Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Players were sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. They will continue with level five of the tournament and the registration is still open for four more levels.
Royston Drenthe bet 900 on a board after Eric Abbas had checked to him. The pot had about 1,200 in it and Abbas called the bet from the Dutch football player.
The river was the and it checked to Drenthe again who now fired a bet of 1,600. That was enough to make Abbas fold and the Dutchman took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
22,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
The field keeps growing and growing. Halfway level four the tournament is already up to 295 entries. About 250 of them are still seated. All players that are eliminated from the tournament don't have the option to enter again as this is the final flight of the tournament.
On the river of a completed board of , Kalidou Sow bet 7,500 into a pot of 22,000 and faced Jerome Rousseau once more, who he had tangled with previously. Rousseau called and Sow flashed
for trips kings to win a healthy pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
40,000
-16,700
|
-16,700 |
Some ten tables are running and several players are waiting in line to join the action. Below are some of the notables in contention in the cash game area with PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova among them.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
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31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
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35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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30,000 | |
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22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
The board read and a player to Ramon Colillas right checked to him. Colillas checked behind to see the
river.
This time Colillas faced a bet of 5,000 and he quickly called. His opponent mucked and so did Colillas as he already took down the pot after his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,300
8,300
|
8,300 |
The board read and there was 2,600 in the middle in a three-way pot between Kalidou Sow from the big blind, Louis Elbaz from middle position and Jerome Rousseau from late position.
Sow and Elbaz had 8,100 laying in front of them and Rousseau had pushed all in for 23,000. Sow tanked for four minutes before the clock was called on him. He eventually folded when he had a couple of seconds left and Elbaz took his time as well.
After about half a minute the clock was called again and before someone from the tournament staff arrived at the table a call was made by Elbaz.
Elbaz showed but that wasn't good enough against the
of Rousseau. The river was the
and Rousseau his hand won him the pot.
Sow claimed to have folded two pair as well.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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56,700
56,700
|
56,700 |
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27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |