Jose Rebollar opened to 2,000 from early position. Bleron Maliqi raised to 5,500 from middle position. Action folded around to Rebollar who then clicked it to 9,000. Maliqi called.
Rebollar then led for 3,500 on the flop of 8♥8♣6♥ before Maliqi quickly moved all in. Rebollar folded instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
24,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
167,000 | |
|
164,300 | |
|
128,000 | |
|
||
|
126,000 | |
|
123,000 | |
|
118,300 | |
|
|
116,800 | |
|
110,000 | |
|
110,000 | |
|
106,000 | |
|
102,300 | |
|
100,500 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
95,000 | |
|
94,500 | |
|
93,500 | |
|
|
92,200 | |
|
90,200 | |
|
90,000 | |
|
89,000 | |
|
89,000 | |
|
88,000 | |
|
88,000 | |
|
87,300 | |
Olivier Paris opened from middle position and he was called by both players in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♥4♥10♣ and Paris bet 2,800. Jan Verner in the small blind was the only one to call.
Both players checked the 9♦ turn leading to the J♣ river where Verner bet 6,800. Paris seemed to be on the edge of folding but after some acting, he raised to 15,300. Verner quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
The action was picked up on a board of 2♠5♦4♦Q♦4♥ with a bit less than 15,000 in the pot. Yuhuang Chen in the cutoff bet, but Sandra Cotescu on the button raised to 15,000.
Chen went deep into the tank, but eventually called. But his cards went into the muck after Cotescu turned over 5♥5♣ for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
38,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Jakub Sterba opened to 2,000 from early position. Burim Mahmudi called in the hijack. Pierre Motti and Peter Kvisthammar called in the small and big blind respectively.
Both blinds checked the 10♠K♥7♦ flop to Sterba who bet 3,000. Mahmudi and Motti called, Kvisthammar folded. The J♣ turn brought another check from Motti before Sterba moved all in for 12,000. Both Mahudi and Motti called.
The 6♠ river was checked down. Sterba had A♣A♥, Motti had K♠Q♠ but Mahmudi had the winner in the form of J♥10♥ for two pair. Sterba wished the table good luck before departing the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
PokerStars revealed two new brand ambassadors at Resorts World Las Vegas last month, both with impeccable reputations within the poker community — Caitlin Comeskey and Jason Koon.
The newest Team Pro members for the most prominent brand in online poker history come from different backgrounds and have different roles within the industry. Koon is a high-stakes legend, arguably the top tournament player in the world. Comeskey is a low-stakes player known for her comedic light-hearted poker player parody videos. She captured the Best Short-Form Content Creator award at the 2023 Global Poker Awards.
The 366 strong field have been sent on a 20-minute break.
Andras Vaczo opened to 1,800 from the button and was faced with a three-bet to 5,600 from Marcello Miniucchi in the small blind. Vaczo called.
On the 7♠7♦4♠ flop, Miniucchi continued with a bet of 3,500, and Vaczo called.
On the K♣ turn, Miniucchi check-called a bet of 6,600 from Vaczo. The J♣ river completed the board, and after quite a bit of thought. Miniucchi check-folded versus a bet of 15,700 from Vaczo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
60,100
6,600
|
6,600 |
Cards went on their backs on Table 32 with Jacques Der Megreditchian under the gun at risk for 13,200 against Andrey Andreev in middle position.
Jacques Der Megreditchian: 7♣7♠ 
Andrey Andreev: A♠K♣
This classic confrontation saw Andreev flop top pair on A♥6♥4♠2♠5♦, sending Der Megreditchian to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
Busted |
