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04:05 The end of the flight after a 3-way all-in
All started with Kosla, who shoved from UTG with his short approx. 100K. Nowinski joined and re-shoved with a similar stack, and Stasieczek, who covered them both, called. In a 3-way all-in, Stasieczek was the underdog with 73s, and needed a lucky board to wrap up this flight. He indeed hit the 7 right on the flop, and after the river, Kosla and Nowinski were eliminated. After this game, the 17-man advancing squad was resolved!
Kosla: 55
Nowinski: ATo
Stasieczek: 73s
Board: 6-7-Q-2-K
04:00 Gulyas with a scalp after the break
Tokei limped, and Gulyas on BB shoved with pocket 99. Tokei made a call with A6o and needed to hit his 3-outer to continue. Instead, he hit just a 6 on the flop, which was not enough to stay in the flight.
Gulyas: 99
Tokei: A6o
Board: 3-6-T-7-5
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03:35 Pot for Ojrzynski
He raised to 24K, and Weag on the BTN joined the game. Ojrzynski then c-bet the flop J♥T♥8♦ for 34K, and after a call, turn 6♠ landed, which was checked. Ojrzynski then decided to value bet 33K and got called. He showed a set with pocket 88 and grabbed the pot.
03:25 Borgon squeezed
Five players in total reached the flop Q♥T♦3♣ after Smida opened to 25K. He then c-bet 34K and just Borgon check-called. Turn came 2♦, and Smida, with a second barrel for 44K, with the same response from Borgon. After the river 8♦, Borgon squeezed, and Smida was not happy to fold his strong hand. Borgon showed J♥8♥ with a completed straight.
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03:10 Gruszka on chips
He minraised from the BTN and Karwanski on BB 3-bet to 55K, to which Gruszka responded with a 4-bet shove 256K and AKo under his hands. Karwanski called with AQo, covering Gruszka´s stack. Without a three-outer for Karwanski, he lost over half of his stack to Gruszka.
Gruszka: A♣K♥
Karwanski: A♠Q♣
Board: 9♥A♥9♥8♣T♦
03:00 Not the right time
Lopatnik, with his 124K stac,k found the QJo in the middle position and shoved, but Klekot was happy to see this action as he found pocket KK and snap-called. Even though Lopatnik was able to hit a J on the flop, without further help, he will not advance today.
Lopatnik: QJo
Klekot: KK
Board: J-5-8-6-K
02:50 Tasko eliminated
Stasieczek raised to 21K and after 1 call, Tasko jammed 123K stack, and Stasieczek called with KTo. He needed a help from the board to eliminate his opponent. The K on the flop gave him advance, and after blank runout Tasko ends.
Tasko: QQ
Stasieczek: KTo
Board: 5-K-A-J-4
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02:40 Chips to Smida
After a minraise from Smida, Lopatnik on SB defended, and both saw the flop T♦J♦2♦, where Lopatnik led 10K, and Smida called. The same action for 20K on the turn A♠, and after both checked the river 8♣, Smida tabled AQo, which was enough against Lopatnik with QTo.
Smida: A♣Q♥
Lopatnik: Q♠T♣
Board: T♦J♦2♦A♠8♣
02:25 Vaskovic with a gift?
He reached the flop 3♦4♠8♦ with Stasieczek, who led for 10K, and Vaskovic squeezed his 139K stack. Stasieczek took a moment to think, after which he called with AJo and needed help against Vaskovic with A8o. The help did not come, and Vaskovic doubled his stack.
Vaskovic: A♣8♥
Stasieczek: A♦J♣
Board: 3♦4♠8♦5♠5♦
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02:15 Big game
Pochwatka started the action with 12K, and Stasieczek on BTN paid. Pochwatka then check-called two barrels, on the flop Q♣6♥2♣ for 16K and on the turn 4♦ for 31K. Stasieczek continued with a third barrel on the river 8♦, but faced a check-raise all-in for 230K. After a while, Stasieczek folded, and Pochwatka scooped the big pot.
02:00 Smycz out
He minraised, and Klekot from CO called. Both went to the flop T♠5♥6♠ Smyzc check-called 22K. On the turn 2♣, Smycz then again check-called shove by Klekot. In the showdown, Klekot tabled T6s against Smycz with a top-top ATo. After a K♣ on the river, Smycz ends.
Klekot: T6s
Smycz: ATo
Board: T♠5♥6♠2♣K♣
01:50 Nuts vs second nuts
Borowiec opened to 13K and only Slavik on BB joined. Slavik then check-called the flop 9♠6♥5♠ for 13K, with the same action on the turn 8♦ for 26K. He then took the lead on the river 3♠ and asked for 15K, which Borowiec raised to 55K. Slavik after a while called with K-high flush, only to face a nuts flush under Borowiec´s hand.
