The EPT High Roller is now hand for hand on the stone bubble. The next player who busts will walk away with nothing. The rest will cash for at least €20,000.
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Anton Suarez put in a three-bet to 70,000 in the cutoff and Marcelo Manfredini called in early position.
The flop came 3♠9♥7♠ and Suarez continued for 80,000. Manfredini then moved all in and Suarez snap-folded.
Manfredini showed J♥J♦ as he took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marcelo Manfredini
|
470,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Anton Suarez |
440,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
Diego Montone moved all in for his remaining 84,000, from the small blind, only to receive a snap-call from Scott Margereson, in the big blind.
Diego Montone: A♦K♦
Scott Margereson: Q♥Q♣
The board ran out 4♣10♠6♣5♣9♦; this classic tournament flip fell in the favour of Margereson as his queens held to send Montone to the rail.
This blind versus blind cooler ensured the remaining 31 players were now all in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Margereson |
299,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Diego Montone | Busted |
"Let's go," Henri Kasper said as he stuck in his last 40,000 from early position.
"I like you," Tobias Peters said as he folded in middle position. Action then went on Christopher Nguyen in the big blind.
"Do you like me," Kasper asked as Nguyen called.
Henri Kasper: A♥Q♣
Christopher Nguyen: 8♥7♥
The board ran out 10♠Q♠J♣5♥2♠ and Kasper made top pair to earn the pot and a double up.
"Be happy I didn't call," Peters told him.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Nguyen |
410,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Henri Kasper |
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Tsz Him Chan moved all in for 113,000 from early position and Mathieu Selides called in the small blind. The players flipped their cards, with Chan at risk.
Tsz Him Chan: J♠J♦
Mathieu Selides: A♥A♠
Chan had run his pocket jacks into aces, but the board came 8♦J♥3♥5♠8♣ to give him jacks full of eights. He won the pot and doubled his stack, avoiding elimination late in Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tsz Him Chan |
240,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Mathieu Selides |
164,000
-166,000
|
-166,000 |
Kubanychbek Abakirov raised to 21,000 on the button and Salih Atac called in the big blind.
The flop came 2♠Q♠4♠ and Abakirov continued for 17,000. Atac called, then led out for 30,000 on the Q♥ turn.
Abakirov raised to 90,000 and Atac used a time bank before calling. Both players checked the 2♥ river.
Atac showed J♠5♠ for a flopped flush and Abakirov flashed 9♠7♠ for a smaller flush before mucking.
"F**king turn and river. So lucky," Atac said, rueing what could've been a larger pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Salih Atac |
880,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Kubanychbek Abakirov |
430,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 10 has just started, marking the final hour of Day 2 before concluding. All players who'll fill their bags with chips today will qualify for Day 3.
Fabian Schmidt opened from middle position, and was called by Marcelo Manfredini to his left and by the big blind.
On a flop of 8♣A♠J♠, everybody checked to Manfredini, who bet 23,000. The big blind folded, but Schmidt made the call.
Manfredini fired a second barrel of 45,000 on the turn 10♥, and Schmidt check-called again.
Finally, on the river 10♣, Manfredini had to use a time bank card to bet 75,000. Schmidt eventually folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marcelo Manfredini
|
700,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Fabian Schmidt |
460,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
The action was caught as two players were looking at a full board of 7♥J♥8♥5♠3♣.
Aram Sargsyan, in the big blind, moved all in for 142,000, sending Jean-Vincent Lehut, in the cutoff, into the tank.
Lehut thought for several minutes before finally making a frustrated fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aram Sargsyan |
250,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Jean-Vincent Lehut |
234,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |