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Flight 1/B of the tournament GRAND POKER CUP vol. VIII recorded 49 entries, and 5 players advanced to the Final Day. The chipleader of this flight is Hudacek Pavol with a stack of 769,000. 
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03:15 Majlo ends on the advancing bubble

Martincek minraised from the BTN and Majlo on the BB decided to shove his 65K stack with K8s, and Martincek called with a Q9o. A lucky 9 on the flop eliminated Majlo from this flight, which is now wrapped up and we got to know the names of the five advancing players to the final day!

Majlo: K8s

Martincek: Q9o

Board: 9-7-3-J-8

03:05 Lender ends

He open-shoved his short stack with A9o, and got called by Hermanovsky with AQo. After no drama on the board, Lender is another eliminated player. We need one more to wrap up flight 1/B.

Lender: A9o

Hermanovsky: AQo

Board: 2-5-7-J-Q

02:50 Suckout for Durisko

Hudacek minraised, and Martincek with Durisko called. The flop came A-6-5, and Durisko led for 50K, forcing Hudacek to fold and Martincek jammed. Durisko snap called with his two pairs holding A5o against Martincek with AQ. Turn 7 was safe, but the river 6 paired the board and eliminated Durisko from this flight.

Martincek: AQo

Durisko: A5o

Board: A-6-5-7-6

 

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02:35 Majlo managed to double

After Lender limped, Majlo from the BTN squeezed his 74K stack, followed by Hudacek´s all-in from the BB, which pushed Lender out of the way. In the showdown, we witnessed pocket 77 under Majlo´s hands vs Hudacek with A5s. The board kept Majlo in a safe position allowing him to double up.

Majlo: 77

Hudacek: A5s

Board: Q-J-9-5-K

02:20 Hermanovsky secured final table

Ferenczi from UTG opened 20K and Hermanovsky called. The flop came A-9-4, and Ferenczi c-bet for 20K, which was called again. On the turn 2, Ferenczi jammed his remaining 99K, and Hermanovsky snap called with top pair and flushdraw. Ferenczi needed a big help with his pocket 88, which did not come and he was eliminated in 10th position.

Ferenczi: 8♦8♠

Hermanovsky: A♥7♥

Board: A♦9♥4♦2♥6♠

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02:05 Majlo with full value

Both Majlo and Hermanovsky went to the flop A-3-4 for 20K, where Hermanovsky check-called 25K, with the same action and the ammount on the turn 7. The river brought another 7, and Majlo jammed his remaining 31K. Hermanovsky called with pocket JJ, which was not enough against completed straight under Majlo´s hands with 56s.

Majlo: 5♠6♠

Hermanovsky: J♣J♦

Board: A♦3♥4♠7♦7♠

02:00 He did not last long

Mihalo from UTG opened to 20K and after a series of folds, action to Cverha on the BB, who jammed his short stack with ATs. Mihalo Milan was ready with pocket KK and snap-called. The K right on the flop sealed Cverha´s fate.

Cverha: A♦T♦

Mihalo: K♣K♥

Board: K♦7♣9♥A♣5♥

01:50 Cverha doubled

Cverha open-shoved his ultra short 36K stack from SB to Mihalo Milan on BB, who called with A9o vs AJs under Cverha´s hands. Safe board favoured Cverha, who doubled his stack.

Cverha: A♣J♣

Mihalo: A♠9♦

Board: 2♦7♥Q♣T♣7♠

 

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01:20 Tripple-up for Majlo

He open-shoved his 15K ultra short stack and picked up two callers - Hermanovsky and Hudacek. Both players then checked through the board, and in the showdown, Majlo trippled his stack thanks to the lucky river.

Majlo: A4o

Hermanovsky: K8o

Hudacek: QTo

Board: 7-5-5-3-4

01:10 Flush vs flush

Ferenczi and Hermanovsky went to the flop A♦5♥T♦, where both checked and turn brought another diamond 8♦. Here, Ferenczi check-raised Hermanovsky´s 10K bet to 35K, and got called. On the river A♥ Ferenczi led for another 50K and Hermanovsky snap called. In showdown, Ferenczi tabled J-high flush, but was dominated with K-high flush under Hermanovsky´s hands.

Hermanovsky: K♦9♦

Ferenczi: J♦6♦

Board: A♦5♥T♦8♦A♥

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00:50 Cooler for Hermanovsky

He opened to 10K, Cohen called, and Majlo 3-bet shoved his 63.5K stack. Action back to Hermanovsky, who re-shoved, pushing Cohen out of the way. In the showdown, Hermanovsky, with pocket KK, stood against Majlo with AA. Board without any of his two outs meant he doubled Majlo´s stack.

