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Flight 1/A of the tournament GRAND POKER CUP vol. VIII recorded 62 entries, and 6 players advanced to the Final Day. The chipleader of this flight is Marko Mackovic with a stack of 817,000.
Another flight 1/B is ready for you today at 18:00!
04:00 Double seat open and the end of this flight
Gburik started the action with 75K open (basically his all-in), Mackovic squeezed after he found pocket 99, and the last one was Borgon, who found a premium pocket AA, and Gburik joined with JTo. However, the aces were cracked, as Mackovic hit his set on the turn. As Mackovic covered both players, he secured a double seat open, and the advancing six-player squad was immediately formed.
Mackovic: 99
Gburik: JTo
Borgon: AA
Board: 2-7-J-9-3
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03:40 Katrencak without fear
He completed from SB, and Hanzen on the BB raised to 40K. Katrencak responded with a 3-bet shove with his 143K stack, and Hanzen snap-called with a premium AKo. He was surprised when Katrencak showed J5o, and even more surprised when J landed on the river. Katrencak doubled his stack and will continue in the tournament.
Katrencak: J5o
Hanzen: AKo
Board: A-2-5-3-J
03:30 Hanzen doubled
After Hanzen minraised, Limper 3-bet to 95K, only to face a 4-bet shove by Hanzen with a 273K stack. Limper paid as he found a premium hand - pocket JJ. Little did he know that Hanzen was hiding pocket AA and after the board without any of remainign Jacks, Hanzen doubled his stack.
Hanzen: AA
Limper: JJ
Board: 3-4-Q-7-2
03:25 Cerep out
He decided to open-shove with his short stack after he found AJo, but Hanzen on the BB was ready to call with his pocket 88, which held throughout the board resulting in elimination of Cerep.
Cerep: AJo
Hanzen: 88
Board: 4-6-4-T-4
03:15 Niepsuj eliminated in 10th place
He open-shoved his 101K stack, and Limper from SB with Katrencak on BB called. The flop came 7-5-4, where Limper led for 75K, after which Katrencak gave up. In the showdown, Limper tabled pocket 88 vs Niepsuj with A5o. After the river 8, Niepsuj was eliminated in 10th place, and the final table was formed. We need three more players to be eliminated to wrap up flight 1/A.
Niepsuj: A5o
Limper: 88
Board: 7-5-4-K-8
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03:05 Kepic will not advance
After Borgon limped, action to Kepic on the SB who shoved his 53K stack, which was paid only by Hanzen on the BB with K7s. Kepic with T9s needed a help from the board, which did not come, therefore he was eliminated from this flight.
Kepic: T♥9♥
Hanzen: K♠7♠
Board: A♦A♠5♦K♣J♠
02:55 Gburik stays
He open-shoved his short stack from SB with QJo and was quickly called by Kresnakova on the BB holding AQo. The numerical board brought lucky river for Gburik, after which he completed his straight and stays in the tournament with doubled stack.
Gborik: QJo
Kresnakova: AQo
Board: 8-9-4-6-T
02:45 Good spot for double-up
Limper minraised from UTG, and Sciranka from SB with Cerep on BB called. Flop came 9♣Q♦7♦, and Limper c-bet to 45K, which only Sciranka paid. The turn brought J♠, and Sciranka lead-shoved his stack. Limper quickly jammed his 125K stack with pocket KK and faced Sciranka holding KQo. After the river A♠, Limper doubled his stack.
Limper: K♣K♠
Sciranka: K♦Q♣
Board: 9♣Q♦7♦J♠A♠
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02:35 Sciranka with a scalp
Hustler decided to open-shove his approx. 110K stack with KJs, but Sciranka on the BB was ready with pocket TT, hoping to reduce the player field. As Hustler completely missed the board, he became another player eliminated from this flight.
Hustler: K♣J♣
Sciranka: T♠T♥
Board: 6♣8♦6♠A♦7♠
02:25 Limper sponsored double up
Niepsuj opened to 22K, and only Limper joined with a 3-bet shove after he found pocket 22. Niepsuj snap-called with his pocket KK, and after a numerical board without any of Limper´s two outs, he doubled his 92K stack through Limper.
