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2am: Nick Petrangelo is the champion, winning €413,000Marcin Chmielewski out in second, winning €285,410
It's far and wide and Nick Petrangelo, who was on fumes such a lot of times in the course of the late stages of this tournament, is the winner. His patience paid off and he eventually won a decisive race: his K♠J♠ beating Chmielewski's 5♣5♦ when a jack flopped. The entire board, for completists, was 9♦J♥6♠2♥6♦. AN ENTIRE tournament wrap is to follow.
Level 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
2am: Big swing to PetrangeloLevel 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
The comeback is easily and actually on now and Nick Petrangelo has suddenly vaulted into the chip lead. This one started when Marcin Chmielewski completed from the small blind and Petrangelo, with a stack of 4.1 million (he won a couple of small pots) raised to 700,000. Chmielewski shoved and it turned out to be his first mis-step of the day.
Petrangelo, with 8♣8♠, called and he had Chmielewski's 9♣6♥ in trouble. The board ran Q♣2♦A♣7♦8♥ and that was a winner for Petrangelo. He now has 8.3 million to Chmielewski's 3.7 million.
1:55am: Would you are expecting anything else?Level 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
We can most likely get a template written up for this precise situation, but Nick Petrangelo has just doubled again. This time his stack was 1.675 million and he had T♥9♦ against Marcin Chmielewski's K♥8♠. The board came 6♣9♠2♦T♠J♦ and Petrangelo continues this war.
1:50am: And another double for PetrangeloLevel 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
Nick Petrangelo was again all the way down to 1.7 million but scored a double up, calling Marcin Chmielewski's shove with A♥5♦ and finding himself dominating Chmielewski's Q♥5♥. The board brought no queen and Petrangelo fights on and on.
The problem is that the majority of the opposite pots, bar these double ups, are going to Chmielewski, which continues to maintain Petrangelo at the ropes.
1:40am: Another double for PetrangeloLevel 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
Marcin Chmielewski was one card clear of the title, but true to form on this tournament so far, the short-stack doubled up. This time is was Nick Petrangelo, who had only about 1.2 million again when he got all of it in with K♦T♠. Chmielewski had 6♣6♦ and called the shove, greeting the primary four cards with silent glee. They fell 7♥5♦J♣7♠. However it ain't over till it's over and the K♥ came at the river to maintain them playing on.
1:25am: Double for PetrangeloLevel 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
Two big hands, plus big blinds, and it was all in and a choice. Nick Petrangelo's J♣J♠ beat Marcin Chmielewski's A♠K♥ on a dry board, meaning he doubles his 1.2 million stack.
1:20am: Heads up! Markku Koplimaa out in thirdLevel 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
After that extraordinary three-handed duel, they're finally heads up. After Marcin Chmielewski opened to 500,000, Markkuu Koplimaa shoved for his last 3.5 million. Chmielewski called and was dominating with A♣J♠ against Koplimaa's A♥7♣.
This time there have been no outdraws. The board ran 9♥T♠Q♠6♣9♣ and Koplimaa is out, leaving Petrangelo heads up with Chmielewski.
1:15am: Into Level 31Level 30 - Blinds: 100,000/200,000 (25,000 ante)
Off these three go, intrepid explorers into Level 31, hell bent on setting a brand new world record.
Petrangelo - 2.2 millionKoplimaa - 3.6 millionChmielewski - 5.3 million
1:05am: Never ending storyLevel 30 - Blinds: 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
Another double up, which we've come to expect now. This time Chmielewski stayed alive.
Koplimaa opened for 350,000 at the button which Chmielewski called for a flop of 7♦5♦9♦. He then checked before Koplimaa bet 450,000. Chmielewski announced all by which Koplimaa obliged with a call.
Chmielewski: 9♥8♦Koplimaa: 8♣Q♦
The turn came 5♥ and the river 7♥. We play on with the chip counts as follows:
Petrangelo - 2.2 millionKoplimaa - 3.6 millionChmielewski - 5.3 million
12:40am: Still three-handedLevel 30 - Blinds: 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
Yet another double up, and yet more leads wilting. This time Koplimaa managed to catch a card at the flop. All in with K♥9♦ for 2,360,000 he was called by Chmielewski with A♣3♥.
The board ran 8♣5♠9♥J♥5♣ to maintain Koplimaa alive. We play on three handed. - SB
12:35am: Double for Chmielewski this timeLevel 30 - Blinds: 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
It's Marcin Chmielewski's turn to double up. He found A♠A♣ after Nick Petrangelo had open-shoved with K♦7♦. There has been no drama at the board, so Chmielewski makes his 2.190 million stack twice as big.
12:30am: All-in or limpLevel 30 - Blinds: 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
With the exception of 1 or two occasions where Markku Koplimaa limped from the small blind and Nick Petrangelo checked his option, it has been just about all-in every hand from the primary person to seek out a chance.
12:20am: Koplimaa betting bigLevel 30 - Blinds: 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
Koplimaa led pre-flop, at the flop and at the turn for this one, with the board coming Q♣9♠6♦3♠. At this point Koplimaa bet 1.1 million, enough to make Petrangelo pause for a moment. He then called for a 2♦ river card. Both checked, Petrangelo showing A♥9♣ to win the hand and move as much as 6.7 million. Koplimaa drops to 2.3 million. - SB
12:05am: It's tomorrow!Level 30 - Blinds: 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
Here are the most recent chip-counts as they go into Level 30.
| Nick Petrangelo | United States | 5,010,000 |
| Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 4,590,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | Poland | 2,350,000 |
11:50pm: Petrangelo into the leadLevel 29 - Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
A remarkable comeback for Petrangelo who now has 5 million after doubling through Chmielewski. On a flop of K♠Q♦Q♠ the chips went in.