Majlo: AA

Hermanovsky: KK

Board: 6-Q-J-2-7

00:40 River killer

Hudacek limped, Minarik on the BTN raised to 11K, and Presalovic on the BB defended, joined by Hudacek. The action peaked on the suited flop T♣8♣9♣, where after two checks, Minarik shoved his 46K stack, Presalovic immediately re-shoved, and Hudacek jammed as well. In the showdown, Presalovic was way ahead with nuts flush holding A♣J♣, followed by Hudacek with two pairs, and Minarik was behind with pocket AA. The river then paired the board, and Hudacek, with a completed full house, eliminated both of his opponents.

Presalovic: A♣J♣

Hudacek: 8♥9♦

Minarik: A♠A♦

Board: T♣8♣9♣5♦8♦

00:35 Aces cracked in a big style

After Martincek opened, he picked up three callers before Tokei decided to 3-bet shove his stack. Action back to Martincek who called with pocket JJ, and stood against pocket rockets. Unfortunately for Tokei, he was eliminated in a big style, as Martincek flopped poker and ended Tokei´s journey today.

Tokei: AA

Martincek: JJ

Board: J-J-4-T-Q

 

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00:25 Kereszti will not advance

He ended up in HU against Cohen on the flop 2-3-3. Cohen from UTG led for 11K, and Kereszti from BB decided to jamm his remaining 28K with 42s. Cohen quickly called with pocket 77, and after safe runout, he eliminated Kereszti from this flight.

Kereszti: 4♥2♥

Cohen: 7♥7♣

Board: 2♠3♦3♠T♠3♥

00:15 We did not see the river

Fedor started the game with 6.5K open, and Bacso right behind called, as well as he called 6.5K c-bet on the flop 6♥3♣8♠. The turn brought another 6♣, where Fedor fired 11K, but Bacso refused to pay and gave up this hand.

00:05 Lyzanets forced to fold

Cohen opened to 7K and only Lyzanets made the call. Both then checked the flop Q♥2♦7♦, after which, Cohen with delayed c-bet 7K on the turn J♥ invited Lyzanets to the river Q♠, where Cohen asked another 12K. This time, Lyzanets was not willing to pay and let Cohen to collect his chips.

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23:20 Pidany needs to fire another bullet

Kereszti opened to 12.5K from the BTN, and Pidany on the BB shoved his 23.5K stack with ATs. He needed to hit at least his three outer against Kereszti with AQo, which did not happen and was eliminated from this flight.

Kereszti: A♠Q♦

Pidany: A♣T♣

Board: J♦J♣8♥Q♠4♦

23:10 One-outer for Cverha

After a series of folds, Rozok on the BTN opened to 6K, and Cverha on the SB squeezed his 37K stack after he found ATs. Rozok snap called with pocket JJ and needed just a safe board to eliminate his opponent. However, turn A saved Cverha and after the river, he doubled his stack thanks to the one-outer, as two players announced they folded an ace.

Cverha: A♣T♣

Rozok: J♠J♦

Board: 2♣9♠2♠A♥8♦

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23:00 Tokei with a double

He open-shoved his 34K stack and Macko on the SB accepted this invitation with AQo. He stood against Tokei with A9o, which looked promising for him. However, the flop brought two pairs for Tokei, and nothing changed on the runout. After ther river, Tokei will continue with doubled stack.

Tokei: A♥9♠

Macko: A♦Q♥

Board: A♠8♦9♥6♠4♠

22:45 Did Ferenczi asked too much?

He opened to 5.5K, and both players on blinds called - Hruby on SB and Presalovic on the BB. Hruby then check-called 13K c-bet by Ferenczi on the flop J♥A♦8♥, who continued with the second barrel 26K on the turn T♣, which persuaded Hruby to surrender.

22:35 Double seat open

Hermanovsky opened to 7K and Lyzanets with Cohen called to see the flop T-7-3, where Hermanovsky c-bet to 15K, followed by all-in from Lyzanets for 37K. Cohen re-shoved and Hermanovsky called, covering both players. In the showdown, Hermanovsky dominated his opponents with pocket KK, but he had to withstand the runout, as Cohen with flushdraw and the middle pair had too many outs. Lyzanets with just K9o was an underdog here. Safe runout for Hermanovsky secured a double elimination.

Hermanovsky: K♠K♥

Lyzanets: K♥9♦

Cohen: A♦7♦

Board: T♦7♣3♦6♥6♠

 

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22:25 Majlo with elimination

Rozok min-raised and picked up three callers before Majlo on the BTN 3-bet to 17K, which only Rozok paid. On the flop 5♥6♥9♥, Rozok lead-shoved his approx. 25K stack and Majlo snap-called with A♣T♣. Rozok with A-high flushdraw and 8 8 kicker was behind, and the runout brought no help for him. 

Rozok: A♥8♣

Majlo: A♣T♣

Board: 5♥6♥9♥Q♣4♠

22:15 Can he beat him at least once?

