Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:53 PM Local Time
Four Down the Drain
Down to a mere dust and fewer than two big blinds, Walid Abdi Ali shoved from the button with the and Serge Danis one seat over had the . The board came and that was it for the German.
One table over, Walter Treccarichi raised to 14,000 and James Akenhead moved all in from the cutoff. Treccarichi asked for a count and eventually called when the jam of the Brit was deemed to be for 72,500.
James Akenhead:
Walter Treccarichi:
The flop was a disaster for the Brit, and he needed running spades to avoid elimination. While the on the turn was a start, the river failed to provide a miracle and Akenhead was eliminated in 57th place. Just prior to that, Vlado Sevo had bust and Zdenko Slavik followed to reduce the field to the last 55 hopefuls.
Serge Danis | 300,000 | 22,000 |
Walter Treccarichi | 290,000 | 195,000 |
Vlado Sevo | 0 | -75,000 |
Zdenko Slavik | 0 | -33,000 |
Walid Abdi Ali | 0 | -73,500 |
James Akenhead | 0 | -100,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:44 PM Local Time
Bendik's Aces Hold On to Eliminate Moscati
There was a huge pot building with three players still in the hand. The board read with around 100,000 in the middle already. The small blind checked and Vincent Moscati pushed all-in from the big blind for 86,000. Jan Bendik was in early position and made the call. The small blind thought for a minute but eventually folded.
Moscati turned over for a straight draw and flush draw but was up against the of Bendik. The river landed the and Bendik's aces held up to eliminate Moscati. The small blind went up in arms as he says he would have won the pot but unfortunately didn't stick around long enough.
Jan Bendik | 361,000 | 154,000 |
Vincent Moscati | 0 | -101,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Cruel Exit for Leah
Mike Leah moved all in for approximately 65,000 from early position and Alexandre Viard called out of the small blind.
Mike Leah:
Alexandre Viard:
Leah was in prime shape to stage a comeback, while the flop of gave Viard some chop outs and Leah the nut flush draw. The turn made a chop likely before a cruel river gave Viard the better hand and send the Canadian to the rail in cruel fashion. Several players at the table were seemingly hit by a cold breeze once was all done and dusted.
Alexandre Viard | 215,000 | 96,500 |
Mike Leah | 0 | -55,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:31 PM Local Time
The Next List of Casualties
Within quick succession, another five players have been eliminated including Andre Reich, Thomas Morstad and Petter Solli Berg. As a resukt, the field has been reduced to the last 60 hopefuls after three levels of play on Day 2.
Thomas Morstad | 0 | -200,000 |
Chi Cuong Huynh | 0 | -85,000 |
Petter Solli Berg | 0 | -33,500 |
Bruno Tarisco | 0 | -41,500 |
Andre Reich | 0 | -40,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:27 PM Local Time
Bojang Continues to Lead
Looking at some updated counts from around the room, Ismael Bojang continues to lead the field as the only player over 500,000 to this point. Bojang has gone on an early heater today and has yet to lose a significant pot.
Ismael Bojang | 576,000 | 61,000 |
Carlo Savinelli | 431,000 | 181,000 |
Dominik Arnold | 334,000 | 24,000 |
Oleksandr Shcherbak | 320,000 | 180,000 |
Viliyan Petleshkov | 295,000 | 116,500 |
Ricardo Chauriye | 285,000 | 90,000 |
Serge Danis | 278,000 | 164,500 |
Usman Siddique | 251,000 | 140,000 |
Georgios Zisimopoulos | 240,000 | 137,500 |
Scott Stewart | 215,000 | -20,000 |
Erich Kollmann | 198,000 | 79,000 |
Ryan Hughes | 180,000 | -7,000 |
Valentin Vornicu | 155,000 | -202,000 |
Mike Leah | 55,000 | -85,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:22 PM Local Time
Neuville Doubles Through van Wesemael
Pierre Neuville had peaked at 320,000 earlier today and was cut down to les than one third of that before just now scoring a double through Sander van Wesemael. The board was already complete, showing , and Neuville had shoved for his last 35,000. Priced in on pot odds with more than 75,000 already in the middle, the Dutchman called with and Neuville doubled with for trips fours.
