Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Charlie Carrel opened with a raise to 85,000 from the cutoff and Behzad Ahadpour called on the button. Pratyush Buddiga moved in for a little under 700,000 in the big blind.
Carrel folded, but Ahadpour instantly called the extra chips.
Pratyush Buddiga:
Behzad Ahadpour:
The flop was safe for Buddiga, but the on the turn flipped the tables on him. Buddiga needed a six or a four to survive, but the on the river fell just in between. Buddiga received �39,100 for his 7th place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Behzad Ahadpour |
2,435,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga | Busted |
Action folded to Adrian Mateos in the cutoff and the Spanish EPT champion shoved for 505,000. His neighbor Behzad Ahadpour pushed all in as well, wagering 535,000. Rocco Palumbo folded his small blind but big blind Pratyush Buddiga slammed his cards open on the table as well as some chips; he was putting them both at risk.
Behzad Ahadpour:
Pratyush Buddiga:
Adrian Mateos:
The flop of and the turn did nothing for anybody but the on the turn sure did make a difference.
Ahadpour was getting up anyway, but as soon as Scott Seiver waved the ten that had hit the river, he sat back down again. Triple for Ahadpour, elimination for Mateos.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Behzad Ahadpour |
1,635,000
1,135,000
|
1,135,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga |
600,000
-780,000
|
-780,000 |
Adrian Mateos | Busted | |
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In middle position, Pratyush Buddiga raised to 80,000. Action folded to Adrian Mateos in the big blind, who went all in for 400,000. It was a ten big blind shove, but Buddiga let it go.
A couple of hands afterwards, Charlie Carrel one-upped Buddiga by raising to 85,000, then folding to a 375,000 shove from Behzad Ahadpour. The short stacks still have fold equity at this final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrian Mateos |
500,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
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Behzad Ahadpour |
500,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
From the button, Rocco Palumbo raised to 65,000 and big blind Jakub Michalak called. The flop came and Michalak checked. Palumbo fired 60,000 and Michalak check-raised to 175,000. Palumbo tanked for a bit before shoving all in for 535,000, Michalak called.
Rocco Palumbo:
Jakub Michalak:
The on the turn and on the river were both blanks and Palumbo doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rocco Palumbo |
1,255,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
Jakub Michalak |
695,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |
In the second hand of the final table, Morten Mortensen open-shoved 275,000 from early position. Two seats over, Scott Seiver reshoved all in, and all other players folded.
Morten Mortensen:
Scott Seiver:
The board ran out , making Morten Mortensen the 9th place finisher.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Seiver |
1,275,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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Morten Mortensen | Busted |
With 10 minutes remaining in the current level (15,000/30,000 with a 5,000-ante), play is underway again. 9 players remain, �23,200 guaranteed.
The last nine players have moved upstairs and are now on a short break.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Behzad Ahadpour | Iran | 525,000 |
2 | Rocco Palumbo | Italy | 660,000 |
3 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States | 1,380,000 |
4 | Morten Mortensen | Denmark | 285,000 |
5 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | 1,310,000 |
6 | Scott Seiver | United States | 975,000 |
7 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 305,000 |
8 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 2,440,000 |
9 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 520,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel |
2,440,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga |
1,380,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jakub Michalak |
1,310,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
Scott Seiver |
975,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
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Rocco Palumbo |
660,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Behzad Ahadpour |
525,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Adrian Mateos |
520,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
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Orpen Kisacikoglu |
305,000
-419,000
|
-419,000 |
Morten Mortensen |
285,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
From the cutoff, Charlie Carrel came in with a raise to 65,000. Steve O'Dwyer three-bet on the button to 195,000, and Carrel called to see a flop.
The flop was and Carrel checked. O'Dwyer continued his agression with a bet of 295,000. Carrel didn't waste too much time before check-raising all in, which was effectively for O'Dwyer's total stack of 900,000. It took O'Dwyer merely one second to come to a decision.
"Call."
Just like that, a pot of over two million chips was created.
Charlie Carrel:
Steve O'Dwyer:
Carrel was a slight favorite to win the hand, needing to hit an ace, queen or diamond. The on the turn instantly decided it: Carrel made his flush, leaving O'Dwyer drawing dead.
The title defense of O'Dwyer came to an end in 10th place, cashing �20,400.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel |
2,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer | Busted | |
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