Friday, October 19, 2018 6:48 PM Local Time
Feud Between Clinkscales and Moshe Fires Up the Room
A lot of commotion occurred at Table 99 and the brunt of it was between Rex Clinkscales and Asi Moshe. Moshe and Rafi Elharar recently played a pot with each other and Clinkscales suggested that Moshe and Elharar were colluding. He asked the floorman to keep an eye on the table, and Moshe didn't take the accusation lightly.
The two started to get into an argument with curse words just rolling off their tongues. Clinkscales took it as far as threatening Moshe and wanting to fight outside. The floorman separated both players and pulled them away from the table. The banter continued off the table and the tournament director was eventually called over to defuse the situation.
Once cooler heads prevailed, Moshe was allowed to return to his seat while Clinkscales was given a round penalty. Since then, the table has been broken and everyone was moved to separate tables to avoid any further altercation.
| Rex Clinkscales | 43,600 | -42,900  |
| Asi Moshe | 17,600 | 8,800  |
Friday, October 19, 2018 6:45 PM Local Time
Lalwani Doubles Through Garcia
Rakesh Lalwani raised to 1,100 from under the gun and Federic Femont called in the hijack. Cord Garcia three-bet to 4,500 from the cutoff and action folded back to Lalwani who four-bet to 16,100. Femonth quickly folded, Garcia shoved and Lalwani snap-called with the shorter stack.
Rakesh Lalwani:
Cord Garcia:
The board ran out for a board to come on the table to connect with Lalwani's queens for the higher straight to double up for the 30,400 he had behind.
| Rakesh Lalwani | 62,900 | 35,900 |
| Cord Garcia | 52,300 | 2,300 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 6:37 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts
| Viktor Kovachev | 60,500 | 60,500 |
| Dutch Boyd | 53,000 | 13,000 |
| Michael Magalashvili | 46,000 | 6,000 |
| Vladimir Shabalin | 41,000 | 1,000 |
| Fahredin Mustafov | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Timur Margolin | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Milad Oghabian | 38,000 | 38,000 |
| Kalidou Sow | 34,000 | 34,000 |
| Waldemar Kopyl | 34,000 | -6,000 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 20,100 | 20,100 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 6:28 PM Local Time
Huber Spikes a Set
Adolf Huber opened to 1,300 from early position and was called by Tal Noach just a couple of seats over. The action folded to the big blind who shoved all in for 7,800 and both Huber and Noach called.
The flop fell and Huber was first to act, tossing in a bet of 11,800. Noach called and the landed on the turn. Huber shipped all in and Noach instantly mucked his cards.
Huber tabled for a set of sevens while the big blind tabled . The river was the and Huber scooped the entire pot, moving to nearly 80,000 and eliminating his opponent.
| Adolf Huber | 79,000 | 79,000 |
| Tal Noach | 28,000 | 28,000 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 6:21 PM Local Time
Li Makes Aidonopoulos Fold
Tsan Wa Li limped in from under the gun and then called the 1,600 raise of Theodoros Aidonopoulos in the cutoff.
They both checked through the flop and the on the turn to the on the river. Li bet 2,300 and Aidonopoulos took one more look at his cards before folding them.
| Tsan Wa Li | 45,000 | |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 39,000 | -1,000 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 6:16 PM Local Time
Latest Selection of Chip Counts
| Markus Steger | 97,000 | 97,000 |
| Ronny Voth | 60,000 | 20,000 |
| Jia Tang | 51,000 | 11,000 |
| Jan Mach | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Salvatore Camarda | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Josef Snejberg | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Jorg Peisert | 39,000 | 39,000 |
| Mykhailo Gutyi | 31,000 | -9,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 21,500 | -18,500 |
| Frank Rohrmueller | 18,000 | 18,000 |
| Peter Jaksland | 10,000 | -30,000 |
| Sebastian Langrock | 0 | 0 |
| Michele Iricani | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bord | 0 | 0 |
| Michele Di Lauro | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rubbini | 0 | 0 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 6:10 PM Local Time
Chudapal Holds for Nearly a Triple Up
There was a three-way all in on a flop reading and it was Konstantinos Tsirakidis with the shortest stack of around 24,000. Siarhei Chudapal was all in for 31,800 and Thomas Hofmann had both players covered.
