Hustler and Kapalka clashed in this game after Hustler opened to 1.7K and picked up two callers. Kapalka, sitting on the BTN, fired a 3-bet to 6.5K, prompting Hustler to answer with a 4-bet to 15K, clearing the field. Hustler continued with an 8K c-bet on the A♠6♣8♦ flop, which Kapalka called. When the J♦ hit the turn, Hustler wasted no time and just grabbed approx. 50K chips and moved them behind the line, applying maximum pressure and forcing Kapalka to surrender the pot.
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Flight 1/B of tournament Carpathian Poker Series recorded 52 entries and 5 players advanced to the Final Day. Chipleader from this flight is Nikeiev Andrii alias "Hustler" with stack of 795,000.
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The ultimate hand of the Flight 1/B
The unlucky “bubble boy” was Salacha, who 3-bet shoved his ~100K stack with AKo over Hustler’s min-raise. Hustler quickly called with pocket 77. This time, the pair held through the board, sending Salacha out in 6th place and locking the five remaining players into the Final Day.
Hustler: 77
Salacha: AKo
Board: 8-9-2-2-4
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01:55 Pacocha out 7th
He minraised, Limper and Salacha made a call, but Cerep on BB chose a 3-bet to 60K. Pacocha responded with 4-bet shove approx. 230K and only Cerep called. In showdown Pacocha showed pocket 77 against premium KK under Cerep´s hand. The K right on the flop secured chips for Cerep and eliminated Pacocha.
Cerep: KK
Pacocha: 77
Board: 9-4-K-Q-2
01:45 Hustler double up
Minarik opened to 12K from the CO, and Hustler defended the BB. The 8-5-9 flop was checked through, and on the 4-turn, Hustler bet 17K, which Minarik called. The river brought a 6, and Hustler fired a second barrel for 35K. Minarik moved all-in, but Hustler snap-called with 87s, completing a straight and catching the bluff, doubling his stack to 186K.
Hustler: 87s
Minarik: ATs
Board: 8-5-9-4-6
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01:30 Hardik out 9th
Blind vs blind spot, where Hardik opened, and Cerep 3-bet shoved with AKo. Hardik with approx. 120K reshoved with pocket TT. The infamous Ace on the river ruined his chances to advance to the Final Day.
Hardik: TT
Cerep: AKo
Board: Q-6-2-6-A
01:20 Cerep secured the final table
Hermanovsky opened from the CO to 15K, and Cerep defended the BB. On the 9-2-7 flop, Cerep check-called a 12K c-bet from Hermanovsky. The turn T sparked real action: Hermanovsky fired a second barrel and faced a raise to 55K from Cerep. He responded with a 3-bet shove, and Cerep snap-called with pocket 22s. Hermanovsky held QQ, but the river 5 sealed his fate, sending him out in 10th place and securing the final table squad.
Hermanovsky: QQ
Cerep: 22
Board: 9-2-7-T-5
01:10 Antal crashed
After a series of folds, Antal on BTN with his short stack jammed 46K holding A7s. Cerep right on the SB found pair of QQ and snapped. Antal got some extra outs on the turn with a gut shot, but after a blank river he ended in the tournament.
Antal: A♠7♠
Cerep: Q♠Q♥
Board: 3♥J♦6♥5♣9♥
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00:55 Chips for Pacocha
He opened with a min-raise, and Kapalka 3-bet to 23K from the BTN, with Pacocha the only player to continue. Both players checked the 2♠7♥A♠ flop. After the K♣ hit the turn, Pacocha led out for 12.5K, and Kapalka made the call. The action wrapped up on the 9♠ river, where Pacocha tabled AJo and Kapalka conceded to the better hand.
00:40 Multiway
Three players collided on a 5-6-9 flop. Macko led out for 55K, Sontag responded by shoving nearly 100K, and Limper escalated the action with a 3-bet to 150K, which Macko called. The turn brought the 7, and Limper continued for 50K, prompting Macko to squeeze his remaining 100K with pocket QQ. Limper quickly re-shoved his last 134K with 56s, covering Macko. At showdown, Sontag revealed pocket JJ, but Limper had flopped two pair, scooping a huge pot and eliminating both opponents in one hand.