Petrangelo: Q♥3♦Chmielewski: 8♠7♠
The turn came 2♦ and the river T♥. No spade to assist Chmielewski and the chips were pushed to Petrangelo. - SB
11:45pm: Petrangelo doubles againLevel 29 - Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
Nick Petrangelo continued his shoving tactics, moving all in on consecutive buttons. Both times he was called by Markku Koplimaa and although they chopped the primary one (it was A♥2♠ versus A♦2♥), Petrangelo doubled at the second.
He had K♣9♣ and was racing Koplimaa's 6♥6♠. A nine at the flop put Petrangelo ahead and he stayed there in the course of the full board.
11:40pm: PingLevel 29 - Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
Frustration for Petrangelo who have been moving all-in pre-flop without reply. On this latest hand he lost more chips, this time to Chmielewski.
On a flop of 5♠Q♠A♥ Petrangelo check-called Chmielewski's bet of 250,000. Then the K♠ at the turn, Chmielewski's phone sounding the Whats App "ping" as though this card were significant. Whether it was or wasn't he bet 500,000, forcing Petrangelo to fold. - SB
11:20pm: Koplimaa shovesLevel 29 - Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
One hand got through to a flop no less than after several others glided by without incident.
Koplimaa called from the small blind before Petrangelo raised to 360,000 from the massive. The flop came T♥K♠8♣. Koplimaa checked to Petrangelo who bet 400,000. Koplimaa replied with an all-in. Petrangelo thought for a minute or so before backing down. - SB
11:05pm: All changeLevel 29 - Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
Petrangelo slips back into the quick stack position after an all in against Koplimaa.
The chips went in pre-flop with Koplimaa, all in for 2.2 million showing Q♠T♥ to Petrangelo's K♦Q♣.
The board ran 3♥T♠7♦J♦4♠.
Petrangelo drops right down to 2.5 million, while Koplimaa moves as much as 4.5 million. - SB
10:50pm: Petrangelo not done yetLevel 29 - Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
Koplimaa opned for 340,000 within the small blind which Nick Petrangelo called for a flop of A♦5♥6♠. Koplimaa then bet again, making it 325,000 which Petrangelo called. Now the 7♣ at the turn which was checked for a 5♠ river card. Check-check again. Petrangelo's pocket eights had the simpler of Koplimaa's K♦7♠. - SB
10:50pm: Petrangelo shovesLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
The board was already dealt in this one, A♦T♣2♠8♦3♥. At this point Koplimaa bet 700,000 right into a pot of with reference to 1,000,000. Petrangelo's response was to transport all in for approximately 2.3 million. Koplimaa considered it for a couple of minutes because the blinds went up, but folded.
Petrangelo - 4,275,000Koplimaa - 3,600,000Chmielewski - 3,885,000
10:45pm: Petrangelo battles onLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Nick Petrangelo remains to be a force on this thing, getting a double up when he most needed it. Markku Koplimaa opened to 225,000 from the button and Petrangelo shoved from his small blind. Marcin Chmielewski folded and Koplimaa wanted a count. He learnt that it was 1.370 million and called, showing Q♠J♠.
Petrangelo had A♠8♣ but shortly lost his advantage when the flop came 3♣Q♣5♣. He had outs, though--most notably clubs--and after the 6♥ turn was a blank, the 9♣ river was gin.
Petrangelo is back with with reference to 3 million.
10:35pm: Chmielewski clawing his way backLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Chmielewski just dodged elimination after his chips went in against Koplimaa.
Koplimaa opened for 235,000 which Chmielewski called for a flop of A♠5♥6♠. Then Chmielewski checked raised Koplimaa's bet of 210,000, moving all in. Koplimaa called.
Chmielewski: 8♣7♣Koplimaa: A♦6♣
Chmielewski needed help to finish his straight. The turn card J♣ was no help, however the river card 4♠ was a sight for sore eyes. He's back as much as 4.4 million now, while Koplimaa drops slightly to 6.2 million. - SB
10:30pm: Double for PetrangeloLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Nick Petrangelo had dwindled to not up to 700,000 when he needed to post the most recent small blind, of 50,000. Markku Koplimaa folded the button so Petrangelo, after finding A♥2♥ shoved. Marcin Chmielewski, with K♥T♠ called.
There was no danger for Petrangelo through a board of 2♦4♦6♥J♥A♣.
10:25pm: Advantage KoplimaaLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
More chips heading the best way of Markku Koplimaa. This time Marcin Chmielewski opened for 225,000 which Koplimaa called for a flop of J♦2♣3♦. Both checked for the A♦ turn card.
Chmielewski bet 300,000 here, which Koplimaa called for the 9♣ at the river. Chmielewski installed one last bet of 450,000 which Koplimaa called, his A♣2♦ beating Chmielewski's 4♥4♠.
Koplimaa as much as greater than 8 million now, while Chmielewski drops further to around 2.8 million. - SB
10:15pm: More for KoplimaaLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Markku Koplimaa took some more from Marcin Chmielewski after he defended his big ignorant of Chmielewski's 250,000 open and the 2 took a flop of 3♣A♥4♥. Chmielewski continued, betting 225,000, and Koplimaa called. That took them to a turn of J♦. Chmielewski bet again, this time 450,000, and Koplimaa called, meaning the board completed with the 6♥.
Both players now checked and Chmielewski tabled his 8♥8♣. Koplimaa had K♠J♣ and it was good. The curse of the chip-leader has affected Chmielewski and he has now handed the poisoned chalice to Koplimaa.
10:15pm: You win some you lose someLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Just as Marcin Chmielewski was winning chips he just lost so much in a hand that might double up Markku Koplimaa.
Koplimaa opened for 225,000 before Chmielewski moved all in. Koplimaa first checked how much Petrangelo had (1.2 million) after which called, showing J♦J♥ to Chmielewski's T♣T♠.
