Banco Casino Masters 250,000€ and its Flight 1C attracted a total of 125 players, with 13 of them advancing to Day 2. Lukas Muth secured the chip lead, taking a stack of 783,000 along with a 1,500€ bonus. PLO Masters recorded 20 entries today and will continue with Flight 1B today at 19:00. You can find Friday’s schedule below. We look forward to seeing you!
Chipcounts 1C:
Friday:
00:30 Miles Rees becomes the bubble boy
Miles shoved around 80,000 with Kx Jx and Singh found Ax Kx. After the board ran out 3x 3x Qx 7x 4x, there was no surprise, and Flight 1C comes to an end!
Level 17: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 333,333, ent.: 15/125, 1D ent.: 27/36, PLO ent.: 8/20
Break 15 min
23:55 Fedor Ivan adds to his stack
Ivan opened to 16,000 and was challenged only by Norbert Buttinger. On the flop Kx 9x 2x Ivan bet 12,000 and Norbert called at a slow pace. On the turn 3h Ivan increased the pressure with a bet of 30,000, and Norbert folded his cards. In the following hand at the same table, Kim Tae Hyong was eliminated.
23:45 Quick seat opens
In the final minutes, Čech, Prager, Stojanovic, Sandlersky, and Šrámka were eliminated from the tournament. Three eliminations remain until the end of the flight.
Level 16: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 250,000, ent.: 20/125
23:25 Split pot
Karol Bohony got into a preflop all in for an effective stack of around 150,000 with Ad Kd. His opponent, however, held As Kc, and the board did not bring a flush for either player...
23:15 Ziegerhofer victorious
On the river Qd 4d 6s 2h 8s there was around 150,000 in the pot and Franz bet 100,000. Lukas Prager had slightly more and thought for a very long time. In the end, he folded his cards and Franz took the pot.
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Level 15: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 227,273, ent.: 22/125, PLO ent.: 11/20, 1D ent.: 16/19
23:00 Hauke Nettkau eliminated
Hauke moved his short stack all in with Ax 3x and Miles easily called with Qx Qx. After a Q-high board, Nettkau was eliminated.
22:45 Filip Šrámka double up
Ziegerhofer opened to 10,000, Prager called from the CO, and Filip 3-bet from the button to 40,000. Franz called, and after a long thought Prager folded. On the flop Qx 9x 7x Filip shoved his 108,000 and, after a long consideration, Franz called with Jx Tx. Filip turned over Kx Qx, and after the turn Ax and river 9x he recorded a nice double up.
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Level 14: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 192,308, ent.: 26/125, PLO Masters.: 13/20
22:15 Patrick Sarca wins a small pot
Monika Paulenová opened from EP to 8,000 and Sarca called from the big blind. The board 8x 5x 6x Jx 3x was checked all the way to the river, where Sarca bet 5,000. Monika folded immediately. At the same time, Ivanov was eliminated from the tournament, as his set of Qx Qx was not enough against a higher set, costing him his stack of around 150,000.
22:00 Ivanov takes a pot
On the turn 4d 2s 7c Ad there was 26,000 in the pot and Ivanov bet 10,000 from the button. Sandlersky from the big blind quickly folded.
Gallery:
Level 13: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 147,069, ent.: 34/125
Break 20 min
21:45 Miles Rees eliminated
Lukas Prager opened to 7,000 and Miles shoved 31,000 from the button with pocket sevens. Lukas called with Tx 9x and after the board ran out Tx Tx 9x Qx 5x he eliminated his opponent.
21:30 Marvin Ferrera adds to his stack
Lukas Muth opened from EP to 7,000 and Marvin called from the big blind. On the flop Kh 3h 2s the action was checked through. On the turn 5d Muth bet 16,000 and was called. On the river Js Muth bet 30,000 and Marvin instantly called with Kx Tx. Muth sadly folded Qx Qx.
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Level 12: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 141,176, ent.: 34/120
21:10 Roman Čech takes a nice pot
On the turn 7d 3h Qc 9c there was around 70,000 in the pot and Roman bet 35,000. Yevhenííí Ivanov thought for a long time but eventually folded his cards.
21:00 Double seat open
Thomas Hornby shoved 34,000 with As Kd. Marvin called, and from the big blind Vadym Kondratenko re-shoved with Ad Kh. Marvin quickly called with Jc Tc, and after the board ran out Tx 9x 2x 3x 3x he eliminated both opponents.
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 99,574, ent.: 47/117
20:45 Tina Christensen eliminated
Tina opened from EP to 5,000 and received a total of four calls. On the flop 7s 2x 2x Tina made a c-bet of 6,500, Imsirovic called, Fedor folded, and Singh also called. On the turn 9s Tina announced all in for around 30,000. Imsirovic folded, but Singh snap-called with Js 2s. The river 9s did not change anything in terms of equity, and Singh eliminated his opponent.