Niepsuj: KK
Limper: 22
Board: 9-9-5-6-7
02:15 Borgon refused to pay
Mackovic opened to 17K from the BTN and Borgon on the SB defended. The flop came K♦4♥5♦, where Mackovic c-bet to 15K and Borgon called. The action peaked on the turn T♠, where Mackovic decided to squeeze his remaining 55K, but Borgon did not feel like calling this time and let his opponent to collect chips.
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02:05 Bad timing
After minraise from Niepsuj and two callers, Martincek on the SB decided to 3-bet to 88K, only to face a 4-bet shove for 184K by Katrencak. After other players folded, Martincek eventually jammed his 181K stack with pocket 88. He stood against Katrencak with pocket TT, and needed to hit his two outer to survive. It did not happen and Katrencak eliminated him from this flight.
Katrencak: TT
Martincek: 88
Board: 3-2-2-4-K
01:55 Hanzen eliminates
He minraised from UTG, and Hancovsky decided to 3-bet shove his short stack with pocket TT. Action back to Hanzen, who did not hesitate with his pocket QQ and called. After no drama on the board, Hanzen eliminated Hancovsky from this flight.
Hanzen: Q♣Q♦
Hancovsky: T♦T♥
Board: 3♠A♦6♣2♠6♥
01:45 Katrencak squeezed
Cerep minraised, and Limper with Katrencak joined to see a flop A♥Q♦9♣, which was checked. Turn Q♠ was led by Katrencak from BB for 16K, and only Cerep paid. After the 9♥ on the river, Katrencak lead-shoved his stack, which persuaded Cerep to fold his cards. Katrencak tabled 3♦4♦ for his opponent to see.
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Break 10 minutes
01:20 Izar´s chips back to Gborik
After few hands, Izar decided to open-shove his short stack from the BTN with JTo, and Gborik on the SB was ready to pay with his premium AKo. With K immediately on the flop, and after a safe runout, he eliminated Izar from this flight and got some chips back.
Izar: J♥T♠
Gborik: A♠K♥
Board: K♠5♦7♠3♥2♠
01:15 Hancovsky doubled
He open-shoved his 40K stack, and only Gborik on the BB called. Hancovsky dominated his opponent with AKo against AJ, and eventually he doubled his stack after a safe board.
Hancovsky: A♣K♠
Gborik: A♥J♠
Board: 8♣6♦Q♥5♠7♠
01:05 Borgon got paid
Borgon met with Kresnakova in HU on the river with four clubs in play and Q-high board. Kresnakova led for 25K, but Borgon responded with a shove worth of 105K. Kresnakova after a while called with her pocket JJ and J-high flush, but she faced Borgon with a higher flush holding K2o. Thus, Borgon doubled his stack.
Borgon: K♣2♦
Kresnakova: J♣J♠
Board: 8♣5♣3♦Q♣6♣
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00:55 Another pair
Limper started the game with a minraise, and Kresnakova on the BB 3-bet to 24K, which Limper called. She then c-bet to 30K on the flop 6♥T♠4♠, and Limper quickly called. On the runout action slowed down as both players checked turn 3♠ and the river 2♦ as well. In showdown, Kresnakova tabled pocket KK, prompting Limper to muck his hand.
00:45 Sirilla will not advance today
Mackovic minraised, and three players joined to the flop T-Q-8, where Borgon lead-shoved his stack from SB, and just Sirilla called with T7s with his short stack. He stood against Borgon with AKo and was ahead...but just until the river K, after which Sirilla was eliminated.
Sirilla: T♣7♣
Borgon: A♥K♣
Board: T♦Q♥8♣3♥K♥
00:35 Martincek with elimination
He completed from SB, and Molnar on the BB jammed his approx. 45K stack, with Martincek snap-calling as he found pocket KK. Molnar with K7o was in tough position, and unfortunately for him, he was eliminated after the river.
Martincek: K♠K♦
Molnar: K♥7♣
Board: 8♠A♠A♦6♣6♦
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00:25 Fedor will not advance
Niepsuj opened to 30K from the CO, and Fedor on the BTN squeezed his approx. 45K stack after he found AJs under his hands. Niepsuj of course called, covering his opponent´s stack. Fedor had to connect with the board against the pair of JJ. The board favoured Niepsuj this time, and after the river, Fedor was eliminated from this flight.
