Earlier in the day, 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba defeated Alexandra Botez heads-up to win the Influencer Sit & Go.
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Action was three ways to the flop with 1,600 in the pot.
The flop came 10?4?3? and Ricardo De Dios was in the big blind against the cutoff and the button. Action checked to the cutoff who bet 700. The button called before De Dios raised to 3,000. Only the button called.
The 8? was the turn and De Dios fired 6,600 which produced a quick fold from his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ricardo De Dios
|
36,000 |
888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson is looking to bag in Day 1c, after failing to get one in yesterday's Day 1b.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
There was around 9,000 in the pot as the board read 8?5?3?8?.
Fotios Panagopoulos was in early position against his opponent in under the gun. Under the gun bet 3,000 before Panagopoulos moved all in for 11,000. His opponent called.
Fotios Panagopoulos: A?A?
Under the Gun: A?K?
Panagopoulos had pocket rockets for two pair while his opponent had the nut flush draw. The river came the 7? which gave Panagopoulos the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Fotios Panagopoulos
|
31,000 |
There was 2,700 in the pot. Ian Simpson was in the big blind against his opponent in the hijack.
The flop came Q?8?2? and Simpson check called the 1,100 continuation bet.
Action quickly checked through on 6? turn.
The 10? was the river and Simpson fired 4,000. His opponent went into the tank before throwing in calling chips. Simpson tabled 6?5? for a flush to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ian Simpson |
33,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
Joining the action on the turn with 4,500 in the pot.
The board read 8?8?2?7? and Gerald Eisele was in the small blind against the button. Eisele bet 2,500 and was called.
The river came the J? and Eisele bet 5,500. His opponent folded. Eisele showed 6x3x for the bluff as he collected his newly acquired chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Gerald Eisele |
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
The cutoff raised to 700 before Ian Simpson three bet to 2,500 on the button. Action folded back to his opponent who four bet to 15,700. Simpson five bet all in for 26,700.
The cutoff went into the tank before slamming in a call for his tournament life.
Cutoff: A?J?
Ian Simpson: Q?Q?
Simpson was ahead with his pocket queens against Abono's ace jack but there was an ace in the window as it came A?5?3? to put Simpson way behind. The turn came the 2? and the river the 7? to give the cutoff the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ian Simpson |
5,000
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.