HRW 18: $10,300 Super MILLION$ Main Event, $5M GTD Dia 1 | 2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week

2020-11-15 22:52 UTC

Matakis Cracks Adams' Rockets

Jaxon

Nível 18 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Ian "potamophobia" Matakis opened the hijack for 14,000. Timothy Adams made it 50,100 from the big blind. Matakis four-bet jammed for 203,814 and the players turned over their cards after Adams snap-called.

Ian "potamophobia" Matakis:
Timothy Adams:

Adams seemed primed to enter the top echelons of the leaderboard as he dominated Matakis.

However, this wasn't what the poker gods had in mind as the ran out on the board to give Matakis a flush to best the rockets held by Adams.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis	418,218 208,068	208,068
Timothy Adams	368,941 -311,329	-311,329

Tags: Timothy Adams potamophobia Ian Matakis

2020-11-16 00:11 UTC

Schemion Back on Top with a Full House

Jaxon

Nível 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Ole Schemion opened for 28,000 from middle position before he called a three-bet by Alex Papazian from the small blind.

Papazian bet 69,647 after the came on the flop. Schemion min-clicked it back to 139,294 before he called Papazian's three-bet jam to 324,277.

Alex Papazian:
Ole Schemion:

Schemion flopped a set and improved to a full house to eliminated Papazian after the and completed the board.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ole Schemion	1,867,738 357,614	357,614

Alex Papazian	Eliminado

2020-11-16 00:32 UTC

Schemion Busts Bonomo

Jaxon

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Just before the blinds increased, Justin Bonomo three-bet jammed for 225,934 over Ole Schemion's min-raise and got a call.

Ole Schemion:
Justin Bonomo:

Bonomo had a small edge in the hand when the chips got into the pot. However, it was Schemion to come out on top to eliminated Bonomo after he hit a flush on the board.

Meanwhile, Stephen Chidwick hit the rail around the same time at a different table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	Eliminado

Justin Bonomo	Eliminado

Tags: Justin Bonomo Ole Schemion

2020-11-16 01:10 UTC

Straight for Kitai to Extend the Lead

Jaxon

Nível 26 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante

Davidi Kitai opened to 159,000 from the small blind and Andres "MaShallah" De Agustin called in the big blind.

Kitai fired out for 77,500 after the came on the flop and De Agustin called.

The followed on the turn. Kitai bet 345,500 and once again got a call.

The completed the board on the river. Kitai bet 605,500. De Agustin used a bit of his time bank before he made the call.

De Agustin held for top pair and the pot went to Kitai holding a straight with .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Davidi Kitai	3,136,948 1,231,000	1,231,000

Andres "MaShallah" De Agustin	262,585 -1,252,000	-1,252,000

2020-11-16 01:17 UTC

Kitai Eliminates Mateos & Kempe Before the Money

Jaxon

Nível 26 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante

Adrian Mateos was just eliminated in 67th place. He three-bet jammed the button for 199,656 and was called by Davidi Kitai who opened in early position.

Adrian Mateos:
Davidi Kitai:

Mateos' tens were holding up after the hit the flop and was even more ahead after the came on the turn. However, the spiked the river and Mateos was eliminated short of the money.

The very next hand Rainer Kempe got it in with with his short stack and was unable to hold against the held by Kitai after the fell on the board.

There were 65 players remaining with 60 guaranteed at least a min-cash of $25,556 after Kempe hit the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Davidi Kitai	3,510,750 373,802	373,802

Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

Rainer Kempe	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Mateos Davidi Kitai Rainer Kempe

2020-11-16 02:50 UTC

Maue Busts Clark

Jaxon

Nível 32 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jon "JPC123" Clark opened from early position to 520,000 leaving less than a big blind behind. This went in too after Leonard "LottoLarry" Maue jammed for 1.5 million from the button.

Leonard "LottoLarry" Maue:
Jon "JPC123" Clark:

Clark needed to hit a piece of the board to have a chance to win the hand. Unfortunately for him, he whiffed the board to hit the rail in 28th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leonard "LottoLarry" Maue	2,821,577 -61,520	-61,520
Jon "JPC123" Clark	Eliminado

2020-11-16 03:09 UTC

Denisov Passes 5 Million in Chips

Jaxon

Nível 33 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Sergei "iplaytooslow" Denisov opened to 210,000 from middle position before he called a three-bet jam to 1,046,847 by "job2dok" from the cutoff.

"job2dok":
Sergei "iplaytooslow" Denisov:

Denisov won the flip to eliminate "job2dok" and take the chip lead after nailing a set on the board.

Vlad "CheckEtoFold" Martynenko hit the rail shortly after when his lost a flip to the held by Dan "oiltrader" Shak after the ran out on the board.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergei "iplaytooslow" Denisov	5,092,212 1,161,086	1,161,086
Dan "oiltrader" Shak	2,122,626 2,122,626	2,122,626
job2dok	Eliminado
Vlad "CheckEtoFold" Martynenko	Eliminado

2020-11-16 04:30 UTC

Astedt Sends Ylitalo Packing

Jaxon

Nível 38 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Davidi Kitai min-raised from under the gun for 400,000. Niklas Astedt three-bet jammed for 3.8 million from the small blind. Robin "porty27" Ylitalo called off for 2 million and Kitai folded.

Robin "porty27" Ylitalo:
Niklas Astedt:

Astedt's pocket rockets held with the running out on the board to eliminate Ylitalo in 13th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Davidi Kitai	9,293,764 784,000	784,000

Niklas Astedt	6,637,323 3,033,146	3,033,146
Robin "porty27" Ylitalo	Eliminado

2020-11-16 04:46 UTC

Final Table Bubble After Yan Knocks Out Two Players

Jaxon

Nível 39 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

David Yan just hit yahtzee.

Yan opened the cutoff for 2.2 million. George Wolff jammed for 3.5 million from the button. "Valderrama" called off for 3.3 million in the big blind and Yan, who barely had them both covered, called.

David Yan:
George Wolff:
Valderrama:

"Valderrama" hit a set on the flop but Yan nailed a straight after the landed on the turn. The completed the board on the river and Yan eliminated two opponents.

The action was hand-for-hand with 10 players remaining after the completion of this hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Yan	10,700,000 4,821,936	4,821,936

George Wolff	Eliminado
Valderrama	Eliminado

2020-11-16 04:49 UTC

Action Concludes on Day 1 After Conan Bubbles Final Table

Jaxon

Nível 39 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

The action is now completed for the day after the elimination of Arthur "meiiYunqi" Conan.

Conan got it in with against the held by Niklas Astedt.

The ran out on the board and Conan hit the rail in 10th place short of the final table.

Stay tuned at PokerNews for the final table chip counts and the recap of Day 1 of the HRW 18: $10,300 Super MILLION$ Main Event at GGPoker.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Niklas Astedt	8,968,541 1,931,218	1,931,218
Arthur "meiiYunqi" Conan	Eliminado