The board ran out Q♦3♦5♠5♥K♦
A crucial double up for Koplimaa. He's as much as around 6 million now, while Chmielewski drops to 4.5 million. - Sb
10:05pm: Petrangelo's decline steepens, Koplimaa climbsLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Nick Petrangelo now only has about 1.15 million after losing a pot to Markuu Koplimaa. Petrangelo raised to 225,000 from the button and Koplimaa called from the massive blind. They both quickly checked a flop of 6♣A♣7♣.
The 7♥ turn brought a gamble of 275,000 from Koplimaa, followed by a decision from Petrangelo. That bought them the 4♠ at the river. Koplimaa fired 625,000 at that and Petrangelo threw in a one-chip call. But he soon learnt that he needed to add many extra when Koplimaa showed him the 5♣4♣ for a flopped flush.
10:00pm: Advantage ChmielewskiLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
Marcin Chmielewski now has an important advantage, which coincided with the arriving of his last level whisky and coke.
The waitress waited patiently together with his change as he played out a hand with Nick Petrangelo. It started with a chance of 230,000 from Koplimaa at the button, which both Petrangelo and Chmielewski called.
The flop came Q♥K♦8♦ which was checked all round for a 6♠ turn card. The action was checked to Chmielewski. He bet 325,000 forcing Koplimaa to fold.
The river came 6♥. Again Petrangelo checked and watched Chmielewski bet another 650,000. Petrangelo called and watched Chmielewski turn over 6♦4♦. A pause, then Petrangelo mucked. He's all the way down to 2.8 million while Chmielewski now has as regards to 7.4 million. - SB
9:50pm: Three-handed countsLevel 28 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (20,000 ante)
They at the moment are heading into Level 28 (after a 10-minute break) and they'll return to the next stacks. Blinds are actually 50,000/100,000 with a 20,000 ante. There's still slightly play left.
| Nick Petrangelo | United States | 5,015,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | Poland | 4,700,000 |
| Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 2,200,000 |
9:35pm: Right down to threeLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Koronev has departed in fourth place after he was sent to the rail by Chmielewski. The Pole opened form the button for 200,000 before Korenev moved all-in for 1.5 million. Chmielewski called.
Chmielewski: A♠T♠Korenev: 7♠7♦
The board ran Q♣T♣Q♥4♦9♦ to send the Russian to the rail.
Marcin Chmielewski: Handing out the Beats
- SB9:25pm: Korenev finishes the job on PlesuvLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
The skirmish against Roman Korenev some time ago left Pavel Plesuv short. He were chip-leader at one point today, but now he's out.
Plesuv opened to 500,000--essentially an all-in bet as he left only 225,000 behind. It folded to Korenev, who moved all-in, just covering Plesuv, and Plesuv called. Of course.
The end of Pavel Plesuv
Korenev again had the most efficient of it, with A♣K♥ to Plesuv's K♦J♦. The board ran A♥K♠4♠7♦T♦ and that was the tip of the street for the person from Moldova. He picks up €134,100 for fifth and leaves us four-handed.
9:25pm: Not so fastLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
A tantalizing hand that promised such a lot. Petrangelo and Chmielewski in a tentative dance to the river on a board of K♥3♣2♣A♥Q♠. Both players showed anti-climactic ace-kings to cut it. - SB
9:25pm: One double up for KorenevLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Left with about five big blinds, Roman Korenev moved all in and got everyone to fold. Nick Petrangelo showed nine-deuce within the big blind as cause of his fold and Korenev frustratedly showed pocket tens. A COUPLE OF hands later, Korenev was within the small blind and action folded to him. He shoved for what was quickly counted as 395,000 and Pavel Plesuv called from the large blind.
Roman Korenev
It was an even set-up for Korenev. His K♥8♦ was dominating Plesuv's J♠8♣. A king at the flop made it even better for Korenev and he doubled, leaving Plesuv now with only 715,000.
9:15pm: Fireworks between Chmielewski and KorenevLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
A big pot for Chmielewski and a large hit for Korenev, after a hand when from nought-to-all-in very quickly.
Chmielewski was the person all in with 9♦9♠ while Korenev showed A♣K♥.
The board ran 5♣8♥4♦J♥T♠ to double up the Pole, who were patient this past level. He's now as much as nearly 4 million, while Korenev is in trouble with just 350,000. - SB
9pm: Petrangelo remains out frontLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
The recent confrontations have altered the chip counts as follows:
| Nick Petrangelo | United States | 3,400,000 |
| Roman Korenev | Russia | 2,800,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 1,700,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | Poland | 1,950,000 |
| Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 1,450,000 |
We are about half way through Level 27.
8:50pm: Koronev clashes with PetrangeloLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Koronev just won a large pot against Petrangelo. On a flop of 3♦Q♣T♣ Koronev checked to Petrangelo who bet 200,000. Koronev called for a 2♦ at the turn.
Again he checked, leaving it to Petrangelo to bet 480,000, before he called once more.
On the T♥ river card both players checked. Korenev turned over K♣2♣ which Petrangelo stared at for a moment before mucking his cards. He slips to around 3.3 million while Korenev moves as much as about 3 million. - SB
8:35pm: Level beginsLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Off they go in Level 27.
8:25pm: Level endsLevel 27 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
That's the top of the extent and five players will return to play Level 27. Listed here are their stacks:
| Nick Petrangelo | United States | 4,250,000 |
| Roman Korenev | Russia | 2,270,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 2,200,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | Poland | 1,815,000 |
| Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 1,465,000 |
8:15pm: KK busts to KKLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Kitty Kuo is out, taking €101,500 for sixth place after landing at the wrong side of a cooler. Roman Korenev opened to 130,000 from under the gun and Nick Petrangelo, within the cutoff, asked for a count of Korenev's stack. It was about 1.25 million.
Petrangelo called and action made its option to Kuo within the small blind. She peeked at her cards and announced that she was all-in, for approximately 950,000.
Kitty Kuo
Korenev re-shoved almost immediately, and Petrangelo knew it was wise to leave. It left the next showdown:
Kuo: Q♠Q♦Korenev: K♦K♥
There was no queen on any of flop, turn or river.
