Level: 31
Blinds: 0/35,000
Ante: 35,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 0/35,000
Ante: 35,000
Joao Vieira lost four of the next five hands to drop below 3 million as Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov pulled ahead once more.
Both then engaged in a limped pot to the flop. Vieira bet 90,000 and Sadirov called.
On the turn, Vieira bet 300,000 to receive a reluctant call from Sadirov and checked the on the river, Sadirov bet 576,000 into 900,000. Vieira gave it some thought before conceding the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
6,299,328
760,000
|
760,000 |
Joao Vieira |
2,340,672
-760,000
|
-760,000 |
|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov claimed three pots in a row and the largest of them came from a limped pot and checked through flop of . Joao Vieira check-called for 78,000 on the turn and check-folded the river when Sadirov bet 177,000.
Vieira got most of those chips back right after when he raised to 210,000 and Sadirov limp-called. The flop fell and Sadirov elected to check-fold when facing a bet worth 300,000.
Two hands later the same preflop action repeated and the duo checked the flop. Sadirov bet the turn for 300,000 into 480,000 and Vieira folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
5,539,328
168,000
|
168,000 |
Joao Vieira |
3,100,672
-168,000
|
-168,000 |
|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov raised it up to 150,000 on the button and Joao Vieira filled up to see a flop of . The continuation bet with 108,000 by Sadirov followed and Vieira stuck around to see the on the turn. Sadirov now checked and Vieira's bet of 180,000 did the trick to rake in yet another pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
5,371,328
-288,000
|
-288,000 |
Joao Vieira |
3,268,672
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
The new level brought no exciting action just yet as Joao Vieira improved his stack size slightly.
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov limped the button and Vieira checked to the flop. Sadirov bet 36,000 and earned a call to then check-fold the turn when facing a bet worth 270,000 by Vieira.
Vieira won the next limped pot when he raised the flop from 36,000 to 120,000, forcing a fold from Sadirov.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
5,659,328
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Joao Vieira |
2,980,672
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
Level: 30
Blinds: 0/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
5,691,328
50,000
|
50,000 |
Joao Vieira |
2,948,672
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
Only one hand in heads-up has been played so far and the first scheduled five-minute break then commenced. There are only three hands remaining in the current level.
As the first player to act, Joao Vieira limped in and Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao opted to move all-in for more than 1.6 million on the button. Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov gave it some thought and isolated, Vieira snap-folded.
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao:
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov:
The flop kept Yao alive with a gutshot and back door hearts but the turn immediately sealed his fate, which made the river a formality. Yao has been eliminated in 3rd place for $88,404 and Sadirov enters heads-up with a 2-1 lead over Vieira.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
5,641,328
1,688,512
|
1,688,512 |
Joao Vieira |
2,998,672
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao | Busted |
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao three-bet jammed into a raise by Joao Vieira to claim the chips and then won the antes one hand later.
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov then raised to 187,500 on the button and Vieira filled up to see the flop. Sadirov bet 148,500 only for Vieira to raise it up to 475,000. That was enough to win the pot right there as Sadirov let go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov |
3,952,816
-461,000
|
-461,000 |
Joao Vieira |
3,198,672
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
||
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao |
1,488,512
325,000
|
325,000 |