Slavik: K♠T♠
Borowiec: A♠2♠
Board: 9♠6♥5♠8♦3♠
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01:30 What a set-up
Lopatnik found himself in a perfect spot, where three players stacked pre-flop. Lopatnik with his 109K stack and pocket TT faced Takacs with AKo and Malinski with pocket 77. The board ran safe for TT, he even upgraded his hand with a completed full-house on the river and took a significant portion of Takacs chips for himself, while also eliminating Malinski from the tournament.
Lopatnik: TT
Malinski: 77
Takacs: AKo
Board: 8-9-9-Q-T
01:25 Lasca jammed ultrashort
After he found QJo, he jammed 11K from UTG and Gabor on BB with pocket 77 made an easy call. Without any of Lasca´s two over cards on the board, he was another player who left this flight.
Lasca: QJo
Gabor: 77
Board: A-2-9-8-8
01:15 A bitter river for Olah
Borowiec opened to 11K and Olah responded with 55K 3-bet, only to face a 4-bet shove by Borowiec covering Olah by a little. Olah snap-called with pocket KK and stood against AKo. The board appeared promising until the bitter river with an Ace, which eliminated Olah from the flight.
Olah: KK
Borowiec: AKo
Board: Q-5-2-9-A
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01:05 A lot of outs
Vargovcakova shoved her remaining 60K stack from UTG after she found a JTs and Smida made a call with AQs. The first card on the flop came T, but right under Q was revealed. The turn was a perfect card for Vargovcakova with combo draw, however she bricked the river and had to leave the tournament.
Vargovcakova: J♣T♣
Smida: A♠Q♠
Board: T♥Q♣2♠9♣5♦
00:55 Gabor crashed
He open-shoved his nearly 70K stack, and only Pyrzynski on the BB responded with 34K re-shove. Pyrzynski was way ahead with his AKo vs Gabor with QTo. After the numerical board, Pyrzynski doubled his stack, leaving Gabor on a shortstack.
Gabor: QTo
Pyrzynski: AKo
Board: 5-2-5-7-8
00:45 Takacs took the pot
He found himself heads-up together with Vargovcakova on the river J♣9♦T♦J♠K♦ with already over 65K in the pot. She went into deep tank, after Takacs asked for another 30K. She decided to call after the clock was called upon her. She eventually mucked her cards when Takacs showed A♠Q♠ and fell to just a 60K stack after this game.
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00:30 Quick eliminations
Another spot where one of the players was eliminated happened after Kurimsky with AKo stacked pre-flop with Turoczi holding AJs. The board ran safe for Kurimsky who eliminated Turoczi from this flight.
Kurimsky: AKo
Turoczi: AJs
Board: Q-T-8-Q-J
00:20 Ferenczi doubled
He opened from CO to 16K, and Ojrzynski on SB decided to 3-bet to 41.5K. Action back to Ferenczi who 4-bet shoved and Ojrzynski called with AKo. The numerical board secured double-up for Ferenczi with pocket JJ.
Ferenczi: JJ
Ojrzynski: AKo
Board: 8-2-5-7-3
00:10 Not yet
After series of folds Ondkanin with his last 5 blinds jammed from SB with A8s and Wojtas called with 47o. He needed just a safe board to continue with doubled stack. After the flop with an ace he secured double up.
Ondakin: A8s
Wojtas: 47o
Board: A-2-T-3-K
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23:30 Intense game
Gabor limped from UTG and Kis behind him raised to 7.5K. Porczak on BB called, as well as Gabor. Flop 8-A-8 was checked through, and on the turn 7 Gabor led for 20K, which only Kis paid. Gabor continued on the river T with another barrel for 55K, and after a while of thinking Kis paid. In the showdown, Gabor with KTo was dominated by Kis ATo.
Kis: ATo
Gabor: KTo
Board: 8-A-8-7-T
23:25 Cooler for Stefano
Stefano began the action with 7K open and picked up 2 callers before Tasko fired a 3-bet 20K, which Stefano and Turoczi called. The flop came with T-high, where Tasko shoved after both players checked. Stefano eventually called with pocket KK only to face Tasko with rockets. No miracle for Stefano after the runout meant, he was eliminated from this flight.
Tasko: AA
Stefano: KK
Board: T-3-6-2-9
23:15 Lazarz won on the turn
He opened to 5.5K and Husky on SB, and Kocsis on BB called. Both players on blinds check-called 6K c-bet from Lazarz on the flop 8-K-5, who fired a second barrel 11K on the turn T. However nobody paid and Lazarz took the pot.
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23:05 At least a Q...
After two limps, Slavik raised to 10K and only Kocsis paid. They checked the flop 3♥5♥T♣, and on the turn 3♣ Kocsis led for 15K, which Slavik called. River came Q♥ and Kocsis check-called 20K bet from Slavik, who hit at least his Q on the river after a flushdraw on the turn with K♣Q♣. Kocsis mucked his cards and Slavik scooped the pot.
