Table | Seat | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Jason Mercier |
1 | 2 | Steve O'Dwyer |
1 | 3 | Byron Kaverman |
1 | 4 | Rainer Kempe |
1 | 5 | Ricardo Alvarado |
1 | 6 | Julian Stuer |
1 | 7 | Jason Wheeler |
1 | 8 | Ike Haxton |
2 | 1 | Niko Soininen |
2 | 2 | Senh Ung |
2 | 3 | Dario Sammartino |
2 | 4 | Christopher Frank |
2 | 5 | Jean-Noel Thorel |
2 | 6 | Vlado Banicevic |
2 | 7 | Jussi Nevanlinna |
2 | 8 | Ilari Sahamies |
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Niko Soininen opened to 60,000 from early position and Mukul Pahuja defended his big blind to see the flop . Pahuja check-raised all in with for around 300,000 chips and Soininen called with .
The better kicker held up on turn and river and Pahuja headed to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niko Soininen |
1,240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Mukul Pahuja | Busted |
The previous hand, Jason Mercier moved all in from the small blind and Jussi Nevanlinna folded. Then Mercier asked for the stack of the player in the big blind as well and raised to 325,000. Nevanlinna called all in for 296,000 with from the small blind and Mercier only had .
The board ran out and Nevanlinna doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
1,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Jussi Nevanlinna |
730,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
It folded around to Juha Helppi in the small blind and he jammed in his last 500,000.
Jason Mercier made the quick call from the big blind and was in dominating position with the over Helppi's .
The board rolled out and Helppi made the second best straight to Mercier's Broadway.
With his elimination the remaining players are all in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
1,700,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Juha Helppi | Busted |
On the river of a board, Christopher Frank bet 180,000 and Julian Stuer called to show for a straight to win the hand. Frank only had and the former chip leader dropped to just over half a million in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julian Stuer |
1,450,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Christopher Frank |
540,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
On the pure bubble, Steve O'Dwyer raised from early position and Dario Sammartino moved all in for 363,000 from the button. The action folded to Mukul Pahuja in the big blind and he moved all in over the top to get O'Dwyer out of the pot.
Pahuja:
Sammartino:
The Italian was way behind but found some magic on the flop . The turn gave Pahuja some more outs, yet the river bricked and Sammartino doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dario Sammartino |
780,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Mukul Pahuja |
390,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
Niko Soininen was the initial raiser from late position and got called by Byron Kaverman. On the river of an ace-high board with three hearts, Kaverman checked and Soininen bet 75,000. Kaverman tank-called and was shown for the nut flush to drop some chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niko Soininen |
1,000,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Byron Kaverman |
780,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
The money bubble is now imminent, as Dan Smith has been eliminated. Ike Haxton opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Smith moved all in for 135,000. The other tables finished their action and Haxton cut out the exact chips for the all in. "Oh, that's not a good sign," table neighbor Jason Wheeler added.
Haxton:
Smith:
The flop changed nothing and Smith pointed towards his ace when the fell on the turn. Instead it was the on the river that gave Haxton a set and Smith the way out of the door.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
800,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Dan Smith | Busted | |
|
The field has been reduced to its final 19 hopefuls. Byron Kaverman opened from the cutoff and then called the shove of Jonathan Roy for exactly 150,000 from one seat over. All other tables finished their hands and they proceeded with the showdown.
Roy:
Kaverman:
The flop fell and Kaverman picked up a double gutshot straight draw. Sure enough the came right on the turn and the river bricked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Byron Kaverman |
940,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Jonathan Roy | Busted |