8:10pm: All-in calledLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
A moment of pleasure as Plesuv and Chmielewski got their chips into the center. Alas both players turned over ace-king, essentially chopping the blinds and the 150,000 that Kitty Kuo had opened the pot with. - SB
8:05pm: Korenev with queensLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Pavel Plesuv opened to 125,000 from under the gun and his only opponent soon became Roman Korenev within the big blind, one seat to his right. The flop came Q♠7♠6♠ and Korenev check-called Plesuv's bet of 100,000.
The both checked the J♣ turn. And neither added anything more to the pot after the 8♣ river either. Korenev turned over T♦Q♦ and that was good.
8pm: Koplimaa has his fingers burntLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Markku Koplimaa was just a little quiet of late and he just played a hand against Pavel Plesuv that probably won't persuade him he must become involved a lot more. It cost him about 250,000 chips.
Plesuv opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Koplimaa called from the massive blind, soon taking in a flop of 6♠8♣4♦. Either one of them checked, earning them the 5♠ at the turn. Koplimaa bet 135,000 and Plesuv called, which bought the 2♥ at the river. Koplimaa now checked.
That allowed Plesuv to bet 375,000 and Koplimaa passed, preserving his 1.7 million stack.
7:55pm: Kuo shovesLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
A shove from Kitty Kuo just gave Nick Petrangelo something to consider. Petrangelo had opened from the button for 135,000 but if the action reached Kuo within the big blind she shoved.
Petrangelo immediately asked how much, which suggested some interest in calling. The whole amount was 1,015,000 (Petrangelo had roughly 3.7 million behind at this point). Petrangelo ran the numbers in the course of the machine in his head after which folded.
"Very close," he said. "I got scared on the last minute."
"Just close your eyes," replied Kuo, stacking chips. "Nothing scary." - SB
7:40pm: Big call rewards PetrangeloLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Three players were on the flop: Pavel Plesuv, at the button, and Nick Petrangelo (SB) and Marcin Chmielewski (BB). I DID NOT see it, but I'd be pretty confident that Plesuv opened his button and the opposite two came along.
The flop fell J♥2♣9♦ and both blinds checked, drawing a big gamble of 150,000 from Plesuv. Only Petrangelo called that, which meant they were heads as much as the K♣ turn.
Petrangelo checked again and Plesuv bet 280,000, which Petrangelo called. And that meant they saw a river of 8♥. The pattern repeated over again. Petrangelo checked and Plesuv bet, this time an entire tower of gold chips, worth 500,000 total.
Petrangelo looked Plesuv up and down a few times, examining his chest and his neck for unusual throbs, then threw in a call.
Nick Petrangelo takes over the chip lead
Plesuv turned over T♠8♠ and Petrangelo triumphantly tabled his A♦J♦. He is taking the chip lead with with reference to 4 million. Plesuv has about 2.1 million.
7:35pm: Koplimaa back to two millionLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Koplimaa opened for 135,000 from the bring to an end and it was Nick Petrangelo able to get entangled again, calling this time from the massive blind.
The flop came 3♠J♥2♠. Petrangelo check-called Koplimaa's bet of 150,000 for a 4♦ turn card. This time either one of them checked for the J♦ at the river. Petrangelo checked another time leaving it to Koplimaa to bet 450,000 in yellow chips. Petrangelo paused, but would go no further. - SB
7:25pm: Blinds up, structure amendmentsLevel 26 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
We are actually in Level 26, where blinds are 30,000/60,000 and the ante is a stinging 10,000. Tiredness is likely to be starting to creep in as players are hoping to make the breaks shorter to get things moving somewhat more quickly. They've agreed to slash the standard 20-minute break in half on the end of each other level.
Kitty Kuo actually asked in the event that they can have a five-minute break on the end of each level in order that accurate chip counts might be taken. Nobody is particularly comfortable on the moment, and each decision is potentially tournament defining. Kuo's idea was not accepted, but Nick Petrangelo suggested, quite reasonably, that everybody just keep their stacks in ordered piles in order that visual chip-counts are easy to make from around the table. "Mine will always be in 20s," Petrangelo added.
Kuo seems to have hers in stacks of 40; Marcin Chmielewski's are in 10s. But there's been no really significant shift for the reason that last full count at 7:10pm update.
7:15pm: "Crazy" Nick PetrangeloLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
Kitty Kuo would accuse him after the hand of "playing crazy" but Nick Petrangelo looked pretty serious as he put his chips in a couple of moments ago.
He opened for 125,000 in early position before Markku Koplimaa raised to 360,000 at the button. Petrangelo asked "how much" and a few backward and forward ensued. Finally Petrangelo acted, announcing he was all in. That proved persuasive. Koplimaa folded. - SB
7:10pm: How they standLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
Marcin Chmielewski took a small pot from Pavel Plesuv to get his stack with regards to 2 million.
Plesuv opened the button, making it 100,000 to play and he then called a three-bet of 235,000, made by Chmielewski from the large blind. After the flop came 4♥6♣2♠, Chmielewski's bet of 150,000 was enough to steer Plesuv out.
Here are the approximate stacks at this stage:
| Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 2,700,000 |
| Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 2,150,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | United States | 2,225,000 |
| Roman Korenev | Russia | 1,900,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | Poland | 1,900,000 |
| Kitty Kuo | Taiwan | 1,200,000 |
7:05pm: Blind leading the blindLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
This hand appeared like a kind of played reluctantly, and slowly, from the blinds.
Roman Korenev was within the small blind with Pavel Plesuv within the big when the flop came 6♠A♣4♠. Koronev had a go and bet 60,000, which Plesuv called for a Q♠ turn card.
Koronev checked. He'd played out of the small blind with 8♠7♠ so had just made a flush. So he checked, then called when Plesuv bet 105,000.