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Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 82,182, ent:: 55/113
Break 20 min
20:00 Alexander Jakab eliminated
Jakab got his short stack in with Kx Tx and his opponent called with Ax Qx. After the board ran out Qx 4x 4x Ax 3x, there was no drama and Alexander was eliminated.
19:45 Ivan Fedor defends
Nanos opened to 3,500 and Ivan called from the big blind. On the flop Ah Qs 4s Nanos bet 3,000 and Fedor called. On the turn 6c both players checked, and on the river 3d Fedor led out for 13,000. Nanos thought for a long time but eventually decided that folding was the best option.
Level 9: 800 – 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 68,852, ent.: 61/105
19:15 Šrámka vs. Christensen – again
Christensen limped in and Šrámka raised to 4,500. No one else joined and Christensen called. On the flop 9s 9h Js Filip bet 5,000 and was called immediately. The scenario repeated with a bet of 8,400 on the turn Ts. On the river 8d Filip bet 20,000 and was called once again. However, Christensen could not beat Ks 8s and sent his cards into the muck.
19:05 Knaperek takes a small pot
On the flop Ks 8s 3x Miro bet 3,000 into a pot of around 8,000. Both opponents, however, folded at a slow pace.
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 64,762, ent.: 63/102
18:50 Štefan Hulín eliminated
Hulín moved all in with his last 10,500 holding Ax Qx, and Poluk called with Qx Jx. However, the board Ax 4x Kx Tx 3x did not help Štefan.
18:40 Christensen vs. Šrámka
On the flop Qh 8s 6s there was more than 20,000 in the pot and both players checked. On the turn Kd Christensen bet 5,000 and Filip decided to raise to 16,000. Christensen called, and on the river 3d he faced an all in for just under 30,000. After a long thought, Christensen folded his cards.
18:20 PLO Masters has launched its Flight 1A!
At the start, 9 players have entered the tournament.
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 55,882, ent.: 68/95
Break 10 min
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18:00 Paul double up
Paul got into a preflop all-in for around 30,000 with Ax Kx against an opponent holding Ax Qx. After a blank board, Paul records a double up.
Level 6: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 50,748, ent.: 67/85
17:35 Alexander Giannicopoulos without showdown
On the flop Jc 5c 5h there was 12,500 in the pot and Alexander bet 5,500 from position. Hazizov quickly called, and on the turn 4h Alexander continued with the same bet. Hazizov, however, suspiciously folded his cards.
17:20 Alin Pop wins already on the flop
Alin opened from EP and was challenged by Voiciu and Ziegerhofer. On the flop Ad Td Qd Alin bet 3,000 and both opponents immediately folded. Alin showed his opponents As.
Level 5: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 47,333, ent.. 60/71
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17:00 Michail adds to his stack
On the turn Ax Jx 8x 8x there was around 6,000 in the pot and Michail bet 4,200. His opponent thought for about a minute, but eventually folded his cards.
16:50 Flop raise
On the flop Kx Tx Tx Daniel bet 2,000 into a pot of 4,500. Stanislaw, however, decided to raise to 6,600, and shortly after Daniel sent his cards into the muck.
Level 4: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 44,912, ent.: 56/64
Break 10 min
Gallery:
16:20 Alan Makiev all in
Piotr Chalat opened to 1,200, Makiev called behind him and Faria joined from the big blind. On the flop Ac Qh 3h all three players checked. On the turn 4h Chalat continued for 1,500, Makiev called and Faria folded. On the river 2s Chalat checked and Makiev announced all in for 5,900. Chalat struggled for a moment, but eventually folded his cards.
Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 44,256, ent.: 56/62
15:55 Viktor Erdei loses a pot
On the river 5x 5s Qx As Ks there was 18,000 in the pot, Erdei bet 10,000 and Goszyczynski called immediately. Erdei held Qx 8x, but it was nowhere near enough against his opponent’s 7x 5x.
15:45 Alexander Jakab takes down a multiway pot
On the flop Tc 9c Qh there was 3,500 in the pot and all three players checked. On the turn 8d Jakab bet 2,600, and both Prager and Bekesi quickly folded.
Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 41,778, ent.: 45/47
15:20 Christian takes down the pot at the start
Christian opened from MP to 500 and received three calls in total. On the flop Ax 5x 8x, Christian continued for 1,400 and all opponents folded their cards.
15:10 In flight 1C from the start are seated
Rath, Bohony, Ziegerhofer, Černý, Klejacki and others.
Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 40,000, ent.: 30/30
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