Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Heads-up action has been a feeling-out process with Konstantinos Tsikopoulos holding close to a two-to-one chip lead over Ryan Hiller.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos |
3,270,000
2,887,000
|
2,887,000 |
Ryan Hiller |
1,605,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
Clement Bonnant raised from the button to 220,000, Ryan Hiller folded the small blind and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos reraised to 300,000. Clement opted to four-bet all in for a total of 1,465,000 and Tsikopoulos made the call, putting Clement at risk.
Clement Bonnant: 8♥8♣
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: A♠K♦
The flop came 4♠10♣3♥ and Bonnant's pair of eights were still in front but he needed to fade the remaining aces and kings in the deck.
The turn came A♦ catapulting Tsikopoulos in front leaving Bonnant needing an eight on the river to survive.
The Q♦ was no help from Bonnant and he exited stage left, leaving Tsikopoulos and Hiller to duke it out for the title.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos |
383,000
-2,537,000
|
-2,537,000 |
Clement Bonnant | Busted |
Playing four-handed, Clement Bonnant folded, Ryan Hiller raised to 80,000 from the button, and Joseph Crowley reraised all in from the small blind for a total of 810,000. Konstantinos Tsikopoulos called from the big blind and Hiller, who was the original raiser, folded.
Joseph Crowley: A♠K♦
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: 8♣8♠
The board ran out 9♦8♥J♠2♣2♦ improving Tsikopoulos to a full house and eliminating Crowley in fourth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos |
2,920,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
Clement Bonnant |
1,070,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Ryan Hiller |
985,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
Joseph Crowley | Busted |
Andrew MacKenzie raised all in from early position for his final eight big blinds, totalling 340,000 and picked up a call from Ryan Hiller in the cutoff.
The remaining three players folded and the hands were shown with MacKenzie the at-risk player.
Andrew MacKenzie: K♥5♥
Ryan Hiller: Q♣Q♠
MacKenzie needed some help but the 10♠A♣3♣A♥5♠ wasn't it and MacKenzie exits the tournament area.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Hiller |
1,185,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
Andrew Mackenzie | Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Action folded around to Konstantinos Tsikopoulos who limped the small blind with A♦8♣ and Clement Bonnant checked from the big blind with 10♥7♥.
The flop came 8♠9♥K♣ and Tsikopoulos check-called a 30,000 bet from Clement.
On the Q♦ turn Tsikopoulos checked again, Clements bet out 110,000 and Tsikopoulos called.
The river came 4♣ and after Tsikopoulos checked, Clement went all in for a total of 1,160,000, covering Tsikopoulos.
Tsikopoulos took his time before picking off the bluff of Clement with his pair of eights.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos |
2,500,000
1,695,000
|
1,695,000 |
Clement Bonnant |
580,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |
The action folded around to the chip leader, Ryan Hiller, who opened shoved into the two short stacks in the blinds for a total of 1,530,000. Steven Rodriguez, in the small blind called for his remaining stack as did Joseph Crowley in the big blind.
Both Crowley and Rodriguez were covered by Hiller and at risk of elimination.
Steven Rodriguez: 2♦2♣
Joseph Crowley: A♠Q♠
Ryan Hiller: A♥8♥
The board ran out K♣J♠10♠9♠8♦ and Crowley added 760,000 this his stack as Rodriguez was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Crowley |
1,305,000
805,000
|
805,000 |
Ryan Hiller |
1,015,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
||
Steven Rodriguez | Busted |
Ryan Hiller raised to 60,000 from early position with Q♥J♦ and action folded around to Konstantino Tsikopoulos
, holding A♦Q♦ on the button, who made the call and the blinds folded.
The flop came J♠6♠9♥ and Hiller elected to check-call the 65,000 bet from Tsikopoulos.
The turn came the 8♥ and both players checked to the Q♠ river.
This time Hiller elected to bet 60,000 and Tsikopoulos found the call only to be shown the bad news as his pair of queens couldn't beat the two pair of Hiller
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Hiller |
1,250,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos |
805,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000