Siarhei Chudapal:
Thomas Hofmann:
Konstantinos Tsirakidis:
Chudapal was in front with his pocket jacks but there were plenty of cards he needed to dodge. The on the river gave Hofmann a flush draw but the on the river bricked off as Chudapal held on. Tsirakidis was sent to the rail while Chudapal nearly tripled his stack.
| Siarhei Chudapal | 99,000 | |
| Thomas Hofmann | 64,000 | 24,000 |
| Konstantinos Tsirakidis | 0 | |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:57 PM Local Time
Covyn At the Top
Danny Covyn has just eliminated Luca Marchetti.
The flop was with two spades and a club in a three-bet pot. According to Michael Magalashvili, it went check, check, a bet of 4,000, a raise to 10,000 and two calls.'
Then it went in for 80,000 each where Marchetti held and Covyn had and held to eliminate Marchetti from the tournament.
| Danny Covyn | 190,000 | 150,000 |
| Dinesh Alt | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Ting Ho | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Francesco Delfoco | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| David Urban | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Mykhailo Gutyi | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Marek Tatar | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Anton Deglinne | 0 | 0 |
| Sova Kovacevic | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Hambrock | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Marchetti | 0 | -41,000 |
| Peter Ralbovsky | 0 | 0 |
| Georgios Petasis | 0 | 0 |
| Ulrich Heim | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Abdella | 0 | 0 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:39 PM Local Time
Trips for Fleischanderl
Three players were still in the hand on a board reading and Holger Fleischanderl had tossed in a bet of 6,000 from middle position. The cutoff thought for a minute before folding and Emil Bise check-called from the big blind.
The river brought the and Bise checked again. Fleischanderl bet another 8,000 and Bise quickly splashed in a call. Fleischanderl rolled over for trip tens and Bise sent his cards to the muck.
| Emil Bise | 68,000 | 28,000 |
| Holger Fleischanderl | 65,500 | 65,500 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:31 PM Local Time
Entries After the Break
The number of entries has increased to 154 since the break with 138 players remaining.
| Roland Israelashvili | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Christopher Back | 40,000 | |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:30 PM Local Time
Clinkscales Rivers a Flush
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , the action was on Rex Clinkscales in the big blind. Clinkscales bet 2,700 and Raik Bernhardt check-called from the small blind.
The river brought the and Bernhardt checked again. Clinkscales announced a bet of 5,800 and Bernhardt decided to pay him off. Clinkscales turned over for a flush and Bernhardt mucked his cards.
| Rex Clinkscales | 86,500 | 4,500 |
| Raik Bernhardt | 33,900 | |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:04 PM Local Time
Break
With 143 entries showing on the clock, the 131 remaining players have been sent for their first 15-minute break of the day.
Friday, October 19, 2018 4:50 PM Local Time
Nut-Flush for Sarnow
Florian Sarnow raised to 600 from the hijack and Jorg Peisert called on the button. Matthias Gude three-bet to 2,500 in the small blind and only Sarnow called.
The flop came , Gude continued with a bet of 2,000 which Sarnow called.
The turn was the , now Gude checked and Sarnow bet 4,000. Gude called to see the complete the board on the river.
Gude checked for the last time, Sarnow bet 5,000 which Gude called immediately but then mucked when Sarnow flipped over the for the nut-flush.
