Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:50 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 7 hours ago)
Small Break
The players have been sent on a 20-minute break to accommodate the two-table redraw.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:45 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 7 hours ago)
Marco Di Persio Eliminated in 17th Place (€4,610)
The action was caught on a turn of , where Marco Di Persio checked to Milan Skacel. Skacel fired a bet of 20,000 before Di Persio jammed all in for 124,000.
Skacel quickly called with the covering stacks, leading to a showdown.
Marco Di Persio:
Milan Skacel:
Di Persio's pair of aces were in the lead, but Skacel had a plethora of outs to choose from. The river was one of them, giving him two pair to eliminate Di Persio in 17th.
Milan Skacel | 615,000 | 269,000 |
Marco Di Persio | 0 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:41 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 7 hours ago)
Deak Doubles Up
Ferenc Deak raised his button to 56,000 and was put all-in by Mihail Andonov in the small blind. Deak quickly called off his stack of 201,000 and the cards were flipped up.
Ferenc Deak:
Mihail Andonov:
Andonov did not improve on the runout, seeing Deak's aces hold for the double-up.
Ferenc Deak | 434,000 | 94,000 |
Mihail Andonov | 150,000 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:37 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
George Sandford Eliminated in 18th Place (€4,610)
Samuel Albeck raised to 40,000 from the button and George Sandford defended out of the big blind.
Sandford checked the flop and faced a bet of 55,000 from Albeck. Sandford check-shoved for around 150,000 and Albeck called.
George Sandford:
Samuel Albeck:
Sanford needed to find a club to stay alive. The turn and river didn't help Sandford as Albeck improved to trip aces to win the pot
Samuel Albeck | 910,000 | 625,000 |
George Sandford | 0 | -505,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:27 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Marek Uharcek Eliminated in 19th Place (€4,610)
David Sosic raised to 30,000 from the hijack and Marek Uharcek three-bet to 180,000 from the cutoff with just 3,000 remaining. Sosic called to see a flop.
Sosic put Uharcek all-in on the flop and Uharcek called.
Marek Uharcek:
David Sosic:
Uharcek had to fade a lot of cards with his aces to stay in the event. The turn was safe for Uharcek, but the on the river improved Sosic to trip sevens and sent Uharcek home.
David Sosic | 873,000 | -267,000 |
Marek Uharcek | 0 | -261,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:25 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Saliba Stays in Contention
Vivian Saliba raised to 54,000 as first to act. Eran Carmi spent some time in the big blind before defending and seeing a flop of appear.
Carmi checked and Saliba pushed all in for 118,000. Another tank followed, but ultimately Carmi called off to put Saliba at risk.
Vivian Saliba:
Eran Carmi:
Saliba's two pair was up against the gutshot of Carmi. The river brought Carmi some more out, but the river gave Saliba a straight instead to double up.
Eran Carmi | 420,000 | -610,000 |
Vivian Saliba | 368,000 | 168,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:20 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Vakhtang Javakhishvili Eliminated in 20th Place (€4,610)
Hokyiu Lee raised tp 35,000 under the gun. Vakhtang Javakhishvili called from the hijack and Markus Anheier defended out the big blind.
The three players saw a flop of and the action checked through to see the come on the turn. Anheier checked and Lee bet 70,000. Javakhishvili called before Anheier raised to 423,000. Lee folded but Javakhishvili called for his last 45,000.
Vakhtang Javakhishvili:
Markus Anheier:
Anheier was ahead with his set of fours and just had to fade a jack on the river. The came on the river and Javakhishvili was the nineteenth place finisher.
Hokyiu Lee | 1,277,000 | -35,000 |
Markus Anheier | 875,000 | 543,000 |
Vakhtang Javakhishvili | 0 | -210,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:19 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Skacel Secures Double-Up
Alexi Skoulos made a raise to 16,000 and was called by Marco Di Persio. Milan Skacel then three-bet to 75,000, causing Skoulos to fold.
Di Persio, however, put Skacel all-in for 145,000 and the latter snap called.
Milan Skacel:
Marco Di Persio:
Di Persio flopped a pair on to give Skacel a sweat, but the turn and river remained safe for him to double up.
Milan Skacel | 346,000 | 1,000 |
Alexi Skoulos | 270,000 | -390,000 |
Marco Di Persio | 200,000 | -20,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:16 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Deak Limp-Jams
Ferenc Deak limped in from the small blind before Mihail Andonov made it 48,000 in the big blind.
Deak then shoved all in for 144,000. Andonov tanked but eventually folded with visible reluctance.
Mihail Andonov | 350,000 | -75,000 |
Ferenc Deak | 340,000 | 256,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:15 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Albeck Hits a Boat on the River to Double
Samuel Albeck and George Sandford limped in from late positions before Eran Carmi called from the small blind. Vivian Saliba checked out of the big blind and they went to the flop four-way.