Niepsuj: J♣J♦
Fedor: A♠J♠
Board: T♥5♥2♦9♥6♥
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00:15 Top pair was enough
Martincek minraised, and Niepsuj on the BTN decided to 3-bet to 12K, which Martincek called. Niepsuj then c-bet the flop T♦8♣5♦ to 13K with a quick call. The same action for 15K on the turn 3♥, but the river 6♦ slowed the action down. In the showdown, Martincek tabled top pair JTo, and Niepsuj had to muck his cards, allowing Martincek to scoop another pot.
00:05 A set secured win
Kresnakova minraised and picked up three callers. The flop came T-6-3, where she c-bet to 7.5K, and Limper with Sirilla called. With another 15K barrel on the turn 4, she invited Limper to the river and pushed Sirilla away. Both players then checked river A, after which, Kresnakova tabled a set of 3, forcing Limper to muck his cards.
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Break 30 minutes
23:25 Katrenic survived
After a limp from Takac and Borgon, Katrenic decided to shove his 38K stack and Borgon called. In the showdown, Katrenic showed A7o and faced Borgon with KQs. Even though the flop brought a flush draw for Borgon, Katrenic survived the runout, and doubled up his 38K stack.
Borgon: K♠Q♠
Katrenic: A♠7♥
Board: 5♠4♠8♥A♦A♣
23:15 Action on the flop
Fedor opened to 7K, and only Prots joined from the BTN. The flop came 5♥9♠T♠, where Fedor c-bet for another 7K, only to face a raise to 17K. Action back to Fedor who moved all-in. This persuaded Prots to gave up this hand.
23:05 Martincek aggressively
The hand started with Husky opening to a min-raise, and only Martinček came along. Husky continued with a 5K c-bet on the Q♣ 2♠ 7♣ flop, which Martinček called. Husky fired a second barrel for 15K on the 3♦ turn, and Martinček stuck around to see the T♦ river. This time Husky slowed down and checked, giving Martinček the chance to seize the initiative with a 45K bet. After some thought, Husky let it go, allowing Martinček to drag the pot.
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22:45 Suck-out for Bodolai
Limper limped, Sirilla called, and Takac raised to 5K. Action to Bodolai who 3-bet to 14K, followed by a call just from Limper. The flop brought A♣A♦7♣, and Bodolai c-bet to 15K with a quick call. The second barrel for 39K by Bodolai after turn 6♦ was called again. They eventually stacked on the river K♣, where Bodolai held AJo, which was not enough, as Limper completed his flush with J♣8♣. Bodolai went to ultrashort.
Limper: J♣8♣
Bodolai: A♥J♦
Board: A♣A♦7♣6♦K♣
22:35 Lucky river
Cohen with AKo stacked pre-flop with Kepic holding AQo. The flop K-J-9 looked good for Cohen for his double-up so far, unlucky for him, the river brought the T, completing straight for Kepic who eliminated Cohen from this flight.
Kepic: A♠Q♣
Cohen: A♥K♣
Board: K♠J♦9♠4♦T♠
22:35 Courage?
Katrenic limped, and Limper raised to 6K, which was called by Takac, Bodolai, as well as Katrenic. The flop 6♣J♣2♥ was checked through, but after the turn 7♥, Bodolai decided to ask for 11K. Katrenic with an idea raised to 26K and pushed everyone out of the game. Bodolai folded face up KJo and Katrenic showed J3o scooping the pot for himself.
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22:20 Pot bet
Martincek minraised from the BTN and Hustler defended on the BB. He then c-bet the flop 6♥T♠J♣ to 4K and Hustler comfortably called. After checked turn 5♣, Martincek fired a pot bet 14K on the river with K♠, but Hustler was persuaded he was an underdog here, and folded.
22:10 Hancovsky doubled
The action peaked on the flop J♣T♣5♦, where Kepic led for 7.2K, Borgon called, and Hancovsky shoved his 23.2K stack. Kepic re-shoved and pushed Borgon out of the game. In the showdown, Kepic was ahead with top pair against Hancovsky with just flushdraw. However he completed his flush right on the turn and after the river, he continues with doubled stack.
