Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:53 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 20 hours ago)
Albeck Goes All-In
Alexi Skoulos had open-raised from middle position when Samuel Albeck piled in his stack of 155,000 from the small blind. Skoulos made the call with the covering stack and the cards hit their backs.
Samuel Albeck:
Alexi Skoulos:
Albeck flopped a straight on . Skoulos still had outs, but the turn and river missed him as Albeck doubled up.
Alexi Skoulos | 720,000 | 45,000 |
Samuel Albeck | 325,000 | 199,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:50 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 20 hours ago)
Trojand Busts to Weiss' Aces
Jeremy Trojand got his final 200,000 into the middle with Dennis Weiss calling to put him at risk.
Jeremy Trojand:
Dennis Weiss:
Trojand needed to find a king or an eight to survive. However, the runout of kept Weiss ahead with the aces and Trojand was out of the tournament,
Dennis Weiss | 700,000 | 175,000 |
Jeremy Trojand | 0 | -139,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:48 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 20 hours ago)
Sabic Uses His Blockers
With around 150,000 in the middle on a board of , Alen Sabic bet 75,000 from under the gun with Thomas Eychenne calling from middle position.
The came on the river and Sabic led out for 150,000. Eychenee quickly folded and Sabic turned over for a buff with two queens as blockers.
Alen Sabic | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Thomas Eychenne | 260,000 | -145,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:44 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 20 hours ago)
De Michele Departs
Tamazi Skhirtladze raised to 20,000 as first to act and called the subsequent three-bet to 75,000 of Alessandro De Michele in the hijack.
The flop fell and saw Skhirtlade check to De Michele. De Michele piled in his final 63,000 and was called by Skhirtladze after some thinking time.
Alessandro De Michele:
Tamazi Skhirtladze:
Skhirtladze's queens were ahead, and the runout gave him a flush to eliminate De Michele
Tamazi Skhirtladze | 355,000 | 175,000 |
Alessandro De Michele | 0 | -153,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:41 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 20 hours ago)
Vinicenka Busts
Stanislovas Vinicenka got his last 90,000 into the middle preflop with Goran Urumovic making the call to put him at risk.
Stanislovas Vinicenka:
Goran Urumovic:
The board ran out favorably for Urumovic as it came to give him a set of kings and Vinicenka was sent to the rail.
Goran Urumovic | 400,000 | 118,000 |
Stanislovas Vinicenka | 0 | -90,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:37 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 20 hours ago)
Skoulos Hits an Ace to Bust Dinand
Alexi Skoulos raised to 25,000 from middle position and Olivier Dinand shoved for 68,000 from the cutoff. After the blinds folded Skoulos made the call to put Dinand at risk.
Olivier Dinand:
Alexi Skoulos:
The runout of gave Skoulos the winning hand having paired his ace, sending Dinand to the rail.
Alexi Skoulos | 770,000 | 95,000 |
Olivier Dinand | 0 | -80,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5:15 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Dinner Break
The 31 remaining players have been sent on a 40-minute dinner break.
During the break, the stream table will be set up. Play will resume at 5:55 p.m. local time, with the stream commencing 30 minutes later.
PokerNews will follow the same 30-minute delay to avoid spoilers, so the coverage will resume around 6:25 p.m. local time.
Hokyiu Lee | 1,272,000 | 337,000 |
David Sosic | 965,000 | 165,000 |
Alen Sabic | 820,000 | 313,500 |
Alexi Skoulos | 675,000 | 254,000 |
Daniel Smuskovics | 600,000 | 35,000 |
Dennis Weiss | 525,000 | -35,000 |
George Sandford | 525,000 | 110,000 |
Mihail Andonov | 505,000 | 195,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov | 475,000 | -35,000 |
Levani Rozomashvili | 445,000 | 232,000 |
Marco Di Persio | 410,000 | -155,000 |
Thomas Eychenne | 405,000 | -26,000 |
Thomas Hueber | 391,000 | 270,000 |
Eran Carmi | 310,000 | 40,000 |
Marek Uharcek | 296,000 | -60,000 |
Anson Tsang | 295,000 | 100,000 |
Goran Urumovic | 282,000 | 40,000 |
Jari Mahonen | 265,000 | 10,000 |
Vivian Saliba | 235,000 | -45,000 |
Vakhtang Javakhishvili | 216,000 | 41,000 |
Markus Anheier | 211,000 | 59,000 |
Milan Skacel | 195,000 | -25,000 |
Tamazi Skhirtladze | 180,000 | -260,000 |
Alessandro De Michele | 153,000 | -107,000 |
Rostyslav Sabishchenko | 148,000 | -84,500 |
Jeremy Trojand | 139,000 | -101,000 |
Ferenc Deak | 130,000 | 3,000 |
Samuel Albeck | 126,000 | -74,000 |
Stanislovas Vinicenka | 90,000 | 34,500 |
Olivier Dinand | 80,000 | 10,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5:07 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Skacel Spikes a Straight to Crack Carmi's Aces
Milan Skacel got his last 100,000 into the middle preflop with Eran Carmi being the player to try and send him to the cashier's desk.
Milan Skacel:
Eran Carmi:
Skacel would need to crack Carmi's aces if he was to stay in the tournament. The flop of gave Carmi top set, but did provide Skacel with a straight draw. The turn was exactly what Skacel needed as he improved to a straight on the turn. There was no board pair on the river as the dealer put out the and Skacel had earned a much-needed double.