| Gianluca Speranza | 83,000 | 43,000 |
| Alexandre Viard | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Richard Dalberg | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Florian Sarnow | 33,000 | -7,000 |
| Mauro Ferrari | 0 | -54,000 |
| Dalibor Mijic | 0 | 0 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 4:37 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts
| Rex Clinkscales | 82,000 | 42,000 |
| Zhong Chen | 58,000 | 18,000 |
| Hao Tian | 52,000 | 12,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Luca Marchetti | 41,000 | 1,000 |
| Tobias Peters | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Andrej Desset | 40,000 | |
| Renato Kaneoya | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Teunis Kooij | 40,000 | |
| Marc Anthony Joseph | 40,000 | |
| Waldemar Kopyl | 40,000 | |
| Philipp Zukernik | 20,700 | -7,300 |
| Anson Tsang | 20,000 | -20,000 |
| Asi Moshe | 8,800 | -31,200 |
| Madhav Gupta | 0 | |
| Majid Ejlal Noubarian | 0 | -40,000 |
| Anatolii Zyrin | 0 | -29,000 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 4:26 PM Local Time
Christ Wins One
Evian Christ called from under the gun, Ovidiu Oprea raised to 8,000 from mid-position and was called by Anatolii Zyrin in the hijack and Asher Assis in the cutoff. Christ also called.
The flop came and both Christ and Oprea checked. Zyrin bet 4,000 and only Oprea folded.
They all checked through the on the turn and the on the river. Christ tabled for the flopped pair of tens to scoop the pot.
| Michael Magalashvili | 40,000 | |
| Peter Kamaras | 40,000 | |
| Vladimir Shabalin | 40,000 | |
| Evian Christ | 34,000 | |
| Asher Assis | 30,000 | |
| Anatolii Zyrin | 29,000 | -11,000 |
| Erik Ladanyi | 0 | |
Friday, October 19, 2018 4:13 PM Local Time
One Each for Garcia and Lalwani
The board read and Cord Garcia had raised from the hijack when Frederic Femont had bet in mid-position. Femont called to see the come on the river and checked. Garcia continued with a bet of 10,000, Femont hesitated for a bit but then opted to fold.
The hand right after, Femont raised to 700 from under the gun and was called Garcia (mid-position), Chris Rubbini (hijack), Amiram Barimboim (cutoff), Thomas Rebscm (button), and Rakesh Lalwani in the small blind.
The flop came and everyone checked to Rebscm on the button who bet 1,500 which only Lalwani called.
The turn was the on which they both checked through to the on the river. Lalwani now took over the initiative and lead for 2,600, Rebscm quickly folded.
| Cord Garcia | 50,000 | 10,000 |
| Rakesh Lalwani | 27,000 | -13,000 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 3:55 PM Local Time
More Faces in the Field
| Cord Garcia | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Danny Covyn | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Petar Petrov | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Ronny Voth | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Emil Bise | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Dimitrios Ballas | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Rex Clinkscales | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 0 | -40,000 |
| Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy | 0 | -40,000 |
| Andrei Grimberg | 0 | -40,000 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 3:50 PM Local Time
Ferrari Turns a Flush
The flop read and Philipp Zukernik had checked in the small blind. Mauro Ferrari bet 2,000 from the big blind and Zukernik called.
The turn was the , Zukernik check-called the 3,000 continuation-bet of Ferrari again.
The river completed the board with the and Zukernik checked for the last time. Ferrari threw in another bet, now of 5,000, Zukerniks contemplated for a bit, glanced at his cards once more before making the call. Zukernik mucked his cards when he saw that Ferrari held for the nut-flush.
| Mauro Ferrari | 54,000 | 54,000 |
| Philipp Zukernik | 28,000 | |
Friday, October 19, 2018 3:38 PM Local Time
More Familiar Faces
| Rakesh Lalwani | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Peter Jaksland | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Jia Tang | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Hao Tian | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Asi Moshe | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Luca Marchetti | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Zhong Chen | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Thomas Hofmann | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Majid Ejlal Noubarian | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Mahmut Yildrim | 0 | -23,000 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 3:29 PM Local Time
Paraschiv Doubles Through Yildrim
Victor Paraschiv had raised from the cutoff and Mahmut Yildrim shoved in the big blind which Paraschiv called.
Victor Paraschiv:
Mahmut Yildrim:
The board ran out for Paraschiv to hold with the higher kicker to double up for the 19,600 he had in front of him.
| Victor Paraschiv | 40,300 | |
| Mahmut Yildrim | 23,000 | |