Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Mark Yi had dropped to 245,000 and three-bet shoved over an open raise by Christos Xanthopoulos, the latter folded.
Fernando Pons was also involved in the action and stole the blinds and ante once, then raise-folded to a call by Hak-Hyun Lee and a three-bet by Aleem Kanji.
Over on the other table, Antoine Labat battled with [Removed:208] and bet 75,000 out of the small blind with the turn reading . Dacic called in the hijack and Labat then bet the river for 250,000. Dacic called once more and Labat showed the , Dacic had that beat with for a set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
[Removed:208]
|
2,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Antoine Labat |
1,875,000
-925,000
|
-925,000 |
|
||
Christos Xanthopoulos |
1,775,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Fernando Pons |
550,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Mark Yi |
350,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Craig Sweden raised it up to 60,000 from early position and Daniel Hopkins pushed all in for 315,000 from one seat over. [Removed:208] in the big blind flat-called and Sweden reluctantly folded.
"Please let it be a good fold," Sweden said before the cards were tabled.
Daniel Hopkins:
[Removed:208]:
"That's a pretty good fold," Sweden added. The flop came and Sweden muttered "please no king or queen," and sure enough the fell on the turn. Hopkins was left drawing dead, and the river a mere formality.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
[Removed:208]
|
1,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Craig Sweden |
300,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Daniel Hopkins | Busted |
First to act, Helmut Hauser pushed all in for 290,000 and he was called by Aleem Kanji in the hijack.
Helmut Hauser:
Aleem Kanji:
The classic coin flip ran out in favor of Kanji thanks to a board of and 888poker online qualifier Hauser was eliminated in 18th place for £7,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aleem Kanji |
1,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Helmut Hauser | Busted | |
|
Soon after the last 18 players were balanced over two tables, a three-bet pot emerged between [Removed:208] in the big blind and Daniel Hopkins. The flop showed and Dacic faced the jam of Hopkins, which he eventually called for the last 330,000.
[Removed:208]:
Daniel Hopkins:
"Good call," Hopkins nodded and tapped the table, caught with the fingers in the cookie jar. Hopkins picked up some outs on the turn, but the river was a blank to let Dacic double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
[Removed:208]
|
900,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Daniel Hopkins |
250,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Seat | Table 1 | Country | Chip Count | Table 2 | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Yi | Singapore | 600,000 | Daniel Hopkins | United Kingdom | 800,000 |
2 | Fernando Pons | Spain | 500,000 | Antoine Labat | France | 2,800,000 |
3 | Hak-Hyun Lee | Sweden | 2,375,000 | Antonios Onoufriou | Cyprus | 450,000 |
4 | Aleem Kanji | United Kingdom | 1,500,000 | Philippe Souki | United Kingdom | 1,450,000 |
5 | Kelly Saxby | United Kingdom | 625,000 | Christopher Kyriacou | United Kingdom | 600,000 |
6 | Christos Xanthopoulos | Greece | 1,950,000 | Dinh Le | United Kingdom | 600,000 |
7 | Derek Lawless | United Kingdom | 1,600,000 | [Removed:208] | Serbia | 450,000 |
8 | James Williams | United Kingdom | 2,100,000 | Lam Van Trinh | United Kingdom | 1,100,000 |
9 | Helmut Hauser | Germany | 290,000 | Craig Sweden | United Kingdom | 375,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antoine Labat | 2,800,000 | |
|
||
Hak-Hyun Lee |
2,375,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
James Williams |
2,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Christos Xanthopoulos | 1,950,000 | |
Derek Lawless | 1,600,000 | |
Aleem Kanji |
1,500,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Philippe Souki | 1,450,000 | |
Lam Van Trinh |
1,100,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Daniel Hopkins |
800,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Kelly Saxby | 625,000 | |
Dinh Le |
600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Christopher Kyriacou |
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Mark Yi |
600,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
Fernando Pons |
500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Antonios Onoufriou |
450,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
[Removed:208]
|
450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Craig Sweden |
375,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
Helmut Hauser |
290,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
Over on table three, Fuad Serhan jammed for 285,000 and James Williams called out of the cutoff, everyone else got out of the way.
Fuad Serhan:
James Williams:
The board came and Serhan had to settle for 19th place and a payday of £6,100.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Williams |
2,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Fuad Serhan | Busted |
Fernando Pons three-bet to 140,000 and initial raiser Derek Lawless used one time bank before moving all in, Pons folded.
Soon after, Christos Xanthopoulos raised to 55,000 first to act and Kelly Saxby moved all in for 275,000 in the big blind. Xanthopoulos reluctantly called after asking for a count.
Kelly Saxby:
Christos Xanthopoulos:
The board came and the kicker played to let Saxby double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antoine Labat |
2,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
Christos Xanthopoulos |
1,950,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Derek Lawless |
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Kelly Saxby |
625,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Fernando Pons |
450,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
James Williams raised it up from late position and short stack Arkadi Kilman jammed for his last 300,000 in the big blind, which Williams called.
Arkadi Kilman:
James Williams:
The flop favored Williams, but Kilman picked up some outs on the turn. However, it wasn't meant to be, as the river was a blank to send Kilman to the rail in 20th place for £6,100.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Williams |
1,600,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Arkadi Kilman | Busted |
Martyn Duell had folded to a three-bet by Fernando Pons previous and was in the big blind shortly after. Pons raised the button to 55,000 and Hak-Hyun Lee three-bet the small blind to 170,000. Duell, one of three 888poker online qualifiers still in contention, four-bet all in and Pons folded.
Lee gave it 10 seconds of consideration, muttered "I have to call" and tossed in a single chip to do so.
Martyn Duell:
Hak-Hyun Lee:
The mighty deuces held up on a board of and Duell was eliminated in 21st place for £6,100.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hak-Hyun Lee |
2,500,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Fernando Pons |
695,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Martyn Duell | Busted |