Macko: Q♣Q♦
Sontag: J♣J♥
Limper: 5♦6♦
Board: 5♣6♥9♦7♣K♦
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00:25 Blank board for Sciranka
Sciranka was the next to hit the rail after 3-bet shoving his 39K stack over Sontag’s 7K open. Macko was waiting on the BTN with pocket nines and made the call. Sciranka’s AQo needed help from the board, but none arrived, making him the next player eliminated.
Sciranka: A♥Q♣
Macko: 9♦9♥
Board: 5♣3♠7♥3♥T♠
00:15 Farewell for Kochan
Hustler opened from the CO and Pacocha called on the BTN before Kochan shoved his 37K stack from the BB with pocket 44. Pacocha wasted no time calling with AJo, and an Ace on the flop immediately swung the hand his way. With no help on the runout for Kochan, the board sealed his fate and ended his tournament run.
Pacocha: A♠J♥
Kochan: 4♦4♥
Board:A♥7♦6♦T♠8♠
00:05 Paid nuts
Kapalka minraised from UTG picking up two callers - Hermanovsky on BTN and Pacocha on BB. Players checked the flop 6♦3♦J♣, and after trun 8♦, Pacocha asked 3K, getting paid from both players. On the river Q♦, Pacocha check-called 10K value bet from Kapalka only to see him holding the nuts flush with A♦K♦.
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23:20 Unlucky return
Fresh after a re-entry, Sontag barely had time to settle in before jumping straight into the action. He responded to Macko’s 7K open by jamming his starting stack with a premium AQs, only to be snap-called by Macko holding pocket JJ. The flop immediately spelled trouble as Macko drilled a set, and when the board paired on the turn, Sontag was drawing dead, busting in the very first hand after his re-entry.
Macko: J♦J♥
Sontag: A♠Q♠
Board: 4♦6♥J♠6♠4♠
23:10 Wzorek another eliminated
He faced Pacocha on the flop K-8-7, where he jammed his last 35K with A5o, and Pacocha snap-called with pocket QQ. The run-out bricked for him, and with no ace, he ended in the tournament.
Pacocha: QQ
Wzorek: A6o
Board: K-8-7-2-Q
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22:55 Minarik wanted some back
Zis open-shoved his remaining 13.3K with T8o and was quickly called by Minarik holding AJo. There was a brief moment of drama on the turn as Zis picked up extra outs with an open-ended straight draw, but the river bricked off, ending his hopes of a double-up.
Zis: T8o
Minarik: AJo
Board: Q-9-4-7-K
22:41 ...and doubled.
In the very next hand, Antal picked up KQs on UTG and wasted no time, jamming his stack. Minarik made the call with AQ, putting Antal in need of another three-outer. This time the deck delivered immediately, as a K hit the flop, allowing Antal to double up and keep his tournament run alive.
Minarik: AQo
Antal: KQo
Board: 2-7-K-8-T
22:40 Antal survived
Antal shoved his last 16K with T9s and was called by Kochan holding Q9s. Antal was in rough shape and needed to find one of his three outs to stay alive, but after the board ran out, he caught just enough help to chop the pot and survive.
Antal: T9s
Kochan: Q9s
Board: 2-2-J-A-9
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22:25 Fedor in Sontag's footsteps
Soon after, Limper opened to 3.6K, and Fedor 3-bet to 11K, getting a call from Limper. The flop came 8-T-7, and Limper check-called another 11K from Fedor. On turn 8, Limper faced Fedor’s all-in and called again. Fedor, holding A6s with a gutshot, was dominated by Limper’s set of 7s, and the river sealed the hand, eliminating Fedor from the tournament.