Carmi led out for 15,000 on the flop and only Albeck called.
Carmi bet 75,000 upon seeing the hit the turn. Albeck shoved for 320,000 and after a few moments Carmi called.
Samuel Albeck:
Eran Carmi:
Albeck was ahead with two pair but Carmi had a lot of outs to double up. The river wasn't one of those outs as Albeck improved to a full house, fives full of sixes to win the pot.
Samuel Albeck | 720,000 | 435,000 |
Eran Carmi | 650,000 | -380,000 |
George Sandford | 500,000 | -5,000 |
Vivian Saliba | 170,000 | 6,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:01 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Daniel Negreanu Stirs Pot with Controversial “Tip Shaming” Tweet | PokerNews Podcast #857
In the 857th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Daniel Negreanu's recent tweet from the Poker Masters criticizing an unknown player for their lackluster tip to a cocktail waitress. It got the poker world both talking and speculating.
From there, the crew looks at a wild rollercoaster hand with improbable river cards from Hustler Casino Live (HCL), which found itself with a big headache when its YouTube channel was suspended, as well as offer their thoughts on potential Women in Poker Hall of Fame candidates. In the realm of winners, Niklas "Lena900" Astedt won two PokerStars WCOOP titles in one hour, while the Poker Masters has crowned champs such as Spencer Champlin, Jeremy Becker, and Jonathan Little, just to name a few.
Finally, Chad offers his review of the poker movie Dead Money and sits down with high-stakes poker pro Alan Keating to talk about his cameo appearance and how he wound up becoming friends with the film's leading actor Emile Hirsch.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:54 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Daniel Smuskovics Eliminated in 21st Place (€4,335)
Vivian Saliba raised her button to 25,000 and Alen Sabic called in the small blind. Daniel Smuskovics then three-bet to 125,000 in the big blind.
Saliba pondered for some minutes before finding a fold, after which Sabic tossed in a quick call.
The flop fell and saw Sabic lead the pot. Smuskovics put in his stack of 350,000 and Sabic quickly called.
Daniel Smuskovics:
Alen Sabic:
Sabic had flopped two pair and a flush draw to take a big lead over Smuskovics' aces. The turn improved him to a full house, and the river could not bail Smuskovics out.
Smuskovics' dream of back-to-back final tables was crushed as he left the tournament area with a little more than the minimum cash. Sabic, meanwhile, increased his monstrous stack even more and ended up with around 130 big blinds.
Alen Sabic | 1,600,000 | -70,000 |
Vivian Saliba | 200,000 | 36,000 |
Daniel Smuskovics | 0 | -520,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:52 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Carmi His a Boat to Crack Sabic's Aces
Eran Carmi raised from the button to 30,000 and Alen Sabic three-bet out of the big blind to 96,000. Carmi potted it, and Sabic shoved. Carmi called and was at risk in a pot with over 1,000,000 in it.
Eran Carmi:
Alen Sabic:
If Sabic could hold with his aces he would become one of the biggest stacks left in the tournament. However, the runout of gave Carmi the winner with a full house, queens full of nines.
Alen Sabic | 1,050,000 | -290,000 |
Eran Carmi | 1,030,000 | 627,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:45 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Thomas Eychenne Eliminated in 22nd Place (€4,335)
Thomas Eychenne raised to 42,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself around 60,000 behind. The action folded to Eran Carmi in the big blind, who called to the flop.
He then put Eychenne all-in, with the latter snap calling.
Thomas Eychenne:
Eran Carmi:
Eychenne's kings had to fade Carmi's straight outs, as well as an ace. However, the turn brought Carmi the better pair. The river could not save Eychenne, who exited in 22nd.
Eran Carmi | 520,000 | 117,000 |
Thomas Eychenne | 0 | -157,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:42 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 8 hours ago)
Jari Mahonen Eliminated in 23rd Place (€4,335)
Jari Mahonen raised to 30,000 from early position. Hokyiu Lee called in the hijack before Tamazi Skhirtladze three-bet to 138,000 from the cutoff. Mahonen called but Lee folded.
Mahonen shoved for 199,000 on the flop and Skhirtladze snap-called.
Jari Mahonen:
Tamazi Skhirtladze:
Mahonen needed to find a queen to stay alive, but the turn and river kept Skhirtladze's set of aces in front and Mahonen was sent to the rail.
Hokyiu Lee | 1,312,000 | -158,000 |
Tamazi Skhirtladze | 952,000 | 564,000 |
Jari Mahonen | 0 | -397,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:35 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 9 hours ago)
Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 24th Place (€4,335)
Catching the action on a flop of , there had been a massive pot of 205,000 chips built between Fahredin Mustafov in middle position and Levani Rozomashvili in the cutoff.