Kepic: K♠J♥
Hancovsky: 8♣7♣
Board: J♣T♣5♦Q♣Q♥
22:05 Smaller pot for Belisova
She opened to 3.5K from the BTN, and Martincek defended on BB. She then c-bet the flop 9♦J♥9♣ for 3K and received the call. Both players then checked the turn 4♥, after which T♣ landed on the river. Martincek check-called her 4K bet, but after she tabled T♦7♦, he mucked his cards.
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21:55 Onda was caught bluffing
He opened to 2.5K from UTG and picked up three callers. He then c-bet the flop A♠2♥T♦ for 2.2K, and only Borgon joined. Both players then checked turn A♥, after which Onda chose to bet 7K on the river 2♦. After a while, Borgon made a call with J♣T♣, which was more than enough against Onda with K-high.
Onda: K♠9♠
Borgon:J♣T♣
Board: A♠2♥T♦A♥2♦
21:45 Preflop double-up
Morimoto opened to 5K and was joined by Gburik, who called from the BTN. However, Mackovic on the SB decided to shove his remaining 14K, and nobody was willing to make a call. Therefore, he easily doubled his stack and continues in the tournament.
21:35 Rubi took the pot
He limped, and three players joined as well. On the flop A♣9♦6♥ he c-bet to 2.5K, and Molnar with Katrenic paid. The action slowed down on the turn K♦ but was restored after another K♠ landed on the river. This time, Katrenic asked for 2.5K, which both players called. Katrenic tabled a pair with 9, but it was not enough against Rubi with A under his hands. Molnar´s hand was not enough, so he mucked his cards.
Rubi: A♥2♥
Katrenic: 9♠3♠
Board: A♣9♦6♥K♦K♠
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21:15 He gave up on the river
Sciranka started the game with a minraise, and just Kepes on the SB and Takac on the BB joined. The flop came 6♦4♠9♦, and Sciranka c-bet for 15K, which only Takac paid. He then check-called another 15K from Sciranka on the turn 4♣. The tables turned on the river 6♣, where Takac led 20K, but this time, Sciranka refused to pay and gave up the pot in his opponent's favor.
21:00 Chopped
Six players in total reached the flop 4♣T♦A♥ for just 1K. The first one to lead 3.5K was Rubi, and Molnar with Atif paid. The number of players was reduced on the turn K♠, after Rubi fired another barrel for 6K, and only Atif called. The river brought J♥, and the third barrel for 10.5K was paid as well. In the showdown, players chopped the pot, both holding an ace.
Rubi: A3o
Atif: A8o
Board: 4♣T♦A♥K♠J♥
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Break 30 minutes
20:25 Pocket Jacks enough
Prots opened to 3K, and Katrenic, Tacar, and Atif joined. On the flop 8♥4♦3♦, Prots then c-bet for 5.5K, which only Katrenic called. After they checked the turn T♠, Katrenic asked for 5K on the river 2♠, which Prots quickly called, only to see pocket JJ under Katrenic's hands. Prots mucked, and Katrenic collected the pot.
20:15 The pressure from Vadasz
Magac, Vadasz, and Mackovic met on the flop A♥5♦5♠, where Mackovic led for 3.5K, and both players wanted to see a turn 2♥, where Mackovic continued with another barrel for 14K. This time, only Vadasz called, and after a check from Mackovic on the river K♣, he fired a 25K bet, which Mackovic was not willing to pay. Therefore, Vadasz scooped another pot.
20:05 Takac collected chips
Pavuk started the game with 2.5K open and picked up two callers. The flop came A♠K♥T♦, and the first one to lead was Takac for 3.3K. Only Pavuk joined to see a turn 6♠, where both players checked. Takac then asked for a value bet 5K on the river with another 6♥ and got paid. After he showed A5o, Pavuk quickly mucked his hand.
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19:45 Rockets won
Four players in total went to the flop J♠3♥9♦ for 1.5K. Onda from SB then led for 2K, which was quickly raised to 5K by Mihalo, followed by a call from Taxis and Onda. The turn brought Q♣, and everyone checked. The action was restored on the river 4♥, where Onda led again for 5K, and Mihalo snap-called. In the showdown, Onda tabled QTo but was dominated by Mihalo with pocket AA, who scooped the pot for himself.