Fedor: A6s
Limper: 77
Board: 8-T-7-8-2
22:20 Sontag will not advance without reentry
Molnar opened to 3.5K, only to face a 3-bet shove from Sontag, who moved his 14K short stack. Resovsky then jammed as well, forcing Molnar out of the hand. At showdown, Resovsky held AJo against Sontag’s A6o. Both connected with an Ace on the flop, but without a 6 appearing, Sontag’s tournament run came to an end.
Sontag: A6o
Resovsky: AJo
Board: 7-4-A-J-Q
22:10 Nuts for Macko
Macko and Molnar went heads-up to a 9♦4♦8♣ flop after Molnar opened to 3.5K. Molnar c-bet 4K, and Macko called. Both checked the 2♦ turn, and on the river Q♠, Macko fired a 12K value bet. Molnar called briefly before mucking, as Macko tabled the nuts flush to take the pot.
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22:00 Guess we will never know
After opening from Antal to 2.5K, Salacha, Hermanovsky on SB, and Tancos on BB called. Overchecked flop 9-Q-K moved all players to the turn Q, where Tancos check-called a 5K bet from Salacha. Tancos then led the river J with a 16K bet, and after Salacha snap-called, Tancos mucked his hand, and Salacha did not reveal his hand either.
21:50 Too much?
Lisei minraised, and Sciranka with Kapalka accepted the invitation. He c-bet on the flop 3-K-J, to which just Sciranka responded with a call. Both checked the turn 6, after which Lisei fired 11K on the river 2♥. Sciranka probably asked too much, as Lisei folded after a raise to 50K.
21:40 Pacocha gave up on the river
Salacha started the game with 2.5K and found 2 callers. On the flop 7♣Q♦5♦, only Pacocha check-called Minarik's bet of 2.5K. The same action on the turn 6♠ for 4.5K, but on the river 8♣, Pacocha surrendered after Minarik asked for another 10K.
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21:25 Husky another eliminated
Husky got it in pre-flop with KQo against Husar’s A2s. The stronger hand held, and Husky was eliminated by Husar.
Husky: KQo
Husar: A2s
Board: 7-3-A-5-K
21:15 Kapalka out
With his ultra-short nearly 3K, he did not hesitate with KQo and ended up all-in against Lisei with AQo. Lisei immediately hit his pair with an ace on the flop. Kapalka could still survive, with some extra outs thanks to the gut shot. Blank turn and the river eliminated him from this flight, and he went for reentry.
Kapalka: KQo
Lisei: AQo
Board: J-3-A-2-9
21:05 Resovsky doubled his short
Sontag opened to 2.5K, and Resovsky from BB 3-bet to 11.6K, leaving himself just one 500 chip behind. Eventually they stacked on the flop 4-9-T. In the showdown, Resovsky showed pocket 77 against Sontag with AQo. A safe runout sealed the double-up for Resovsky and kept him in the tournament.
Resovsky: 77
Sontag: AQo
Board: 4-9-T-8-K
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20:20 Pay to see a river
20:05 Not the right time?
Tancos min-raised, Pacocha 3-bet to 5K, and Lisei 4-bet shoved his 21K stack with pocket 55, which only Pacocha called with premium AQo. Pacocha needed to connect with the board to eliminate Lisei. He hit his pair with Q right on the flop, and after the blank runout for Lisei, he is eliminated from the tournament.
Lisei: 55
Pacocha: AQo
Board: J-Q-8-J-3
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19:50 Action on the flop
On the flop A♦K♦5♦, three players collided, setting the stage for a tense multiway confrontation. First among them, Molnar led for 16K, and Macko called. Action to Urban on BB, who jammed his nearly 50K stack, which only Macko called. Both players completed a flush right on the flop, but Macko dominated Urban with a Q-high flush, scooping a nice pot.
Macko: Q♦4♦
Urban: T♦9♦
Board: A♦K♦5♦8♠2♥
19:40 Karwanski eliminated
He open-shoved his 11.6K stack, and only Tancos on the BB paid with AKo. Karwanski with KJo needed to hit his three-outer. However, a numerical board sealed his fate on this flight. To continue, he needs to fire another bullet.
