The IFC Main Event has concluded its Flight 1B. Out of 122 players, Ido Fine emerged as the chip leader, collecting 1,960,000 in chips from his opponents. Flight 1C is ready for you today starting at 15:00, and at 14:00 the doors open for the PLO Championship Final Day, which is still a bit short of meeting its guarantee, but late registration remains open during the first three levels of the final day. You can find the detailed schedule below. We look forward to seeing you!
Chipcounts 1B:
4:20 Eduard Petkes is the bubble boy
Eduard moved his last 110,000 across the line with 5x 5x and his opponent behind him called with Ax Kx. After the board Qx 4x Tx Kx 8x, Flight 1B comes to an end.
4:15 Haim Gagi eliminated and we are playing hand for hand
On the flop 3s 6s 6c, Gagi shoved 360,000 into a similarly sized pot with 8s 8c. Ido called with Ks 2s and Marcus Skalicky thought for a long time before folding. The turn 5s and river Ac meant that we are now moving into hand-for-hand mode. At the other table, Barak Hen got into a preflop all-in with Ax Ax against Ax Qx held by Petkes. After the board 9x 3x Tx 2x Qx, Hen secured the needed double up.
4:10 Christos Vettas eliminated
Christos got into a preflop all-in for his last 250,000 with Kx Kx Kx against his opponent’s Jx Jx. After the board Jx 7x 7x 2x 8x, Christos was forced to say goodbye.
4:00 Haim Gagi double up
Gagi shoved for 235,000 from the SB with 5c 6c and Ido Fine decided to call with Ks 7s. After the board 4x 7x 9x 4x 3x, Gagi completed his straight and doubled up his stack.
Level 20: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 813,333, ent.: 15/122
3:40 3-bet
Marcus Skalicky opened to 50,000 from the button and Guy Zeevi 3-bet to 200,000 from the SB. Marcus folded immediately. At the other table, Anton Morozov was eliminated, and we are now three eliminations away from the end of the flight, with the pace of play slowing down rapidly.
Level 19: 10,000 – 25,000 / 25,000, avg. 762,500, ent.: 16/122
3:15 Marius Rusu eliminated
Ido Fine opened to 40,000 from the CO, Idan Abraham called from the SB, and Rusu reshoved for 325,000 from the BB with Ks Ts. Ido called with Ah Jh and Abraham stepped aside. After the board 2x 2x Qx 6x 7x, Marius was done for the day. In the following hand at the same table, Ján Častvan was also eliminated after running his pocket tens into his opponent’s Qx Qx for a little over 400,000.
3:00 Liat Benyamini eliminated
Liat got into a preflop all-in for around 500,000 with Td Tc against her opponent’s Ah 9h. After the board Ad 4d 2d 5s Js, she had to say goodbye to Flight 1B.
Level 18: 10,000 – 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 642,105, ent.: 19/122
2:45 Small pot for Desset
Andrej opened to 30,000 and only Častvan called from the BB. On the flop Ac Jc 5h, Andrej continued with a quick bet of 25,000 and Častvan folded instantly. During this hand, Sabischenko and Delija were eliminated at the other table at the same time.
2:30 Petkes takes from Maksym
On the turn 6x 7x 3x 5x there was around 175,000 in the pot and both Maksym and Eduard checked. On the river 3x, Maksym bet 80,000 and Petkes called instantly. Maksym mucked his cards and Eduard showed Qx Qx to the table.
Level 17: 10,000 – 15,000 / 15,000, avg. 469,231, ent.: 26/122
Break 15 min
2:00 Eduard Petkes double up
Moche opened from EP to 35,000, Maksym called, and Eduard announced all-in for 141,000. Moche folded and Maksym called with pocket threes. Eduard held aces and after the board Kx Jx Qx 2x 7x he secured a comfortable double up.
1:50 Flop bet
On the flop Ah Jh 4s there was 75,000 in the pot and Častvan bet 33,000 from position. Idan Abraham folded immediately.
Level 16: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg .469,231, ent.: 26/122
1:15 Marius Rusu double up
Haim Gagi opened to 20,000, Liat Benyamini called from the button, and Ariel Michaeli joined from the SB. Rusu announced all-in for around 250,000 from the BB. Gagi and Benyamini folded, while Michaeli decided to call after a short thought with Ax Jx. Rusu held Ax Qx and after a blank board he scored a double up. Michaeli was left short and was eliminated from the tournament in the following hand.
1:05 Never easy!
Daniel Zeevi moved his 100,000 across the line with Ks Qs from EP, and Kastriot Delija at the other end of the table reshoved for around 300,000 with Qh Jh. No one else joined the hand and after the board Kx 9x 2x 3x Kx, Zeevi secured a double up despite the looming gutshot.
Level 15: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 420,690, ent.: 29/122
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00:45 4-bet shove
Mladen opened from the HJ to 16,000 and Ben Oded 3-bet from the BB to 50,000. Mladen decided to shove for around 230,000. Ben did not look thrilled and folded shortly after.
Level 14: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 271,111, ent.: 45/122
00:30 Guy Zeevi is not afraid
Zeevi opened to 12,000 from MP, Barak Hen called behind him, and no one else joined the hand. On the flop 5c 3c 5h, Zeevi continued for 10,000 and Hen called. On the turn 7h, Zeevi bet 18,000 and Hen called again. On the river 6c, both players checked and Zeevi held Ax Jx. Barak held only As 9s, which was not enough to win the pot.
00:20 Christos Vettas all-in
On the river 9s 4s Ah 5c 3s there was 78,000 in the pot and Ido Fine bet 40,000. After a long thought and several confirmation questions, Vettas announced all-in, effectively for around 120,000. Ido thought for a very long time and eventually decided that folding was the best option, surrendering the pot.