22:55 Double seat open
Action began with Kowalczyk and his 4.5K open from UTG, after which Strzyzowski on the BTN 3-bet shoved with his short stack of 16K, and Bielak on BB re-shoved with a similar stack. Kowalczyk called with pocket 77 easily covering both players. In the showdown, Bielak dominated his opponents with pocket JJ. Strzyzowski with the weakest hand A2s got some extra outs as he hit flushdraw on the flop. However, Kowalczyk completed set and eliminated both of them after a blank runout.
Kowalczyk: 7♥7♣
Strzyzowski:A♣2♣
Bielak: J♥J♦
Board: 7♠9♣K♣2♦4♦
22:45 Third barrel was enough
Wojtas minraised, and Wesolowski defended BB. Wesolowski then check-called two bets, 5K and 16K, all the way to the turn 9♥7♠K♠J♥. On the river A♥, after he checked for the third time and Wojtas jammed 65K, he gave up and folded his hand.
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22:25 Pocket JJ's withstood the flushdraw.
Only two players reached the flop after Szydlowski opened to 4K and Kosla defended from the BB. The flop T♥9♥K♥ was checked through, with Szydlowski opting not to c-bet. On the turn T♣, Kosla took the lead for 6K, and Szydlowski called. The river 5♦ brought no further bets, and at showdown Szydlowski tabled pocket JJ, which were good enough as Kosla’s AQo failed to complete the flush, sending the pot Szydlowski’s way.
Kosla: A♥Q♣
Szydlowski: J♦J♣
Board: T♥9♥K♥T♣5♦
22:10 Safe play
After Lopatnik opened to 4K, Smida accepted the invitation from SB. In heads-up, they checked the flop 8-9-4, and Lopatnik, with a delayed c-bet 5K on the turn Q, got called. Action did not continue on the river 2, as both checked. In the showdown, Smida dominated Lopatnik's AJo with a top pair, holding QJs.
Lopatnik: A♠J♣
Smida: Q♥J♥
Board: 8♦9♦4♣Q♣2♠
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22:05 Olko survived
Klekot started the action with 2.5K open from UTG, Fueloep called, but Olko shoved his approx. 25K stack with A8s, which only Klekot called holding pocket 77. As Olko hit both of his cards on the board, he survived against a stronger hand and continues in the tournament.
Olko: A♣8♣
Klekot: 7♠7♦
Board: A♥6♣3♠8♠2♥
21:55 Not enough chips with JJ
This time, Nowinski opened from UTG to 3K, and Wojtas called. They both checked the flop Q-T-6, as well as turn 6. On the river 3, Nowinski tried to value bet with pocket JJ for 5K and got called with a weaker hand, as Wojtas mucked his cards.
21:45 Too much excitement for nothing
Padowski and Nowinski both picked up premiums and ended up stacking off pre-flop. Padowski was looking to double his 45K with AKo, only to find himself up against the very same hand in Nowinski’s. With no flush drama on the board, the pot was split evenly.
Level 7: 600 - 1200 / 1200, avg. 77,473, ent.: 92/142
21:30 Too many
Urban stacked pre-flop with his short stack holding A3s against Nedza’s pocket fours. Urban needed an A to survive and picked up extra hope on the flop with a gutshot, adding a flush draw on the turn. The river, however, was a brick, and Urban was eliminated by Nedza.
Nedza: 4♦4♥
Urban: A♣3♣
Board: 5♦5♠2♣Q♣7♦
21:15 Padowski surrendered on the river
Doktor minraised from CO, and Padowski on BTN called. Doktor then check-called a 6K bet from Padowski on the flop K♦3♦T♠, followed by a checked turn T♥. Doktor then led the river 6♥ for 13K, which Padowski refused to pay after a while of thinking.
21:05 Bad river for Luman
Strycharz from the BTN opened to 3K, and Luman on SB together with Lazarz on BB defended. The flop came 6♥T♦5♦, and the action began. After a check by Luman, Lazarz asked for 3K, Strycharz raised to 8K, and Luman 3-bet to 37,5K leaving just a few chips behind. Only Lazarz made the call with 34s and a combo draw versus Luman with a top pair. They eventually stacked on the turn 5♠ for the last 2.5K that Luman had. Unfortunately for Luman, the river A♦ completed a flush for Lazarz, eliminating Luman from the flight.
Luman: T♥7♥
Lazarz: 3♦4♦
Board: 6♥T♦5♦5♠A♦
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20:25 Multiway spot
Hanzel from UTG raised to 2.5K, and Bacso called, but Minarik on the BTN 3-bet to 18K, leaving just 1K behind. The action sparked afterwards, when Kawonczyk from BB 4-bet shoved, followed by a re-shove from Hanzel with a smaller stack, and Minarik completed the 3-way all-in. In the showdown, Kawonczyk held pocket AA, Minarik JJ, and Hanzel AKo. Lucky J on the flop for Minarik secured him a triple-up, whereas Kawonczyk with AA eliminated Hanzel.