Mustafov then bet the pot, sending Rozomashvili into the tank. After several minutes, he announced his all-in and Mustafov snap called, covering Rozomashvili's stack of 330,000 by just 3,000.
Levani Rozomashvili:
Fahredin Mustafov:
Rozomashivili's aces were still ahead, and he made a straight on the runout to secure the monster pot.
A few hands later, Mustafov's final chips went in from under the gun. Rozomashvili then made it 38,000 to go in middle position and Alen Sabic called in the small blind.
Both players checked the flop before Sabic fired 35,000 on the turn. Rozomashvili called to the river, where he saw his opponent check.
Rozomashvili took the opportunity to bet 75,000 but was raised to 300,000 by Sabic. Rozomashvili instantly folded and Sabic turned over for the nut flush.
Mustafov's disappeared into the muck as he was the first player to depart from the final three tables.
Alen Sabic | 1,670,000 | 330,000 |
Levani Rozomashvili | 690,000 | 270,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov | 0 | -435,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:19 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 9 hours ago)
Play Back Underway
The players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air as Day 2 of the €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha continues
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:00 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 9 hours ago)
Three-Table Redraw
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
37 | 1 | Thomas Hueber | Austria | 356,000 | 36 |
37 | 2 | Markus Anheier | Germany | 332,000 | 33 |
37 | 3 | Jari Mahonen | Finland | 397,000 | 40 |
37 | 4 | Hokyiu Lee | Hong Kong | 1,470,000 | 147 |
37 | 5 | Tamazi Skhirtladze | Georgia | 388,000 | 39 |
37 | 6 | Vakhtang Javakhishvili | Georgia | 210,000 | 21 |
37 | 7 | David Sosic | Croatia | 1,140,000 | 114 |
37 | 8 | Marek Uharcek | Uzbekistan | 261,000 | 26 |
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38 | 1 | Alen Sabic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,340,000 | 134 |
38 | 2 | Daniel Smuskovics | Germany | 520,000 | 52 |
38 | 3 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 435,000 | 44 |
38 | 4 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 157,000 | 16 |
38 | 5 | Levani Rozomashvili | Georgia | 420,000 | 42 |
38 | 6 | George Sandford | United Kingdom | 505,000 | 51 |
38 | 7 | Eran Carmi | Israel | 403,000 | 40 |
38 | 8 | Vivian Saliba | Brazil | 164,000 | 16 |
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39 | 1 | Samuel Albeck | Germany | 285,000 | 29 |
39 | 2 | Alexi Skoulos | Sweden | 660,000 | 66 |
39 | 3 | Marco Di Persio | Italy | 220,000 | 22 |
39 | 4 | Milan Skacel | Czechia | 345,000 | 35 |
39 | 5 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | 84,000 | 8 |
39 | 6 | Mihail Andonov | Denmark | 425,000 | 43 |
39 | 7 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 565,000 | 57 |
39 | 8 | Goran Urumovic | Sweden | 430,000 | 43 |
Hokyiu Lee | 1,470,000 | 198,000 |
Alen Sabic | 1,340,000 | 340,000 |
David Sosic | 1,140,000 | 175,000 |
Alexi Skoulos | 660,000 | -60,000 |
Dennis Weiss | 565,000 | -135,000 |
Daniel Smuskovics | 520,000 | -80,000 |
George Sandford | 505,000 | -20,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov | 435,000 | -40,000 |
Goran Urumovic | 430,000 | 30,000 |
Mihail Andonov | 425,000 | -80,000 |
Levani Rozomashvili | 420,000 | -25,000 |
Eran Carmi | 403,000 | 93,000 |
Jari Mahonen | 397,000 | 132,000 |
Tamazi Skhirtladze | 388,000 | 33,000 |
Thomas Hueber | 356,000 | -35,000 |
Milan Skacel | 345,000 | 150,000 |
Markus Anheier | 332,000 | 121,000 |
Samuel Albeck | 285,000 | -40,000 |
Marek Uharcek | 261,000 | -35,000 |
Marco Di Persio | 220,000 | -190,000 |
Vakhtang Javakhishvili | 210,000 | -6,000 |
Vivian Saliba | 164,000 | -71,000 |
Thomas Eychenne | 157,000 | -103,000 |
Ferenc Deak | 84,000 | -46,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:58 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 9 hours ago)
Small Break
The 24 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break to prepare the new TV table.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:55 PM Local Time (about 47 days and 9 hours ago)
Sabishchenko Eliminated; Tsang Also Busts Before Final Three Tables
At another table, Rostyslav Sabishchenko busted in 26th place followed shortly after by Anson Tsang in 25th place, leaving 24 players to be redrawn across three tables.
Anson Tsang | 0 | -295,000 |
Rostyslav Sabishchenko | 0 | -148,000 |