One of many hands between Mihalo and Lender started with a minraise by Lender, a call from Tokei, as well as Mihalo on the BB. They checked the flop 4-Q-3, and after the turn 2 landed, Mihalo led for 4K, which only Lender paid. The river brought 6, and both players safely checked. In the showdown, Lender was only with A-high behind Mihalo with pocket 99, who took another pot in the clash against him.

Mihalo: 99

Lender: ATo

Board: 4-Q-3-2-6

22:05 Sciranka crashed

He went HU against Bacso on the flop 9-6-T, where Bacso c-bet 5K, and Sciranka responded with 25K shove, which Bacso snap-called as he completed his straight right away. Sciranka with AJo needed a huge help, but a blank runout eliminated him from this flight.

Sciranka: A♣J♦

Bacso: 8♠7♠

Board: 9♣6♠T♣3♦8♦

 

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21:55 Pair vs pair

Bacso and Presalovic met in the HU on the turn 2-K-6-3 with already over 40K in the pot, where Bacso fired a 20K bet and Presalovic called right away. After the K on the river, both players slowed down, and after they checked, Bacso showed pocket 88 vs pocket JJ under Presalovic's hands.

Bacso: 88

Presalovic: JJ

Board: 2-K-6-3-K

21:45 Majlo with tough decisions

In another hand, he met against Cverha on the river K♣7♥K♥Q♥8♥, where he asked for 15K. Action back to Cverha who decided to shove his 35K stack, and Majlo went into the tank for a while, Eventually he refused to pay the rest and folded, allowing Cverha to collect a decent pot.

21:35 Mihalo Juraj convincingly

Majlo from the CO opened to 2.5K, Minarik on the BTN called, but Mihalo from the SB 3-bet to 12K, which only Majlo called. Mihalo then c-bet the flop 8♣2♦7♦ to 10.5K, and Majlo called again. The second barrel on the turn 3♣ from Mihalo was more convincing, as 30K was too much to pay for Majlo, who gave up this hand. The pot went in Mihalo's direction.

 

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21:20 Without value

Hudacek limped, and Hruby, right behind, raised to 3.5K, which Kereszti on the BTN and Hudacek called. All players then checked the flop K-J-8, and Hruby, with a delayed c-bet of 5.5K on the turn 5, was called by both his opponents. The river brought 6, and after another barrel of 10.8K, Hruby was left with no additional value with his completed set holding pocket 55. 

21:05 Hermanovsky for re-entry

Tokei, Mihalo, and Lender went to the flop for 5.6K after Mihalo 3-bet the minraise by Tokei. They were also joined by Hermanovsky on SB, who jammed his last 3.3K. The flop came 6♣Q♦J♥, where only Tokei check-called the 10K c-bet by Mihalo to see the turn 4♠. After the second barrel for 25K, Tokei gave up, and in the showdown, Mihalo tabled AQo against J9s under Hermanovsky's hands. Without help from the river, Hermanovsky went for re-entry.

Mihalo: A♠Q♥

Hermanovsky: J♣9♣

Board: 6♣Q♦J♥4♠4♥

 

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20:25 Cwiklinski another eliminated

He met with Mihalo Milan on the flop A-3-T, where he led for 13K, to which Mihalo responded with a 55K raise. Cwiklinski then squeezed with A2o, and Mihalo snap-called with premium AKo. The runout 6 and 7 did not change anything, and Cwiklinski is another eliminated player.

Cwiklinski: A♣2♥

Mihalo: A♠K♣

Board: A♥3♥T♠6♥7♠

20:15 Gabiec eliminated

Minarik minraised and picked up three callers. The flop Q-2-9 was then led by Gabiec for 5K, which only Cverha called. The action sparked on the turn T, where Gabiec jammed his short, and Cverha snap-called with his completed straight holding J8o. After the river, Gabiec was eliminated from this flight.

Gabiec: QJo

Cverha: J8o

Board: Q-2-9-T-3

20:05 Good call by Majlo

Majlo minraised and Gabiec on the BTN clicked to 3.2K, and Majlo called. Both players then checked the flop 2-T-8, but after the turn 7, Majlo asked for 4K, which Gabiec min-raised again. Majlo then check-called a 13K bet on the river 3. In the showdown, Gabiec with just 67o was dominated by Majlo with pocket 99 and grabbed the pot.

Majlo: 99

Gabiec: 67o

Board: 2-T-8-7-3

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19:55 3-barrel by Hruby

Three players got in the game - Pidany, Hruby, and Lender. On the flop 8♠6♥4♦ Hruby started with his first barrel for 4.5K, which only Lender called. The same action on the turn 3♣ for 8.8K, but after the 10K bet on the river 6♦, Lender was not willing to pay and gave up this hand. Hruby showed two completed full-house with 86o.