Now the J♣ at the river. Again Koronev checked, leaving it to Plesuv to get himself into trouble, He bet another 350,000 this time, which Koronev called, turning over his hand. Plesuv's 8♣T♠ was easily beaten. - SB
6:55pm: Plesuv pressingLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
Pavel Plesuv took is straightforward for the primary couple of levels today. We barely heard a peep from him. But he's motoring away now, extending his chip lead and being by far essentially the most active player on the table.
In three recent hands he took chips from Kitty Kuo, Markku Koplimaa, Roman Korenev and Nick Petrangelo and now has about 3.5 million.
On the primary of those, Kuo raised to 115,000 from under the gun and Koplimaa called from one seat around. Plesuv, with the facility of the button, squeezed to 375,000 and both opponents folded.
On the following hand, Roman Korenev opened from the hijack (also UTG+1) and Plesuv called within the cutoff. Both players checked the 8♣A♠4♦ flop but after Korenev checked the 9♦ turn as well, Plesuv bet 125,000 and won.
A few hands later, Plesuv was within the small blind and completed, with Petrangelo opting to test his option. The 2 saw a flop of 8♦K♠Q♠ and Plesuv bet 50,000. Petrangelo called. Then Plesuv bet 130,000 on the K♥ turn, which Petrangelo called too. They both checked the T♠ river and Plesuv turned over K♦3♦, which was good.
6:40pm: Markku-upLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
Markku Koplimaa just won a hand against Nick Petrangelo, who opened for 125,000 from the bring to an end. Koplimaa called from the blinds for a flop of K♠6♥4♥.
Koplimaa checked, then called with Petrangelo bet another 135,000. At the 6♠ turn both players checked, and did the similar at the 4♠ river card. Koplimaa turned over pocket fives to win the hands. - SB
6:25pm: Del Piero runs into aces, bustsLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
Enzo Del Piero is out, getting his last 350,000 in with 9♣9♦ but finding a willing caller in Kitty Kuo, to his right, who had A♠A♦. Pavel Plesuv started things, raising to 100,000 from under the gun, and the remainder of the hand played itself really, including Plesuv folding to Kuo's re-shove.
The board, for the record, was 8♥5♠6♣K♦K♠. Del Piero wins €75,900.
6:20pm: Under way againLevel 25 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante)
Off they go seven handed with the eyes at the €413,000 first prize.
5:05pm: Dinner breakLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
Off they go on their dinner break, with the next seven still involved:
Seat 1 - Enzo Del Piero, UK, 505,000Seat 2 - Kitty Kuo, Taiwan, 745,000Seat 3 - Markku Koplimaa, Estonia, 2.570 millionSeat 4 - Roman Korenev, Russia, 1.530 millionSeat 5 - Pavel Plesuv, Moldova, 2.895 millionSeat 6 - Nick Petrangelo, United States, 2.525 millionSeat 7 - Marcin Chmielewski, Poland, 1.230 million
4:55pm: Petrangelo says he folded queensLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
Roman Korenev has made it his trademark this tournament to cold four-bet shove, and for no less than the third time today he has got it through. This one started when Pavel Plesuv opened to 85,000 from under the gun and Nick Petrangelo raised to 235,000 from one seat to his left.
It folded to Korenev's big blind and he moved all-in, for 1.195 million. After Plesuv folded, Petrangelo went deep into the tank, checking all of the other stacks across the table to make an ICM calculation. Eventually he folded and said to Korenev, "Are you unhappy [I folded]? I folded queens."
Whether that's true or not is not really known, but Korenev's pre-flop aggression certainly took this one down.
4:45pm: Zhang busts in eighth, rivered by PetrangeloLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
Yang Zhang's short-stacked vigil ends as Nick Petrangelo hits a wheel at the river. I DO NOT know why I've started writing within the present tense all of a sudden, but let's have a look at it out. I DO NOT see what happens pre-flop. In fact, I only see it at the river, where Petrangelo bets about 400,000 at a board of A♣5♥J♣3♠4♥ and Zhang calls. Petrangelo turns over K♥2♦, while an anguished Zhang is forced to turn his K♠J♠.
He heads to the money desk, in search of €57,270. Anyone remaining is now guaranteed €75,900.
4:40pm: Dinner plansLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
The players have just decided, together with the tournament officials, to take a dinner break on the end of this level, that's 25 minutes away.
4:35pm: "Wrong player" doublesLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
Enzo Del Piero was all in and called by the chip-leader Pavel Plesuv. It was an excellent set-up for Del Piero. His 7♣7♥ were a large favourite against Plesuv's 4♠4♥. There has been no danger at the board of A♠K♣3♦T♦6♦ and Del Piero quickly declared, "I just need to let everyone know, you've given the chips to the inaccurate player. I'm dangerous now."
4:30pm: Your final tableLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
Here's what these reprobates look like:
Final table players. Standing (l-r): Marcin Chmielewski, Nick Petrangelo, Markku Koplimaa, Kitty Kuo, Roman Korenev, Pavel Plesuv. Seated (l-r): Yang Zhang, Enzo Del Piero
4:20pm: Let's make it officialLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
No sooner were we all the way down to an unofficial final than we reached the official final with the elimination of Igor Yaroshevskyy. He got his last chips in with A♠4♠ against Kitty Kuo's J♥J♦ and although the flop brought a four, it was not enough. It ran, in its entirety, 8♦4♥K♥5♦7♦.
Igor Yaroshevskyy, out in ninth
They are actually taking an official final table photo. Their counts are as follows (approximately):
Seat 1 - Enzo Del Piero, UK, 500,000Seat 2 - Kitty Kuo, Taiwan, 900,000Seat 3 - Markku Koplimaa, Estonia, 2.6 millionSeat 4 - Roman Korenev, Russia, 1.48 millionSeat 5 - Pavel Plesuv, Moldova, 2.9 millionSeat 6 - Nick Petrangelo, United States, 1.8 millionSeat 7 - Marcin Chmielewski, Poland, 900,000Seat 8 - Yang Zhang, China, 425,000
Pavel Plesuv: Out front
4:15pm: Unofficial finalLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
They're all the way down to the last table here within the €10K, but it isn't the general"" table until there are just eight left. With four players with fewer than 12 big blinds, it cannot be long until we reach that stage.