"He put me on tilt, I had to call," van Wesemael joked and referred to table neighbor and big stack Sergio Fernandez.
Sergio Fernandez | 400,000 | 80,000 |
Pierre Neuville | 145,000 | 22,500 |
Sander van Wesemael | 110,000 | -135,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:13 PM Local Time
The Defending Champion Busts
Ryan Hefter was spotted leaving the tournament area and a quick look over on table 83 confirmed that he had been eliminated. According to other players at the table, Hefter was short and his ace-eight failed to get there against the ace-king of Sasa Stancic.
The latter raised to 11,000 soon after and Jakob Miegel shoved for 49,000. Stancic eventually called with the and Miegel flipped over , the German also expressed his surprise that Stancic had not snap-called.
Miegel got a sweat on the flop, and while the turn was a blank, he got there thanks to the river.
One table over, James Akenhead raised to 11,500 and called the shove of short stack James Hoeppner in the cutoff.
James Hoeppner:
James Akenhead:
The board of locked up the double for Hoeppner by the turn already and Akenhead lost some of the chips he had just gained in the own previous double up.
Sasa Stancic | 180,000 | 79,000 |
Jakob Miegel | 110,000 | 80,500 |
James Akenhead | 100,000 | -30,000 |
James Hoeppner | 70,000 | 30,500 |
Ryan Hefter | 0 | -167,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:09 PM Local Time
Lukac Busts to Cormier
The action was folded around to Emil Lukac in the cutoff who shoved all-in for 70,000. Maxim Lykov tank-folded on the button and Jeff Cormier made the call from the big blind.
Cormier:
Lukac:
Lukac was in trouble against the overpair of Cormier and the flop fell . The on the turn left Lukac drawing dead and he was sent to the rail. Cormier built his stack back up to over 250,000 after struggling out of the gate today.
Jeff Cormier | 253,000 | 63,000 |
Emil Lukac | 0 | -210,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:08 PM Local Time
Hughes Doubles Through Fernandez
Andre Reich was all in for just over two big blinds from under the gun and Sergio Fernandez raised to 27,000. Ryan Hughes moved all in from the small blind and Fernandez called to set up a three-way all in.
Andre Reich:
Ryan Hughes:
Sergio Fernandez:
The board came and Reich remained in contention, while Hughes won the big side pot by doubling through Fernandez for 93,500.
Sergio Fernandez | 320,000 | 75,000 |
Ryan Hughes | 187,000 | 12,000 |
Andre Reich | 40,000 | 13,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:02 PM Local Time
Akenhead Doubles Through Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov just changed tables after building up one of the larger stacks in the room and was faced with an all-in of 62,500 from James Akenhead. Mustafov was in the big blind and made the call with . Akenhead turned over and was slightly ahead.
The flop came and Mustafov got the chips ready to send Akenhead's way. The on the turn gave him some hope, but the on the river secured the double up for Akenhead.
Fahredin Mustafov | 310,000 | 127,000 |
James Akenhead | 130,000 | 83,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:57 PM Local Time
Ten Levels or Down to the Last Eight
According to tournament staff, Day 2 will play a total of 10 levels or down to the last eight for tomorrow's big final, whichever of the two comes first. Morten Glosli and Olivian Balint unfortunately don't need to worry about that anymore, as both have been eliminated in the last few minutes.
Morten Glosli | 0 | -23,500 |
Olivian Balint | 0 | -140,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:50 PM Local Time
Peter Bstieler Raises the River
Peter Bstieler raised to 10,500 from the button and Rene Crha called from the big blind. The flop fell and Crha check-called a bet of 11,500 from Bstieler.
The landed on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. With four cards to a straight on the board, Crha led out for 18,500. Bstieler tanked for two minutes before making a large raise to 63,500. Crha looked back at his cards and then pushed them to the muck.
Rene Crha | 218,000 | -32,000 |
Peter Bstieler | 157,000 | 60,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:49 PM Local Time
Arnold Builds Stack
Before going into the break, Dominik Arnold increased his stack by quite some margin and the biggest pot of that came off a rivered nut straight with . Jeff Cormier looked him up for 22,000 and failed to beat the nuts, dropping to just over average as a result.
