SPPC Main Event 250,000€ GTD Day 1C

The SPPC Main Event 250,000€ GTD welcomed 192 players in today’s flight, and 19 of them made it through to Day 2. Timotheos Timotheou advanced today as the chipleader with a stack of 880,000. The SPPC Deepstack attracted a total of 85 entries and the prize pool climbed to 17,850€. However, we will find out the winner’s name later. SPPC continues today with Flight 1E from 12:00, and you can find the full schedule for tomorrow below. We look forward to seeing you!
3:20 We’re not playing hand-for-hand today!

Andrzej Nowakowski moved his short stack over the line with Jh 8h and Zou called with deuces. After the 4x 3x Ax Qx Tx board, Andrzej is eliminated from the tournament. At the same moment, Bartolomiej Jelinski was eliminated at the next table, so Flight 1C avoided hand-for-hand!
Level 17: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 333,913, ent. :23/192, 1D ent.: 3/23

Break 15 min

2:50 Rejam

Ronen opened to 25,000 from the button. However, his opponent from the BB announced all in for about 200,000. After a short moment, the Israeli player folded his cards.

2:40 In quick succession, the tournament was left by

Strassmann, Kasap, Narajczyk and several others
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Level 15: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 256,000, ent.: 30/192, 1D ent.: 4/22

2:20 Robert Leviev by force

Robert opened from EP to 40,000. His opponents squirmed a little, but gradually folded their cards.

2:10 Ran Eingorn wins it

Zou opened from the SB to 19,000 and Ran decided to go all in for 113,000. After a short moment of thought, however, his Chinese opponent folded his cards.
Level 15: 4,000 - 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 219,429, ent.. 35/192,1D ent.: 8/22

1:50 Abdul Musawir wins it

Jelinski opened from EP to 12,000 and Narajczyk called a few seats behind him. Musawir called from the button and the blinds folded. On the 3s 5s 6c flop, both Jelinski and Narajczyk checked and Abdul bet 12,000. Both opponents quickly folded.

Level 14: 3,000 - 6,000 / 6,000, avg.219,000, ent.: 40/192, 1D ent.: 8/22

Gallery:
A total of 85 players joined the SPPC Deepstack event!
A total of 9 of them will make it ITM, and they will split the 17,850€ prize pool as follows:
1. 5,625€
2. 3,500€
3. 2,425€
4. 1,775€
5. 1,375€
6. 1,050€
7. 850€
8. 675€
9. 575€
Level 13: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 163,404, ent.: 47/192, 1D ent.: 14/20
Break 15 min

00:40 Too long of a hand

On the Ad Jh Jc 6h turn, there was 45,000 in the pot and Marten Fredin bet 11,000. Abdul Musawir called after a short moment of thought. On the 8s river, Fredin bet 32,000. Musawir was not scared off and put his opponent all in for 143,000. Fredin thought for several minutes, but eventually folded his cards.
Level 12: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 156,667, ent.: 48/188, 1D ent.: 13/15
00:00 Strassmann vs. Baranov
On the 9x 2x Qx flop, there was around 15,000 in the pot and Strassmann bet 7,000, which Baranov called at a slow pace. On the Ks turn and also on the Ts river, both players checked. Strassmann held Ah 8h, but it was not enough against his opponent on the BB’s 6x 2x.

23:40 Multiway pot
On the Ac Tc Jh flop, there was around 25,000 in the pot and Plaksii bet 11,000. Fadiga called and Borowik folded. On the 9c turn, both players checked and the same action repeated on the 4s river. Plaksii turned over Ah 8h and it was more than enough to win the pot.
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Level 11: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 117,500, ent.: 64/188

23:20 Csaba takes it on the flop

Csaba opened to 5,000 from EP and three opponents decided to take a look. On the Ax Kx Jx flop, Csaba bet 15,000 and none of his opponents put up any resistance.
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 101,667, ent.: 72/183

23:00 Damian doubles up

Damian got into a preflop all-in with Jx Jx for about 50,000 against the Belgian opponent’s tens. After a blank board, Damian secures the double up and his opponent drops to a short stack.
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Level 9: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 84,878, ent.: 82/174
22:20 Split pot

Robert shoved about 15 BB with Ax Kx. His Polish opponent also called with Ax Kx and no one else joined in. The board brought no flush for either player, so Robert splits the pot.
22:00 Unnecessaryyy!

Mihael opened and Sun Yongdong from the SB 3-bet to 7,500. Sisso from the BB announced all in for 17,800 and both Mihael and Sun called. The Ad Th 5c flop was checked by both players. On the Jd turn, Sun bet 5,000 and Mihael called. On the Td river, Sun checked and Mihael bet 13,100. After a long tank, Sun called with Ax 8x, Sisso turned over Ax Tx and Mihael lost both pots with 9x 8x.

Level 8: 600 – 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 80,000, ent.: 83/166
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21:30 Robert doubles up

Karol opened to 3,000 from the CO and the player on the button called. Robert from the BB decided to move his 25 BB over the line. Both opponents silently folded.

Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 71,264, ent.: 87/155

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Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 54,588, ent.. 85/116

20:30 Andrzej wins it on the turn

On the Ax 9x 8x flop, Andrzej bet 5,000 into a pot of about 10,000 and Marcin called. On the Kx turn, Andrzej bet 15,000 and after a long tank, Marcin folded his cards.

20:15 Bartolomiej doubles up

After a failed hand, Bartolomiej moved his remaining roughly 20,000 over the line with Kx Qx. His opponent on the BB called with 5x 5x. However, the Kx 3x 2x Ax Ax board kept Bartolomiej in the game.
Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 47,711, ent.: 83/99
Break 20 min

19:45 Piotr wins it

On the Qx 8x 7x Tx turn, there was about 10,000 in the pot and Piotr bet 15,000 from the BB. Pawel thought for about a minute, but eventually folded Tx 9x face up.
Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 43,478, ent.: 69/75
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19:15 3-bet pot

Ben opened to 1,000 and Daniel from the CO 3-bet to 4,500. Ben called, but on the Kx Qx Qx flop he put up no resistance and immediately folded to his opponent’s bet of 5,200.
Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 42,857, ent.: 57/61

19:00 And he’s already crying!

Dušan Vráblec found Qx Qx right away in the first hand on the BB, but on the Ax Kx Xx flop he couldn’t put up any resistance and lost about 5,000. A few hands later, he lost another 13,000 with eights against Kx Qx, when the dealer conjured up a Qx on the turn.

18:45 SPPC Deepstack has also started

At the end of the fourth level in the Deepstack, 40 of 47 players are still battling.
Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 40,976, ent.: 41/42

18:25 Bogdan adds to his stack early on

Bogdan opened to 500 from MP and got called three times in total. On the Ax 5x 5x flop, Bogdan bet 1,200 and all of his opponents slowly folded.
18:10 The tournament opened with
Bachar, Častvan, Borowik, Macho, Reszka, Goose and others.

Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 40,000, ent.: 32/32
Today´s schedule:
Chipcounts 1B:
Chipcounts 1A:
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