Kawonczyk: A♥A♦
Hanzel: A♣K♦
Minarik: J♦J♥
Board: 6♦J♥4♥6♥2♥
20:15 Deep thoughts on the river
Kis and Ojrzynski met in heads-up on the turn 8♠T♣A♣6♥, where Ojrzynski asked for 5.8K, but Kis raised to 16.5K and Ojrzynski called. River came the third ♣ with 8, and Ojrzysnki led again for 12.5K. Kis went into long tank before he called, only to see Ojrzynski with K♣Q♣ and mucked his cards.
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19:55 Takacs doubled
Turoczi limped from UTG, and after a series of folds, Takacs on SB raised to 2K, followed by a 3-bet from Turoczi to 7K. Action back to Takacs, who 4-bet shoved with pocket KK, and Turoczi called with a lower pair of TT. No drama on the board and Takacs doubled his stack.
Takacs: KK
Turoczi: TT
Board: 6-6-4-Q-J
19:45 Hirka loses
After two limps, Turoczi raised to 3K, and Kepic on BTN together with Hirka called. The flop came 3♣7♠Q♥, and Turoczi c-bet 6K, followed by calls from both players. Turn 8♣ Turoczi checked, Kepic jammed 17.2K, and Hirka called with T7s vs Kepic with QJs. Both with flush draws went to the river 8♥, where Kepic took the pot with top pair.
Kepic: Q♣J♣
Hirka: T♣7♣
Board: 3♣7♠Q♥8♣8♥
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19:30 Bold game by Orosz
He opened to 2.1K from UTG, and Szydlowski, right behind him, 3-bet to 8K, which Orosz paid. Flop came K-K-2, where Orosz check-raised a 5K bet from Szydlowski to 15K. Eventually both reached turn 9, where Oros shoved his 30K stack, and after a while, Szydlowski paid with pocket JJ. Orosz showed 82o and after blank river, Orosz is out of the game
Orosz: 82o
Szydlowski: JJ
Board: K-K-2-9-A
19:15 Kings got paid
After an initial open from Mackovic to 1.1K and two callers, Sciranka on SB 3-bets to 3.7K, and Slota was the only one who called. They checked the flop 5-J-9, and on turn, Sciranka delayed c-bet for 7K, and Slota paid. He then fired another barrel for 10K, which was paid as well. Sciranka tabled pocket KK and Slota had to muck his cards.
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19:05 Stefano wanted double
After previous disappointment with AK, Stefano wanted some chips back. He decided to 3-bet Urban's 2.6K raise to 7.5K, and Urban called. The flop came 9♣5♦6♠, and after a check from Urban, Stefano jammed the remaining 13.5K. Urban folded as he missed the flop entirely, and Stefano showed pocket "rockets" AA.
18:55 3-barrel defeat
Four players saw a cheap 1K flop of K-K-J. Toth took the lead with a 3.5K c-bet, and only Takac M. continued. The A landed on the turn, where Toth fired again for 4K and Takac made another call. On the river, Toth unloaded a third barrel for 5K, but after Takac paid, QJs was revealed to be no good, as Takac turned over AQ to take down the pot.
Takac M.: A♦Q♣
Toth: Q♠J♠
Board: K♠K♦J♦A♣4♥
18:45 Squeeze on the flop
It all started with Slota opening to 1.2K, Sciranka called, and Skrzypek decided to 3-bet to 6.6K, which only Sciranka paid. The flop came K♦4♥5♦, and Sciranka check-raised all-in approx. the starting stack after Skrzypek's 6.6K c-bet. Skrzypek took a while to rethink the decision but eventually folded.
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18:30 Top pair was not enough
Szalankiewicz started with 800 open, and Soltis with players on blinds called. They checked 4-Q-9 flop, and Szydlowski from SB led the turn T for 2K, and just Szalankiewicz paid. River came 5, where Szydlowski check-called a 3.5K bet from Szalankiewicz. In the showdown, Szalankiewicz showed top pair, but Szydlowski dominated him with two pairs and took the pot.
Szalankiewicz: Q♠J♠
Szydlowski: T♥9♥
Board: 4♥Q♦9♣T♠5♣
18:15 We did not see the river
Takac M. opened to 800, picking up two callers before Kis on SB 3-bet to 3.1K. Niepsuj on BB joined the game with Takac M. as well. Kis then c-bet the flop 9♠5♦4♠ and only Takac M. wanted to see a turn K♦, where Kis fired a second barrel asking 12.5K, which was too much for Takac M., who surrendered the hand.
18:06 Players on the start
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