Eran Carmi | 270,000 | -40,000 |
Milan Skacel | 220,000 | 120,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5:04 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Saliba Gets Nuts In
Arriving on a turn of , Vivian Saliba made a bet of 65,000 into a pot of 80,000 from under the gun.
Anson Tsang had checked from the big blind and spent some time in the tank before putting Saliba all-in for 100,000 total. Saliba checked her cards and then called immediately.
Vivian Saliba:
Anson Tsang:
Tsang had no outs left in the deck, and he paid Saliba her double-up as the river completed the board.
Vivian Saliba | 280,000 | 130,000 |
Anson Tsang | 195,000 | -205,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:57 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Skacel Secures Post-Bubble Double
Milan Skacel tossed in his final 35,000 or so preflop and was looked up by Tamazi Skhirtladze.
Milan Skacel:
Tamazi Skhirtladze:
Skacel was rooting for a king, and one came on the river when the board ran out to bail him out and double him up.
Tamazi Skhirtladze | 440,000 | -80,000 |
Milan Skacel | 100,000 | 28,500 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:55 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Casagrande Bubbles the Event
Fahredin Mustafov raised to 28,000 from early position with only Harry Casagrande making the call from the cutoff.
Both players checked the flop to see the come on the turn. Mustafov bet 35,000 and Casagrande min-raised to 70,000. Mustafov called.
After Mustafov checked the river, Casagrande shoved for 112,000. Mustafov asked the dealer for a count before he slid in the call.
Harry Casagrande:
Fahredin Mustafov:
Casagrande had just a pair of queens, but Mustafov had that beat with a pair of aces. Mustafov pulled in the pot and Casagrande earned the title of the bubble boy for this event
Fahredin Mustafov | 510,000 | 245,000 |
Harry Casagrande | 0 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:48 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Sosic Surges Further
Fahredin Mustafov raised to 25,000 in the hijack. David Sosic called in the small blind, as did Eran Carmi in the big blind.
Sosic checked to Carmi on the flop, after which the latter led out for 41,000. Mustafov mucked before Sosic stuck in a call.
Carmi sized up to 102,000 on the turn, again being check-called by Sosic, before both players checked the river.
"Straight," announced Sosic as he tabled for a straight to the ten. Carmi mucked his cards in defeat, seeing Sosic chip up to a stack of 100 big blinds.
David Sosic | 800,000 | 185,000 |
Eran Carmi | 310,000 | -190,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov | 265,000 | -35,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:37 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Hand-for-Hand Begins
With 36 players still seated and 35 of them getting paid, the tournament has gone hand-for-hand until the bubble bursts.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:36 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Lupascu Heralds Bubble Time
Thomas Eychenne raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and called a subsequent three-bet to 68,000 from Matei Lupascu in the small blind.
Lupascu committed the rest of his 100,000 chips on the flop and was quickly called by Eychenne.
Matei Lupascu:
Thomas Eychenne:
Lupascu was still ahead with his aces, and remained so on the turn. However, his set would become second-best on the river, with Eychenne's Broadway eliminating Lupascu in 37th.
Thomas Eychenne | 431,000 | 141,000 |
Matei Lupascu | 0 | -168,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:29 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 22 hours ago)
Skhirtladze Sends Ullakonoja Home
On a flop of Iisakki Ullakonoja got the last of his chips into the middle with Tamazi Skhirtladze making the call to put him at risk.
Iisakki Ullakonoja:
Tamazi Skhirtladze:
Ullakonoja had flopped top pair but Skhirtladze had a lot of outs to send him to the rail. The turn meant Ullakonoja was drawing dead to the flush of Skhirtladze, as the inconsequential came on the river.
Tamazi Skhirtladze | 520,000 | 365,000 |
Iisakki Ullakonoja | 0 | -72,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:17 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 23 hours ago)
Lee Approaching a Million
The action was caught on a completed board of . Hokyiu Lee checked from the small blind to Dennis Weiss on the button, who put in a bet of 85,000. Lee then pondered for a bit before putting in a raise to 275,000.
"Nice hand," Weiss said as he threw his cards into the muck and surrendered the pot.
Hokyiu Lee | 935,000 | 175,000 |
Dennis Weiss | 560,000 | -40,000 |
Anson Tsang | 400,000 | 0 |
Jari Mahonen | 255,000 | 11,000 |
Salih Atac | 210,000 | 61,000 |
Vivian Saliba | 150,000 | -65,000 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:16 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 23 hours ago)
Andonov Sends Eychenne Into the Tank
With roughly 70,000 in the middle on a board of , Thomas Eychenne bet 23,000 from the big blind and was met by a raise to 140,000 from Mihail Andonov out of the cutoff.
Eychenne went deep into the tank, thinking for a few minutes before eventually he tossed his cards into the muck and surrendered the pot to Andonov.
Mihail Andonov | 310,000 | 78,000 |
Thomas Eychenne | 290,000 | -95,500 |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:07 PM Local Time (about 15 days and 23 hours ago)
Weiss' Set of Jacks Wins Him the Pot
On a board of Dennis Weiss bet 25,000 from the big blind with Anson Tsang calling from early position.
The came on the river and the action checked though. Weiss turned over for a set of jacks to win the pot.
Dennis Weiss | 600,000 | 130,000 |
Anson Tsang | 400,000 | 145,500 |