Here's how they sit in this day and age. That is the general redraw for the tournament.
Seat 1 - Enzo Del Piero, UK, 500,000Seat 2 - Kitty Kuo, Taiwan, 450,000Seat 3 - Markku Koplimaa, Estonia, 2.6 millionSeat 4 - Roman Korenev, Russia, 1.48 millionSeat 5 - Pavel Plesuv, Moldova, 2.9 millionSeat 6 - Nick Petrangelo, United States, 1.8 millionSeat 7 - Igor Yaroshevskyy, Ukraine, 400,000Seat 8 - Marcin Chmielewski, Poland, 900,000Seat 9 - Yang Zhang, China, 425,000
4:10pm: Kings no good for Papazian, out in 10thLevel 24 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
Alexandru Papazian has had many better days at a poker table than this one. The overnight chip leader has become our ninth-place finisher after you have his kings cracked by Pavel Plesuv's A♥K♥.
Alexandru Papazian: Chip-leader out
Plesuv raised to 85,000 and Papazian shoved for approximately 550,000. Plesuv called and saw what initially gave the look of bad news for him. But after a board that contained a queen, a jack and a ten, Plesuv was stacking up 2.9 million chips and Papazian was heading to the money desk.
That brings us all the way down to nine players and an unofficial final table.
4pm: Double for YaroshevskyyLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Igor Yaroshevskyy was right down to his last 225,000, but has just doubled it. He got his chips in with K♥T♠ and collected a choice from Alexandru Papazian, with 8♠8♣. The board ran K♠3♥Q♣J♥T♥ and that was enough for the double.
Prior to that, Papazian lost a pot to Roman Korenev, with two of the larger stacks going at it. Papazian opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Korenev made it 160,000 from one seat to his left. Papazian called and the 2 took a flop of T♦9♥T♠.
Papazian check-called Korenev's 140,000 bet, but folded when Korenev bet 230,000 on the 5♦ turn.
3:50pm: Lebedev busts to PapazianLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Sergey Lebedev was some of the aforementioned short-stacks and he's now out. He shoved for just a little greater than 250,000 with king-jack and smacked into Alexandru Papazian's A♦T♦. Papazian flopped a wheel draw after which turned an ace. He faded the unlikely chop at the end. Lebedev is out in 11th and they're now five handed at both tables.
3:45pm: Del Piero ninja-ing upwardsLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Maybe Enzo Del Piero doesn't want a double up finally. He has moved his stack up with reference to 600,000 without either a shove or a showdown. On one hand, he raised to 65,000 from under the gun, got a decision from Kitty Kuo within the big blind, then bet after Kuo checked a raggedy board. Then he took some more when he limped from the small blind, Zhang checked his option, and Del Piero led at an ace-high flop. Zhang folded.
Enzo Del Piero
Over at the other table, Roman Korenev shoved from the small blind leaving Igor Yaroshevskyy with a call whether to name off his last 250,000. Yaroshevskyy didn't fancy it and left himself with the shortest stack within the room.
3:30pm: Four in shoving zoneLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Four players--Sergey Lebedev (370,000), Igor Yaroshevskyy (380,000), Kitty Kuo (405,000) and Enzo Del Piero (475,000)--have the scale of stacks where it's shove or fold. (Kuo, I think, lost a large pot to Nick Petrangelo to chop her back into this danger zone.) All the four after all knows of the others' plight too, which means that they're reluctant to commit too lightly, and action has resultantly slowed. Kuo shipped and collected blinds and antes. Then Yaroshevskyy did too, from the small blind, and collected Lebedev's big.
It seems pretty likely we'll lost two players in quick succession soon and take them to an unofficial final table of nine.
3:20pm: Double for ZhangLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
The short stack on Table 2 -- in fact, the tournament short stack -- is Enzo Del Piero. He has shoved at least one time because the last break and got it through, and likewise picked up a small-ish pot on a board showing a couple of queens when he led out at the turn. However, he hasn't yet managed the whole double up, that's something his neighbour, and fellow short-stack Yang Zhang just achieved.
Yang Zhang: Double
After Markku Koplimaa opened to 70,000, Zhang shoved from the large blind for his last 470,000. Koplimaa called and here was one more race.
Koplimaa: A♣T♠Zhang: 6♥6♦
The over-cards was strong today, but this time the pocket pair held up. The flop came 7♥K♣J♦ and Zhang punched the table in delight on the 6♣ at the turn. But he quickly realised it wasn't quite done. "No queen," he said. The 5♠ at the river was a blank and Zhang is now as much as 1 million.
Del Piero could do with certainly one of those.
3:10pm: Korenev's four-bet shove gets throughLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
There's a chilly War divide on this tournament now, with just about all the English speakers chatting away on Table 2 -- that's Markku Koplimaa, Kitty Kuo, Enzo Del Piero, Yang Zhang and Nick Petrangelo -- while Table 1 is nearly exclusively populated by Eastern and Central Europeans -- that's Igor Yaroshevskyy, Sergey Lebedev, Pavel Plesuv, Marcin Chmielewski, Alexandru Papazian and Roman Korenev.
There's some aggressive play on both tables, with Korenev just taking a hefty chunk of change without even attending to a flop. Lebedev opened to 75,000 from the cutoff, Papazian raised to 205,000 from the button and Lebedev shoved his small blind, a complete of 685,000. Neither of the others desired to tangle, so Korenevtook the free 300,000.
