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08-31-2022 16:38 UTC+2

Gabriel Akiki Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,500)

Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vladislav Fedoseev raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Konstantinos Nanos three bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. Gabriel Akiki then moved all in for approximately 700,000.

Fedoseev moved all in for less and Nanos folded.

Vladislav Fedoseev:
Gabriel Akiki:

Akiki was in disbelief when he saw that he was up against pocket aces. The flop came . However the turn gave Akiki a flush draw. But it didn't come in as the river came the .

Shortly after Arnaud Enselme raised to 55,000 from the button before Akiki moved all in from the small blind for 185,000. Enselme called.

Gabriel Akiki:
Arnaud Enselme:

The flop came which put Enselme firmly ahead. The turn gave Akiki a flush draw again when it came the . But the flush didn't come as the river came the to eliminate Akiki from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	1,650,000 350,000	350,000

Vladislav Fedoseev	1,200,000 800,000	800,000

Gabriel Akiki	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Gabriel Akiki Konstantinos Nanos Vladislav Fedoseev

08-31-2022 16:26 UTC+2

Chaoui's Nines Double Through Akiki's Eights

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blaisebourgeois

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was caught as Gabriel Akiki was paying off Mehdi Chaoui.

Chaoui was able to earn a double with against Akiki's , with the board having run out .

When the dealer finished counting, 250,000 of Akiki's chips were sent Chaoui's way, along with the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Akiki	715,000 -155,000	-155,000
Mehdi Chaoui	560,000 240,000	240,000

08-31-2022 16:19 UTC+2

Alireza Tannazi Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,500)

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Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Arnaud Enselme raised to 55,000 from middle position. He was called by Alireza Tannazi on the button and Vladislav Fedoseev in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked to Enselme who bet 50,000. Tannazi moved all in for 250,000. Fedoseev quickly folded while Enselme thought for a while before making the call.

Alireza Tannazi:
Arnaud Enselme:

Tannazi had a flush draw while Enselme had middle pair with a heart. The turn gave Tannazi a gutshot when it came the however the river came the to eliminate Tannazi from the tournament in 15th place for $2,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	1,300,000 485,000	485,000

Alireza Tannazi	Busted

Tags: Alireza Tannazi Arnaud Enselme Vladislav Fedoseev

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

08-31-2022 16:09 UTC+2

Hasan Doubles Up Through Yasyuchenya

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Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Elena Yasyuchenya opened the action to 40,000 from the button and Ercan Hasan shoved for 240,000 from the small blind. Yasyuchenya snap-called.

Ercan Hasan:
Elena Yasyuchenya:

Hasan was ahead but flipping with pocket fours. The board would run out , giving Hasan a flush and a key double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elena Yasyuchenya	640,000 -290,000	-290,000

Ercan Hasan	520,000 -255,000	-255,000

Tags: Elena Yasyuchenya Hasan Ercan

08-31-2022 16:03 UTC+2

Koleznev Doubles Through Beg

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blaisebourgeois

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dmitry Koleznev opened to 40,000 from the hijack and James O'Brien called from the hijack. Furkan Beg three-bet to 160,000 from the button and action folded back around. Koleznev would use three time-bank cards before moving all in for 285,000 total. O'Brien took about 10 seconds before folding while Beg made the call.

Dmitry Koleznev:
Furkan Beg:

Beg was anything but happy as Koleznev turned over pocket kings against his suited ace.

The board ran out and Koleznev would double up to 660,000 while Beg was left with 16 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Brien	700,000 -325,000	-325,000
Dmitry Koleznev	660,000 325,000	325,000
Furkan Beg	325,000 -365,000	-365,000

Tags: Dmitry Koleznev Furkan Beg James O'Brien

08-31-2022 15:55 UTC+2

Mohamad El-Sayed Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,000)

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Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vittorio Maugini opened to 40,000 from early position and Mohamad El-Sayed would use a time bank card before raising to 90,000, leaving 30,000 behind. Maugini made the call.

On the flop, Maugini put El-Sayed all in. On the cusp of a ladder, El-Sayed looked over to the other table, where there was no risk of a bustout. He then made the call.

Mohamad El-Sayed:
Vittorio Maugini:

El-Sayed's ace-high was ahead on the flop and stayed ahead on the , where he also picked up a straight draw.

However, the river was the , giving the Italian a pair of kings and eliminating El-Sayed in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	870,000 185,000	185,000
Mohamad El-Sayed	Busted

Tags: Mohamad El-Sayed Vittorio Maugini

08-31-2022 15:42 UTC+2

Two-Table Redraw (full)

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Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Hasan Ercan	Turkey	775,000	39
1	2	Vittorio Maugini	Italy	685,000	34
1	3	Mohamad El-Sayed	Lebanon	215,000	11
1	4	Dmitry Koleznev	Russia	335,000	17
1	5	James O'Brien	Ireland	1,025,000	51
1	6	Furkan Beg	Turkey	690,000	35
1	7	Celine Zimmermann	Spain	215,000	11
1	8	Elena Yasyuchenya	Russia	930,000	47

2	1	Arnaud Enselme	France	815,000	41
2	2	Gabriel Akiki	Lebanon	870,000	44
2	3	Ozcan Barut	Turkey	655,000	33
2	4	Alireza Tannazi	Iran	750,000	38
2	5	Gheorghe Butuc	Romania	600,000	30
2	6	Vladislav Fedoseev	Russia	400,000	20
2	7	Nanos Konstantinos	Greece	700,000	35
2	8	Mehdi Chaoui	France	320,000	16

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Brien	1,025,000 -75,000	-75,000
Elena Yasyuchenya	930,000 -270,000	-270,000

Gabriel Akiki	870,000 130,000	130,000
Arnaud Enselme	815,000 15,000	15,000

Ercan Hasan	775,000 -25,000	-25,000
Alireza Tannazi	750,000 140,000	140,000
Konstantinos Nanos	700,000 15,000	15,000

Furkan Beg	690,000 -80,000	-80,000
Vittorio Maugini	685,000 -15,000	-15,000
Ozcan Barut	655,000 405,000	405,000
Gheorghe Butuc	600,000 -280,000	-280,000
Vladislav Fedoseev	400,000 150,000	150,000

Dmitry Koleznev	335,000 -80,000	-80,000
Mehdi Chaoui	320,000 -80,000	-80,000
Mohamad El-Sayed	215,000 -5,000	-5,000
Celine Zimmermann	215,000 5,000	5,000