Level 13: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 230,189, ent.. 53/122
Break 15 min
23:45 Anton double up
Anton shoved for around 15 BBs with pocket tens and one of his opponents called from the BB with Qx Jx. After a blank board, Anton adds the chips to his stack.
Level 12: 2,500 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 215,385, ent.: 52/112
23:20 Ben Oded wins preflop
Izak Young limped from EP, Mladen also limped from the button, and Ariel Krupnik called from the SB. However, Ben announced all-in for 47,500 from the BB and all opponents folded their cards.
23:10 Negbi Yaakov double up
Negbi opened from the CO and Peter Čižmárik 3-bet to 30,000. Yaakov responded with an all-in for 95,000 and shortly after Peter called with Js Ts. Yaakov was holding Ax Ax and after the board Tx 3x 8x 3x 5x he scored a double up.
Level 11: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 184,483, ent.: 58/107
22:50 Maksym climbs
On the turn 9x 7x Jx 5x, Yaakov bet 54,000 into a pot of nearly 90,000. Maksym called immediately. On the river 3h, Yaakov chose to check and Maksym bet 50,000. Yaakov couldn’t find the courage to call.
22:40 Jacob Melloul all-in
On the flop Tx 2x 2x there was around 25,000 in the pot and Jacob bet 12,000 from EP. Vettas and Illia both called. On the turn Qc, Jacob announced all-in for 53,000 and Vettas needed some time to think. He eventually folded, and Illia folded immediately.
Gallery:
Level 11: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 184,483, ent.: 58/107
Level 10: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 174,138, ent.: 58/101
22:20 Lelek adds on
Lelek completed from the SB and Krupnik checked from the BB. The flop Jd 8h 5h brought a bet of 2,500 from Miro and Krupnik decided to raise to 7,000. Miro called and both players checked the turn Kc and the river 9c. Miro turned over Jx 3x, which was enough to win the pot.
22:10 This didn’t quite work out
On the flop 4x Tx Kx there was around 50,000 in the pot and Gideon Cohen bet 25,000. Netanel Reuven responded with an all-in, which received an immediate snap call. Gideon turned over Kx Kx and Netanel 4h 5h. After the turn 9x and river 2x, Netanel is eliminated for now.
Level 9: 1,000 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 145,161, ent.: 62/90, PLO ent.: 20/31
Break 15 min
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21:20 Michael all-in
On the river Kx Qx 8x 6x Ax there was around 50,000 in the pot and Michael decided to move all-in from the SB for about 120,000. His Romanian opponent thought for a long time and eventually folded his cards.
Level 8: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 132,203, ent.: 59/78, PLO ent.: 18/24
20:55 Jonathan Malescheck victorious
On the flop Ad 2d 9s, Jonathan bet 3,000 into a pot of around 8,000. Perez Saban called and on the turn 9d both players checked quickly. On the river 8c, Jonathan bet 5,000 and Perez gave up his cards.
20:45 Dmitry Berman wins a small pot
Dmitry opened from the CO to 4,000 and Eduard called from the BB. On the flop Kx Jx Tx, Dmitry bet 3,000 and Eduard folded immediately.
Level 7: 1,000 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 130,769, ent.: 52/68
20:30 IFC PLO Championship kicked off its Day 1!
The tournament started a little over an hour ago and at the end of the third level, 18 of 20 players remain seated.
20:20 Jacob wins on the turn
The turn 8x 8x Jx Ax brought a bet of 15,000 into a pot of around 25,000 from Jacob. His opponent thought for a few seconds but eventually folded face up Jx.
Level 6: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 125,087, ent.: 46/58
20:00 Alon Lauer wins the pot
Alon opened to 2,500 from EP and was called by Saban and Sapir behind him. The flop Ts Tc Qh was checked by everyone. On the turn 5h, Lauer bet 3,500 and all opponents folded.
19:45 3-bet
Michael Rolt opened to 2,500 from MP, but Roman Skudar responded with a 3-bet to 6,500 from the button. No one found a hand to call.
Level 5: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 115,556, ent.: 45/52
Break 30 min
Gallery:
19:00 Miro Lelek adds to his stack
On the river 8x Jx 7x Qx Tx there was around 40,000 in the pot and Miro Lelek bet 16,000. Dmitry Berman thought for a long time and called, but Ax Qx was not good enough and he mucked his cards.
Level 4: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 110,256, ent.: 39/43
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18:20 Flop raise
On the flop Ax 5x 8x, Thomas bet 2,500 into a pot of around 6,000. However, his Israeli opponent responded with a raise to 12,500, and Thomas folded shortly after.
Level 3: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 102,703, ent.: 38/39
18:05 Lichtenstein Vs. Shalev
On the flop Qc 7c 8s, Shalev bet 7,000 into a 10,000 pot. Lichtenstein called and both players checked the turn Tc. On the river 9d, Lichtenstein immediately bet 35,000 and after a long thought, Shalev folded his cards.
17:45 Izak Young wins a nice pot
On the flop 6c 3s 5h there was 16,000 in the pot and all five players checked. On the turn Qh, Mehmet Onder bet 3,000 and only Young called. On the river 3h, Mehmet continued for 5,200 and Young decided to raise to 11,000. Mehmet called, but mucked his cards when Young showed Qx Tx.
Level 2: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 103,445, ent.: 29/30
17:25 Split pot
On the turn 9x 8x Qx 9x there was around 5,000 in the pot and all four players checked. On the river Qx, all four players checked again and Omri Mechetner turned over Ax Tx. Two players mucked, but Franz turned over Ax 7x and they split the pot.
17:15 In the first level, the following players registered for the tournament
Lelek, Častvan, Reuven, Berman, Morozov and others
Level 1: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 100,000, ent.: 23/23
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- Starting Stack: 100k
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