Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Dario Bagattini opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Walid Igalla on the button before a player in the small blind three-bet to 32,500. Javier Romero then four-bet to 88,000, forcing Bagattini and Igalla out of the pot. The small blind moved all in for slightly more and Romero snap-called with a covering stack.
Small Blind: K?K?
Javier Romero: A?A?
The small blind had the second-best possible starting hand but was crushed facing Romero's pocket-aces. Romero held on the Q?4?8?5?4? runout to win the biggest pot of the night so far and take a commanding chip lead over the rest of the field.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Javier Romero |
394,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Dario Bagattini |
209,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
||
Walid Igalla
|
76,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
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Oscar Gironella opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and Oliver Gayko defended from the big blind.
The flop came 7?4?2? and Gayko led out with a bet of 5,000. which was called by Gironella.
Gayko bet again for 10,000 on the Q? turn and was once again called.
On the 6? river Gayko bet 15,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Gironella.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Oliver Gayko |
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Oscar Gironella |
76,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A player on the button opened to 6,000 and David Civai three-bet to 17,000 from the small blind. The button moved all in, covering Civai who had started the hand with roughly 55,000. Civai made the call and was at risk.
David Civai: K?Q?
Button: A?9?
Civai was behind until the Q?7?2? gave him a pair of queens to take the lead. He remained ahead on the 9? turn and 6? river to secure an important double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Civai |
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Gorka Echevarria opened to 6,000 from middle position and received calls from a player in the hijack, Oscar Gironella in the cutoff and Jonatan Caluino in the big blind.
All four players checked the 8?6?3? flop leading to the 7? turn. Action the nchecked around to Gironella who bet 13,000. Caluino made the call while the other two players got out of the way.
On the 3? river Caluino checked and Gironella bet 26,000. Caluino thought for about 45 seconds before making the call.
Gironella tabled A?J? for the nut-flush to take down a decent pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gorka Echevarria |
206,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Oscar Gironella |
151,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Jonatan Caluino
|
56,000
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
Dario Bagattini opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and Walid Igalla moved all in for just under 80,000. After confirming his opponent's chip count Bagattini made the call with a covering stack to put Igalla at risk.
Walid Igalla: 10?10?
Dario Bagattini: A?J?
Bagattini pulled ahead with a pair of jacks on the Q?J?7? flop but the 9? turn gave Igalla some outs in the form of a straight draw. The 4? river was a brick and Igalla made his exit from the tournament area while Bagattini collected the last of his chips.
Meanwhile at the other table, Jonatan Caluino and Ruben Vara were recently eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dario Bagattini |
260,000
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
||
Walid Igalla
|
Busted | |
Jonatan Caluino
|
Busted | |
Ruben Vara
|
Busted |
Players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. The field has been whittled down to just 11 players.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000