Player of the Year Race is on!
Sarah talks to Byron Kaverman about his narrow lead in the POY race.
Sarah talks to Byron Kaverman about his narrow lead in the POY race.
With an hour of play left in the day we just saw Jeff Rossiter re-enter the tournament. Rossiter's sitting at a table with John Juanda and Vladimir Troyanovksiy, and he's back on 250,000 chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jeff Rossiter |
250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
Action folded to Stephen Chidwick on the button and he raised to 9,000. Anthony Zinno defended from the big blind, which brought about the flop. Zinno check-called a bet of 10,000, and then both players checked the turn. When the double paired the board on the river, Zinno led out for 25,000 and Chidwick made a quick call only to muck when his opponent tabled the for a full house.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Anthony Zinno |
340,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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Stephen Chidwick |
222,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
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Thomas Muehloecker was among the first players to hit the rail today, but he re-entered and just took a big chunk off Mike Watson's stack.
The board showed [4Kh8dJh] when Muelhoecker bet 52,500 from the big blind and Watson tanked for a while before calling from the button.
On the river the hit and after Muehloecker bet 116,500, Watson let out a sigh. The Canadian pro tanked for quite some time, and shook his head before ultimately putting in the call by tossing a chip forward.
Muehloecker showed and Watson mucked his cards, as he's now among the shortest stacks in the room.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Thomas Muehloecker |
500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Mike Watson |
80,000
-235,000
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-235,000 |
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Gieles, who's been battling it out for the position of chipleader with table mate Ole Schemion for quite some time now, has just knocked out Henrik Hecklen and has retaken the lead in the tournament.
Gieles opened from late position and called Hecklen's 85,000 shove. Hecklen had while Gieles was the proud owner of .
The flop came , not doing much for anyone. The on the turn gave Hecklen a flush draw which he hit on the river. His flush wasn't enough to stay alive and Gieles took it down with the rivered full house.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Luuk Gieles |
850,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Ole Schemion |
800,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
Henrik Hecklen | Eliminado |
Joni Jouhkimainen opened for 11,500 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 30,000 from John Juanda in the cutoff. Sylvain Loosli then four-bet to 76,000 from the small blind, Jouhkimainen folded, and Juanda thought for a bit before making the call. When the flop came down , Loosli led out for 42,000 and called when Juanda moved all in for approximately 260,000.
Juanda:
Loosli:
Loosli was ahead with his kings, but Juanda was drawing to diamonds, not to mention his ace. The turn was no help to the Poker Hall of Famer, and neither was the river. With that, Juanda has been eliminated from the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Sylvain Loosli |
800,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
John Juanda | Eliminado | |
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From the button, Ole Schemion opened to 12,500 and was called by his fellow German Christop Vogelsang in the small bling. The UK's Scott Margereson called from the big blind, which meant it was three-handed to the flop. Both blinds checked to Schemion who bet 18,000, a bet that only called by Vogelsang.
Both players checked the turn, but Vogelsang bet 32,000 on the river. Schemion called, but quickly mucked when Vogelsang turned over for a straight.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion |
650,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang |
465,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Tobias Reinkemeier moved in for his last 101,000 from the hijack and Joni Jouhkimainen in the small blind tanked for a bit before committing his own short stack (57,500). Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind open folded his .
Reinkemeier tabled while Jouhkimainen showed up with . The flop favored Jouhkimainen and the on the turn only made things better for him. The on the river was a blank and the Fin doubled up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Joni Jouhkimainen |
123,500
66,000
|
66,000 |
Tobias Reinkemeier |
43,500
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
Fedor Holz made it 12,500 from early position and action folded to Leonid Markin in the small blind. Last years champion shoved all in for 67,500 and Holz made the call.
Markin was the owner of the best hand with , but he was by no means home safe as Holz tabled . The flop came helping Holz in front, but the German was left drawing dead after the hit the turn giving . The on the river was there just to make things official.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Fedor Holz |
222,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
Leonid Markin |
143,500
76,000
|
76,000 |
If Mike McDoanld wants to be crowned the Super High Roller champion he is going to need to reenter on Day 2 because Igor Kurganov has sent him to the showers.
Kurganov raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Anton Astapau called from the next seat along, Oleh Okhotskyi called on the button and Mike McDonald called from the big blind.
The flop fell , McDonald checked, Kurganov led for 30,000, Astapau called, Okhotskyi folded, and McDonald called. The turn saw McDonald check, Kurganov bet 90,000, and Astapau tank-fold. McDonald then check-raised all-in, and Kurganov beat him into the pot with a call.
McDonald:
Kurganov:
McDonald needed a heart for a flush otherwise his tournament was over, which it was when the river came the to send McDonald into the cold Prague air.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Igor Kurganov |
750,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Mike McDonald | Eliminado | |
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