Mihalo: A♣A♠
Onda: Q♠T♥
Board: J♠3♥9♦Q♣4♥
19:35 Bugos squeezed
He found himself in HU against Atif. The action between players sparked on the turn 9-3-5-Q, where Bugos from BB led for 16K, and Atif quickly paid. Bugos then slowed down on the river with another Q, and Atif took advantage of this situation and asked for 21K. Unlucky for him, he fell into a trap as Bugos squeezed, and Atif was forced to give up this hand. Easy chips for Bugos.
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19:25 Koper for a value
Gburik started the game with a 1.2K raise, and only Koper from the BB joined. Both players then checked the flop 7♠8♣3♦, after which Koper led the turn 5♠ for 2.4K and Gburik paid. Koper then asked a 5.1K value bet on the river 8♥, which he eventually received. After showing 86o with completed trips, Gburik just mucked his cards.
19:15 Pure aggression
After two limpers—Tacar and Vadasz, Sciranka from the SB raised to 2.2K, and both players called. On the flop 3♦J♣T♠, Sciranka c-bet for 3K, only to face a raise to 12K by Vadasz, which Sciranka paid. After Sciranka checked the turn 7♠, Vadasz fired another 12K, but Sciranka gave up this time and let him collect chips. Vadasz then tabled A♦2♦.
19:05 Taxis got it
Three players went on the flop Q♠3♠T♥ for 1.1K. Kepic from the SB, Taxis from the BB and Mihalo from the MP. Kepic led for 2.1K, which only Taxis called, and both players went HU to the turn 9♠, which was checked. The river brought another spade 8, where Kepo took the lead for 3.5K, but Taxis raised it to 8K, which Kepic refused to pay. Taxis scooped the pot and tabled A♠7♠.
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18:50 Pot for Katrenic
The game again started with two limps, after which Katrenic raised to 1.7K, and initial limpers Pavuk and Vargovcakova called. Players then checked the flop K♣5♠9♦, but after the turn 2♦, Katrenic, with a delayed 2K c-bet, was joined only by Pavuk, who then paid another 3K bet on the river Q♣. After Katrenic showed his KJo, Pavuk surrendered and mucked his hand.
18:35 Great spot for doubling up
After three limpers, Niepsuj decided to raise to 1.5K and picked up four callers. The flop came 5♠Q♣9♠ and Tocikova from the BB led for 3K, which only Bodolai and Niepsuj called. Turn J♥ moved action back to Niepsuj, who fired a 12.5K bet and only Bodolai called. After the river 8♥, this time Bodolai decided to led for 20K only to face a shove by Niepsuj, which Bodolai called. Both players showed a T with completed straight, however Niepsuj held additional K and won this hand.
Niepsuj: K♠T♥
Bodolai: T♠8♠
Board: 5♠Q♣9♠J♥8♥
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18:25 Hanzen steals
Tacar started with a limp, and Hanzen decided to raise to 1.2K, but Dubovsky on the SB 3-bet to 2.7K, which only Hanzen called. Flop came 7♦T♦8♥, where Dubovsky c-bet for 2.5K and Hanzen called again. The tables turned on turn 8♣, where Hanzen raised to 10K after a previous 3.5K bet by Dubovsky, who gave up and let Hanzen collect chips.
18:20 Aggressive action
The action kicked off with Mihalo opening to 1K, picking up three callers. The flop came Q♣ J♥ T♣, and Mihalo fired a 5K c-bet, which only Vargovcakova called on the button. The K♠ on the turn ramped up the pressure as Mihalo followed up with a 20K second barrel. This time, Vargovcakova wasn’t interested in continuing and let the pot go. Mihalo flashed AKo as he dragged the chips.
18:10 3-barrel paid off
Vargovcakova and Jadrny went B vs B on the flop K♥8♣4♠, where Vargovcakova led for 1K and Jadrny raised to 2.5K, which was called by his opponent. Throughout the runout, Vargovcakova check-called both times. The first time on the turn with Q♣ for 2.5K again, and on the river 2♦ for 6K, only to face two pairs with 84o under Jadrny's hands. Vargovcakova mucked her cards and let him collect the pot.
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