Karwanski: KJo
Tancos: AKo
Board: 3-3-7-2-9
Level 4: 300 - 600 / 600, avg. 54,407, ent.: 27/31
19:30 Kepic did not double
He open-shoved with his last 7.7K, and Hustler was ready to call with his pocket 77. He stood against Kepic with AQo, who needed help from the board. Unfortunately for him, Hustler even completed a full house, eliminating Kepic from this flight earlier than he hoped for.
Hustler: 77
Kepic: AQo
Board: 6-9-6-7-Q
19:15 Pacocha takes something back
He called a previous 2K open from Wzorek together with Hermanovsky, and three players saw the flop 4♥5♠A♣, where Wzorek c-bet 2.5K, and just Pacocha accepted the invitation to the turn 4♠, which both of them checked. On the river K♠, Pacocha decided to value bet for 3.5K and got it from Wzorek. In the showdown he tabled a flush with J♠2♠. Wzorek, with just an A♥J♥, admitted his defeat.
Wzorek: A♥J♥
Pacocha: J♠2♠
Board: 4♥5♠A♣4♠K♠
19:05 Top pair enough
Pacocha opened to 1.5K, and Karwanski, together with Hermanovsky on BB, called. On the flop T♦2♥3♠, Pacocha c-bet for 2.5K, with only Hermanovsky joining the game. Turn 4♥, and Hermanovsky again check-called a 5.5K bet from Pacocha. Hermanovsky, however, decided to lead the river 8♠ for the same bet of 5.5K, and Pacocha called. Hermanovsky, with top pair ATs, dominated his opponent, who just mucked his cards.
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18:55 Majlo with 3-barrel
Karwanski opened to 1K, Majlo behind him 3-bet to 3.5K, and Hermanovsky on BTN called together with Karwanski. Majlo c-bet the flop A♥3♠4♠ for 2.5K, and only Karwanski joined to see the turn 2♥, where Majlo fired a second barrel for 4K, and Karwanski check-called again. Finally, on the river, 8♠, Karwanski did not finish his third check-call, as Majlo was asking for 5K, and he was not willing to pay the third barrel. Majlo took the pot.
18:40 River flush
Kepic started the game with 1K open, picking up three callers. All of them checked the flop Q♣2♥5♦. On the turn 4♥, Hardik on BB led for 1.4K, and Kepic with Cerep called. River came with 9♥, and after initial checks from Hardik and Kepic, this time Cerep asked for 5.5K, receiving a call only from Hardik with top pair. Unfortunately, it was not enough, as Cerep completed his flush on the river and took the pot.
Cerep: K♥T♥
Hardik: K♣Q♥
Board: Q♣2♥5♦4♥9♥
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18:25 Limper hits on the river
Sznajder opened the game to 1K, and just Limper joined. Both went to the flop 4♠K♦7♠, where Szanjder c-bet for 1K, and Limper wanted to continue to the turn, which came another spade, 2♠, and Szanjder asked for 500 with a quick call from Limper. The K♠ landed on the river, and this time Limper fired 4.5K, which Szanjder eventually called. Limper showed nuts flush with A♠5♥, and Sznajder mucked his cards.
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18:15 First win
Kochan minraised and Minarik on the BTN 3-bet to 2K, followed by a call just from Hermanovsky on SB. Hermanovsky then check-called Minarik's c-bet on the flop J♥4♥T♦ for 2K. On the turn A♣, the tables turned, and Hermanovsky led for 2K and both players went to the river 8♦, where Hermanovsky fired a second barrel for 8K, which Minarik was not willing to pay. Thus, Hermanovsky collected the first po for himself.
18:07 Players at the start
The Carpathian Poker Series continues with the well-established international format, with players including Karwanski, Molnar, Lisei, and, of course, the local regulars, including Minarik, Husar, Limper.
18:05 Tournament has started!
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