19:45 Fedor gave up the big pot

All started with Kereszti, who opened to 1.5K, Bodolai called, but Fedor on the SB decided to 3-bet to 5.4K. The action continued with Macko on the BB, who 4-bet to 18K and only Fedor joined. On the flop 3♦J♦3♠, Fedor check-called 12.2K c-bet from Macko. The turn brought Q♠, but this time, after Macko shoved his remaining 35K, Fedor acknowledged his opponent's strength and surrendered this hand. Macko collected a big pot for himself.

19:35 Nuts got paid

After Hermanovsky limped, Rozok raised to 3.5K, and only Lender came along to see a flop of A♠4♠7♣. Rozok went for a triple barrel, firing 5K on the flop, turn T♠, and river 8♦—and Lender called all three streets. At showdown, Rozok revealed the nuts with K♠8♠, while Lender’s pocket 99 were no match.

Rozok: K♠8♠

Lender: 9♠9♥

Board: A♠4♠7♣T♠8♦

 

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19:20 Good spot for pocket rockets

Four players in total reached the flop 2♥2♦9♣, where Hermanovsky led for 5K and picked up three callers, including Majlo, Rozok, and Hruby. He then fired another barrel for the same amount on the turn Q♣, but this time Majlo raised to 13K, and only Hermanovsky continued to the river 9♦, where he check-called the 15K bet from Majlo. Majlo showed KQs, but Hermanovsky dominated him with pocket AA and collected his chips.

Majlo: K♦Q♦

Hermanovsky: A♣A♥

Board: 2♥2♦9♣Q♣9♦

19:05 Top pair was enough

Rozok, Hermanovsky, and Durisko reached the flop 3♥9♠5♦, where Durisko led for 2.5K, and both players called. Turn 3♠ was checked through by everyone, and after the river 7♦ landed, Rozok took the initiative and chose to bet 3.5K and got two calls. In the showdown, Rozok held just a pair with 5, and Hermanovsky had J-high, but Durisko dominated both with a top pair holding J9o and took the pot.

Durisko: J♣9♦

Hermanovsky: J♦4♦

Rozok: 5♠6♣

Board: 3♥9♠5♦3♠7♦

 

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18:55 Pot for Durisko

After Pidany limped, Hruby decided to raise to 800, which was called by four players in total. The flop came 2♣T♣9♦, and Hermanovsky on the SB was the first one to take a lead for 2.5K. Pidany with Durisko called, and three players saw to turn K♠, where Durisko from the BTN led for 3.5K. Only Pidany joined the river 5♥, and after another 6K bet from Durisko, Pidany gave up. Thus, Durisko scooped the pot for himself.

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18:45 Minarik took from Plucar

Plucar started the game with 1.2K open, and Minarik on CO 3-bet to 4K, which only Plucar called, and continued with a check-call of 3K after Minarik c-bet the flop J♦5♥4♦. The turn T♥ was the same action for 9K, after which the river J♠ slowed the action as both players checked. In the showdown, both tabled an A-high, as Plucar missed the flush. However, Minarik took the pot thanks to a better kicker.

Minarik: A♥K♣

Plucar: A♦9♦

Board: J♦5♥4♦T♥J♠

18:35 Bacso collects

He opened to 1.1K, and just Plucar joined the game. Bacso then c-bet to 2K on the paired flop 7♠7♦8♠ and got called. Plucar then again check-called another barrel 3K on the turn Q♥, and after the A♦ landed on the river, both players safely checked. In the showdown, Bacso dominated his opponent with QTo, as Plucar mucked his cards.

 

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18:25 Mihalo Milan in the action

Four players in total reached the flop 6♦Q♥9♣ after Mihalo decided to 3-bet from the SB. Action continued on the turn K♣, where Mihalo asked for 3K and received three calls. The river brought 8♦, and he asked for a 5K value bet, which he received from Kereszti and Bodolai. They had to muck their cards after Mihalo tabled a set of QQ and took the pot.

18:15 Chopped pot

Bodolai opened to 1K, and only Mihalo Milan joined from the BTN to see the flop A♣5♦K♥, where Bodolai c-bet to 1.5K and Mihalo called. He then continued with another 2 barrels on the turn T♦ for 2.5K, and on the river 9♣ for 3K, which Mihalo paid. In the showdown, both players held the same hand, and thus, they chopped the pot.

Mihalo: AJo

Bodolai: AJo

Board: A♣5♦K♥T♦9♣

18:05 Seated players

Players who advanced from the satellite, including Mihalo Juraj, Hudacek, and Kereszti, are joined by Dubovsky, Lovasz, Rozok, Bodolai, and others...

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18:00 Tournament has just started!

Welcome to Day 1B of the GRAND POKER CUP vol. VIII, where players compete for a spot in Sunday’s final and a chance to continue their journey in the tournament. Stay sharp, play your best, and let the cards determine who will take a step closer to the title!

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