Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Niklas Astedt raised to 100,000 on the button and was called by Sam Grafton. Gab Yong Kim had paid one third of his tiny stack through the big blind ante already and joked "I just call", leaving himself with exactly one T-5,000 chip behind. Grafton and Kim checked the flop and Astedt bet 100,000, picking up a call from Grafton.
Kim smiled and was about to grab his time bank extensions but then called it off. On the turn, Grafton check-called for 325,000 and did so again for 450,000 on the river, rolling over the for a straight. Kim exposed his and Astedt nodded. "You win," he said and sent the cards into the muck.
Kim collected €17,150 in cash along with the bounties he had previously earned.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Grafton |
2,450,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Niklas Astedt |
960,000
-1,110,000
|
-1,110,000 |
Gab Yong Kim | Busted |
Sam Grafton raised to from the cutoff, Gab Yong Kim jammed all in from the button. Grafton called and turned over the needles with the . Kim had the and would need a lot of help to eliminate Grafton.
The flop came . The turn was the and the river came the to deliver a double for Grafton and leave Kim with crumbs.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Grafton |
1,350,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
Gab Yong Kim |
360,000
-770,000
|
-770,000 |
Gab Yong Kim made it 100,000 to go and Alexandros Theologis pushed all-in for the last 160,000 he had behind. Niklas Astedt seemed interested but opted to fold while Kim obviously called without any hesitation whatsoever.
Both players revealed one card after the other with a grin on the face.
Alexandros Theologis:
Gab Yong Kim:
Kim whiffed the flop and the turn. "King?!" he inquired and sure enough, the fell on the river to knock out Theologis in 6th place for €13,660.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gab Yong Kim |
1,130,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Alexandros Theologis | Busted |
Niklas Astedt raised under the gun, Daewoong Song jammed all in from the big blind. Astedt took a couple seconds before calling.
Niklas Astedt:
Daewoong Song:
It was a big flip with a pot of over 2,000,000 in the middle. The flop came harmlessly to the tens, . The turn was the and the river was the to give Astedt the winning hand and move him into an enviable chip position.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
2,070,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
Daewoong Song |
1,300,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
Daewoong Song kicked off the action with a raise to 100,000 in the cutoff to pick up a single caller in Niklas Astedt on the button. The flop fell and Song continued for 50,000. Astedt clicked it up to 150,000 and that urged Song to use a time bank extension. He then made it 375,000 total to go and Astedt quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daewoong Song |
2,150,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Niklas Astedt |
950,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
From early position, Gab Yong Kim raised to 80,000. It folded to Zhong Chen in the big blind who jammed all in and Kim called quickly.
Zhong Chen:
Gab Yong Kim:
Chen had the lead as the flop came to pair the ace and leave Kim hoping for a queen. The turn was the to pair Kim's king and the river was another one the to give him runner-runner trips and eliminate Chen as the first victim in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gab Yong Kim |
925,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
Zhong Chen | Busted |
Sam Grafton raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Gab Yong Kim then moved all-in with the covering stack of all players behind while on the button. Teun Mulder in the small blind called all-in and Grafton folded.
Teun Mulder:
Gab Yong Kim:
The dominated pair picked up a gutshot on the flop and flush draw on the turn. However, the river was a brick and Mulder doubled for 225,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Teun Mulder |
610,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
Sam Grafton |
575,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Gab Yong Kim |
480,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Alex Kulev raised all in for 260,000 from the hijack. Sam Grafton was in the big blind and called.
Alex Kulev:
Sam Grafton:
The flop came , the turn was the and the river came the to hold the best hand for Kulev and he once again stayed alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Grafton |
620,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
Alex Kulev |
520,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|