Level: 38
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level: 38
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Alain Saka opened to 1,000,000 from the button with K?6?. Ermanno Di Nicola defended his big blind with A?4?.
The A?6?5? flop checked through to the 10? turn. Di Nicola bet 1,200,000 with his pair of aces and was called.
The J? completed the board, both players checked and Di Nicola took in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alain Saka |
24,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Ermanno Di Nicola |
19,000,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
Juuso Luokkanen moved all in for 4,200,000 in the cutoff as action folded to Angelo Marrone in the big blind, who peeked down at his cards and instantly put in a chip to signify a call.
Juuso Luokkanen: Q?J?
Angelo Marrone: A?K?
The K?8?9? flop gave Marrone top pair, while Luokkanen picked up a straight draw. The 5? turn was no help, while the 4? river sealed Luokkanen's elimination in eighth place as Marrone, who began the day with just four big blinds, moved up to 12,000,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Angelo Marrone |
12,000,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
Juuso Luokkanen | Busted |
Alain Saka opened to 1,000,000 from the button and called when Angelo Marrone moved all in for 3,300,000 from the small blind.
Angelo Marrone: A?Q?
Alain Saka: K?J?
Marrone headed to his rail to watch the runout. He remained ahead after the 8?9?4? flop and secured the double after the 9? turn and 3? river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alain Saka |
25,000,000
-4,000,000
|
-4,000,000 |
Angelo Marrone |
7,500,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |
Xhavit Berisha raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Alain Saka defended 7?4?.
The flop came A?10?4? and Berisha continued for 850,000. Saka called and the 4? turn improved him to trips.
He checked over to Berisha, who cut out a bet of 2,500,000 and slid it into the middle. Saka paused for a moment before moving all in, sending Berisha deep into the tank.
Berisha had 7,600,000 remaining and thought about the decision for several minutes before mucking J?10?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alain Saka |
29,000,000
6,325,000
|
6,325,000 |
Xhavit Berisha |
7,600,000
-5,600,000
|
-5,600,000 |
|
Dennis Magro opened to 1,000,000 from the hijack and called off the 3,500,000 he had behind after Tobias Peters moved all in from the big blind.
Dennis Magro: 5?5?
Tobias Peters: K?Q?
The J?10?8? flop gave Peters outs to the straight, and the K? turn gave him the lead to leave the start of day chip leader drawing to two outs. The 3? completed the board and Magro exited the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
12,000,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
||
Dennis Magro | Busted | |
|
Level: 37
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
The 9 remaining players have been sent on a quick 10-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alain Saka |
22,675,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
Ermanno Di Nicola |
16,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
||
Xhavit Berisha |
13,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Alessandro Predaroli |
7,600,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Tobias Peters |
6,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Julien Loire |
5,825,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dennis Magro |
4,675,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
Angelo Marrone |
4,250,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Juuso Luokkanen |
4,150,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Alain Saka used his big stack to open yet another pot, raising to 800,000 in the hijack. Dennis Magro called in the big blind as they went heads-up to the 7?9?7? flop.
Action was checked to the 6? turn, where Saka bet 750,000. Magro called to the 2? river, then led out for 850,000.
Saka took a few seconds before calling with 8?6? for two pair, sevens and sixes, and Magro mucked K?5? in frustration after another failed bluff attempt against the chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alain Saka |
23,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
Dennis Magro |
4,700,000
-2,800,000
|
-2,800,000 |
|
Alain Saka opened to 800,000 from the button and Ermanno Di Nicola defended his big blind.
Action checked through on the J?9?7? flop to the 9? turn. Di Nicola checked and Saka bet 700,000. Di Nicola then put in the raise to 1,800,000. Saka called.
With 5,800,000 in the pot, Di Nicola bet 3,000,000 on the 6? river and was quickly called.
Di Nicola had a full house with his 7?7? to seal the pot while Saka had trip nines with Q?9?, which then went into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alain Saka |
20,000,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
Ermanno Di Nicola |
17,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|