2:55pm: Full countsLevel 23 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Here are the entire counts for the rest 11 players as they head into Level 23.
| Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 2,500,000 |
| Alexandru Papazian | Romania | 2,015,000 |
| Kitty Kuo | Taiwan | 1,300,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | Poland | 1,145,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,000,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 970,000 |
| Yang Zhang | China | 805,000 |
| Roman Korenev | Russia | 705,000 |
| Sergey Lebedev | Russia | 663,000 |
| Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 605,000 |
| Enzo Del Piero | United Kingdom | 285,000 |
Marku Koplimaa: Chip leader after a dominant early display
2:38pm: Leonard busts to PetrangeloLevel 22 - Blinds: 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Patrick Leonard won't be making that aforementioned break. Or, actually, he's going to. It's just it's now of indefinite length. He's out, after losing a race with pocket eights to Nick Petrangelo's over-cards. He had only about 150,000 left and is now at the rail in 12th, taking €33,750.
The end of the street for Patrick Leonard
2:35pm: Kitty scratches backLevel 22 - Blinds: 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
In the time it took to jot down up the hand that cost Kitty Kuo two thirds of her chips, she got they all back and more. She has greater than 1,000,000 now, with the most productive explanation coming from her neighbour, Enzo Del Piero, who said, "Flush against flush" and nodded a consoling glance at Patrick Leonard.
Leonard has only 130,000 chips left now.
Full counts will are available a moment, after they visit their first break of the day.
2:20pm: Chmielewski takes some from PapazianLevel 22 - Blinds: 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Marcin Chmielewski just strong-armed Alexandru Papazian out of a pot in a battle of the blinds that escalated quickly. Folded to Chmielewski within the small blind, he opened to 62,000. Papazian called. The flop came 7♥T♦7♣ and Chmielewski check-called Papazian's bet of 60,000.
After the J♠ came at the turn, Chmielewski checked again. But this time after Papazian bet 175,000, Chmielewski shoved for 880,000. Papazian gave it up.
Marcin Chmielewski at the up
2:10pm: Koplimaa targets KuoLevel 22 - Blinds: 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Kitty Kuo just lost about two thirds of her stack in a hand against Markku Koplimaa, who continues to dominate Table 2.
Perhaps probably the most damage was done at the hand before, where Patrick Leonard three-bet Kuo's open from the large blind, making it 180,000 after Kuo raised to 55,000. Kuo folded that one pre-flop and Leonard offered to turn her one card. She said, "I DO NOT really care" but Koplimaa asked if he could turn one in all Leonard's cards over instead. Leonard agreed and Koplimaa showed the 3♥ to the table.
On the very next hand, Kuo opened again, again to 55,000 but this time from under the gun in this six-handed table. "How much are you playing?" Koplimaa asked when it folded to him within the big blind. "Eight-fifty," Kuo said.
Koplimaa made it 156,000 to play and Kuo called. The pair saw the flop: J♣5♥4♥. Koplimaa bet 122,000 and Kuo called, then they saw the 7♦ turn. Koplimaa bet again, this time 205,000, and Kuo called. That took them to the Q♣ at the river. Koplimaa now bet 600,000, which covered the 300,000 that Kuo had left.
Kuo sigh-folded, letting the pot visit her neighbour and leaving herself with some building work to do.
1:55pm: Plesuv back within the gameLevel 22 - Blinds: 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Pavel Plesuv is back within the game after doubling as much as greater than half one million. Marcin Chmielewski paid him off, but remains to be healthy himself.
Action folded to Plesuv within the cutoff and he open shoved for 259,000. Chmielewski called from the button and the blinds folded. Plesuv needed help together with his Q♦J♠ against Chmielewski's A♣T♣.
But he got it. And he did it the hard way. The flop came 9♥3♥5♠. The turn of 8♣ gave him additional outs. After which out popped the T♦ at the river to finish Plesuv's straight and keep us at 12 players.
1:50pm: Korenev and Kuo all in againLevel 22 - Blinds: 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Blinds are up and Patrick Leonard has now joined Table 2, taking the seat vacated by Byron Kaverman. Both tables at the moment are six handed.
Kitty Kuo is now getting slightly more aggressive. She opened to 55,000 from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 125,000 from the large blind. Kuo asked Petrangelo how much he was playing (about 650,000) and shoved. Petrangelo instantly folded.
On the opposite table, Roman Korenev and Pavel Plesuv played a pot, with Korenev raising pre-flop and Plesuv defending his big blind. The flop fell T♦K♥7♠ and Plesuv check-called Korenev's 44,000 bet. Then, after Plesuv also checked the 8♥ turn, Korenev moved all in, covering Plesuv's stack of about 220,000. (Korenev had around 750,000 at this point.)
Plesuv folded and Korenev showed him the A♣A♥. Everybody nodded in appreciation.
1:40pm: Sammartino departs, slain by KuoLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Dario Sammartino had doubled up his short stack, but he was still in trouble with only some greater than 300,000 chips. After Yang Zhang opened from early position, Sammartino shoved for 304,000. But it surely wasn't Zhang he had to worry about, it was Kitty Kuo, within the small blind, who also moved all in for 17,000 more.
Zhang folded, which meant the 2 short stacks were essentially playing for his or her tournaments against each other. "Good luck," Kuo said, offering a fist bump to Sammartino, before showing her A♦K♥.
Dario Sammartino
Sammartino had 9♦9♠ and was marginally ahead. But continuing the theme of the day, the pocket pair was no good. The flop brought the A♣K♠3♥ and neither of the 2 remaining nines within the deck appeared on turn or river.
Sammartino is out in 13th, winning €33,750. Kuo now has about 700,000 chips.
1:30pm: Koplimaa clips KavermanLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
The simmering feud between Markku Koplimaa and Byron Kaverman (in a poker sense only) just overspilled, leading to the most important pre-flop confrontation of the day and Kaverman's elimination.
Kaverman opened, making it 45,000 from UTG+1, from a stack of about 500,000. Koplimaa three bet to 112,000 from the cutoff, a move he have been doing so much after Kaverman's raises. Action folded in the course of the blinds back to Kaverman, and he fought aggression with aggression. He shoved.