Dominik Arnold | 310,000 | 142,500 |
Jeff Cormier | 190,000 | -38,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:46 PM Local Time
Kondraszuk Nears 400K
Christophe Pereira opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Maciej Kondraszuk announced all-in from the big blind. He had Pereira covered with 120,000 chips remaining. Pereira thought for a moment then made the call.
Kondraszuk:
Pereira:
The board ran out and Pereira was unable to connect. He was eliminated while Kondraszuk stacked a pile of chips, amounting to nearly 400,000.
Maciej Kondraszuk | 390,000 | 150,000 |
Christophe Pereira | 0 | -170,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:41 PM Local Time
Early Eliminations in Level 17
Among those to run out of chips quickly after returning for level 17 were Avelino Hernani Ribeiro, Steffen Retterholt and Werner Scharnagl. The latter had survived the bubble after doubling his short stack and joined the rail just now.
Avelino Hernani Ribeiro | 0 | -51,500 |
Steffen Retterholt | 0 | -37,000 |
Werner Scharnagl | 0 | -75,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:22 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The money bubble just burst and there are currently 75 players remaining. They are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:21 PM Local Time
Tomovic Eliminates Karmatckii
Aleksandar Tomovic opened to 12,000 from early position and Arsenii Karmatckii ripped all-in for 66,500 on the button. The action was back on Tomovic who thought for a couple minutes and eventually called as players were about to head on a break.
Tomovic:
Karmatckii:
Karmatckii couldn't find any help on the board of and he was sent to the payout desk. In the very last hand of the level one table over, Ivo Donev ran out of chips, too, and the field was reduced to the last 75 hopefuls.
Aleksandar Tomovic | 156,000 | 134,000 |
Arsenii Karmatckii | 0 | -72,500 |
Ivo Donev | 0 | -100,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:19 PM Local Time
Miri and Kamphues Eliminated
Sergio Fernandez doubled up Milan Topoly for 43,000 when his ended up second best to the of Topoly.
Soon after Timo Kamphues was all in with ace-queen as well and Fernandez called with the . This time the board came and Kamphues was elimated.
One table over, Hamza Miri got his short stack in with and maciej Kondraszuk called with the . The board of failed to improve Miri and he also joined the rail.
Sergio Fernandez | 245,000 | -22,000 |
Maciej Kondraszuk | 240,000 | 152,000 |
Milan Topoly | 90,000 | 43,000 |
Hamza Miri | 0 | -124,000 |
Timo Kamphues | 0 | -97,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:14 PM Local Time
Bojang on Half a Million in Chips
Soon after the money bubble had burst in spectacular fashion, the all in calls came fast and furios. Richard Pfeffer was all in for 60,000 with pocket jacks and Ismael Bojang called with the . The board came and that was it for Pfeffer. At almost the same time, Benjamin Garcia Rivera, Jesper Mertz and Alexander Schlien all busted as well.
Ismael Bojang | 515,000 | 65,000 |
Alexander Schlien | 0 | -50,000 |
Jesper Mertz | 0 | -110,000 |
Benjamin Garcia Rivera | 0 | -155,500 |
Richard Pfeffer | 0 | -39,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:12 PM Local Time
Money Bubble Erupts!
After three short stacks doubled up, there was an all-in and call on four different tables. On the first table, Viktor Katzenberger was all-in with and was up against Giovanni Petroni who held . The board ran out and Katzenberger was the first casualty.
On the next table over, Carlo Savinelli doubled up with against Valentin Vornicu's . Savinelli was all-in for roughly 145,000 and now sits with one of the larger stacks in the tournament.
Then we came to Mario Mosböck who was all in for 62,500 with the and Ricardo Chauriye looked him up with the . The board ran out and Mosböck became the second casualty in the same hand, ensuring that Katzenberger would not leave empty-handed.
Finally, on the last table, the board read . The pot had around 100,000 in the middle and there were three hands waiting to be tabled. Konstantinos Tsirakidis rolled over and was the player at risk. Ivo Donev tabled and Serge Danis held the best hand with . Tsirakidis was the third player eliminated on the money bubble which would mean Katzenberger, Mosbock, and Tsirakidis would share two payout positions.
Viktor Katzenberger | 0 | -50,000 |
Konstantinos Tsirakidis | 0 | -75,000 |