliou | 0 | -104,500 |
Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:39 PM Local Time
Maria vs Mario
Maria Lampropulos shoved all-in for 41,500 from under the gun and was called by Mario Llapi in mid-position who just got moved to the table. The rest of the table folded.
Maria Lampropulos:
Mario Llapi:
The board ran out for Lampropulos to hit a set of deuces on the flop to double up.
Mario Llapi | 220,000 | -5,000 |
Maria Lampropulos | 93,000 | 36,500 |