Koplimaa quickly called and Kaverman perhaps knew that was not great news. Koplimaa had Q♥Q♣ and was some distance prior to Kaverman's A♦8♦. The flop brought an eight, however it ran in full: 8♥7♣7♦6♥9♥ and the queens were still best.
Kaverman takes €30,260 for 14th, but Koplimaa now assumes the chip lead. He has about 2.2 million.
1:20pm: Sammartino at the slideLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Dario Sammartino is now the fast stack upon getting rivered by Nick Petrangelo. That, at least, is what it gave the impression of as he made a decision for the majority of his chips a board of 8♦J♣6♣4♦A♣.
There was about 200,000 within the pot at this point and Sammartino, who would has been within the big blind pre-flop, bet 108,000. Petrangelo, who would has been at the button, responded with an all-in raise, putting his 310,000 stack at risk.
Sammartino took a long time over this decision, long enough for both the hands mentioned below to play out at the other table. He had only about 375,000 in his stack, so it was a large one. Eventually, after what should have been about five minutes, he called and Petrangelo showed Q♣2♣. A disconsolate Sammartino mucked.
1:15pm: Korenev and Lebedev pick on PapazianLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
There are still 14 players left, but someone has lit the touch-paper under this tournament and there has been a flurry of enormous hands on each table.
First, on Table 1, Roman Korenev doubled up through Alexandru Papazian, taking advantage of his lucky table move firstly of the day. Marcin Chmielewski started it, raising to 50,000 from the hijack, and Papazian three-bet to 105,000 from the cutoff. Korenev moved all in for 414,000 one seat along and Chmielewski was the primary to ponder a decision.
Chmielewski folded, but Papazian, after some thought, called. He turned over 5♣5♦ which began a race against Korenev's A♣J♣.
For the second one time today, the pocket fives were no good. The flop brought the A♦ and that was decisive. It put Korenev up on the subject of 900,000, while Papazian slips to 1.3 million.
There was more action the very next hand, when Papazian tried to come again at the horse. He raised to 48,000 from the hijack but Korenev again put more available in the market. He three-bet to 143,000. However, Sergey Lebedev wasn't letting that one through. He then four-bet all in, a complete of around 650,000, and both Papazian and Korenev humbly folded.
"The Russians can play," Patrick Leonard said. "I REALLY LIKE it."
1pm: Korenev shoves, gets throughLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Alexandru Papazian is raising so much pre-flop, but isn't managing to bully the table. After Papazian's latest attempt--a raise to 44,000 from under the gun--his neighbour Roman Korenev shoved for 334,000 and everybody else folded to place the verdict back with the chip-leader.
Papazian thought for some time and, with a pile of chips in a single hand and his cards within the other, asked Korenev which he would favor to peer tossed over the road. "Whatever," Korenev chuckled. Papazian threw the cards away.
12:55pm: Koplimaa aims for Estonian immortalityLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Markku Koplimaa is the early mover on Table 2, picking up small pots from both Byron Kaverman and Nick Petrangelo. Within the first, Koplimaa called Kaverman's button raise (to 55,000) within the big blind, which took them to a flop of J♠T♣8♥. They checked it, but then Koplimaa's bet of 75,000 at the 4♦ turn. That won.
The second instance was even easier. Petrangelo opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Koplimaa three-bet to 120,000. Everyone, including Petrangelo, folded.
Koplimaa is presently 13th at the Estonian all-time money list, but a win here would vault him into the highest five.
12:45pm: First double of the dayLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
The first significant pot of the general day has gone to Marcin "CTRL+V" Chmielewski. He secured an entire double up through Sergey Lebedev within the first orbit.
Lebedev raised to 45,000 within the hijack and action folded to Chmielewski within the small blind. He three-bet to 115,000, which took it back to Lebedev and he four-bet all-in, covering CTRL+V's stack. Chmielewski called.
Chmielewski: K♥Q♦Lebedev: 5♦5♥
The flop brought instant relief to Chmielewski. It came 2♦Q♠A♣. The turn was the 8♥ and the river the 6♦. The dealer counted Chmielewski's stack at 576,000, so he now vaults over the million chip mark. Lebedev, meanwhile, slips to about 800,000.
12:30pm: Korenev makes a moveLevel 21 - Blinds: 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Roman Korenev was the person to transport to balance the tables as play gets under way today. He's now sitting in Seat 8 on table 1, to the direct left of the chip-leading Alexandru Papazian.
12pm: Play to a winnerGood afternoon again and welcome to Kitty Kuo's birthday. Kuo is celebrating in fine style: she is within the final 14 of the primary €10,000 buy-in event of this EPT Barcelona festival, in search of a primary prize of greater than €400,000.
Kuo is the quick stack of the last 14, who assemble as follows:
Table 1
Seat 1 - Igor Yaroshevskyy, 1,117,000Seat 2 - emptySeat 3 - Patrick Leonard, 1,012,000Seat 4 - Sergey Lebedev, 1,333,000Seat 5 - Pavel Plesuv, 600,000Seat 6 - Marcin Chmielewski, 608,000Seat 7 - Alexandru Papazian, 2,074,000
Table 2
Seat 1 - Byron Kaverman, 619,000Seat 2 - Roman Korenev, 343,000Seat 3 - Dario Sammartino, 601,000Seat 4 - Markku Koplimaa, 1,245,000Seat 5 - Kitty Kuo, 260,000Seat 6 - Enzo Del Piero, 516,000Seat 7 - Yang Zhang, 1,063,000Seat 8 - Nick Petrangelo, 609,000
As you'll see, there is a slight imbalance because of a last-gasp elimination last night -- Mark Radoja was knocked out on Table 1 after Table 2 had bagged and tagged. They'll address that first thing, before cards can be within the air at 12:30pm.
Click the links on the top to peer who has earned what so far, and for the chip counts in chip-count order. Then kick back and follow the action until we discover a winner.
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