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Aurlien Guiglini got all 150,000 of his chips in the middle preflop, holding . He was at risk of elimination, but a slight favorite over the of [Removed:133].
There was no love for Guiglini though. Right in the door came the , along with the and , vaulting Cournut into the lead, and leaving the all-in player looking for one of the two remaining sixes. No such luck though. The turn and river came and , ending Cournut's day and tournament. He will pocket more than $22,000 for his work over the last three days.
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Drahe sweats the turn
Christophe Drahe just suffered a bad beat that he'll be tilting over for many weeks to come.
On a board showing , Claudio Renaldi made a monster bet that put Drahe to a decision for all of his chips. After several minutes in the tank, Drahe made an impressive call holding just . He was ecstatic to see his opponent turn over , as he realized he was way ahead in the hand.
Unfortunately for Drahe, the that fell on the turn put an abrupt end to Drahe's celebration and left him drawing to one of the three remaining fives in the deck to win the pot, but none would come and he was eliminated from the tournament in 26th place.
Renaldi, meanwhile, climbed past the one million mark in chips and currently sits with about 1.1 million -- just 100,000 behind current chip leader Gus Hansen.
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In a three-way pot, the flop shows up . Michael Mizrachi is first to act in the small blind, and he leads out with 20,000 chips. The player next to act counts out a raise and makes it 55,000 total. The third man folds, and it's back to The Grinder.
He tanks for a few minutes, counting out his chips and shooting a glance across the table at his opponent. Finally, he does let his cards go, as he open-mucks . His opponent nods, pauses for a minute to consider, then shows up his as he pulls in the pot.
Grinder does well to keep his foot out of the bear trap there, and he still has 190,000 chips to play with as a result.
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The PPT website is currently broadcasting a live feed (20-minute tape delay) of their feature table, which can be accessed by clicking the following link:
The show is broadcast in English and our own Gloria Balding is conducting player interviews for the show following elimination hands. American poker pros Scotty Nguyen and Eric Stiglets have each taken their turn in the broadcast booth as well.
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With the recent eliminations of Patryk Hildebranski and Noah Schwartz, Michael and Robert Mizrachi are Poker Battle's last hope for a final table appearance -- pressure that the Mizrachi brothers surely welcome.
Currently, The Grinder is the shorter stacked of the two with about 150,000 in chips while Robert is currently in the top five with 770,000.
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Noah Schwartz - Eliminated
Gus Hansen opened the pot with a raise to 23,000. Noah Schwartz looked down at , and he reraised to 110,000. When action folded back to Gus, he moved all in, having Schwartz well-covered. Noah felt he was pot committed, and he pushed his last 100,000 or so forward, putting his tournament life on the line. Bad news too, as Gus tabled a dominating .
The board came , spelling the end for yet another Poker Battle Warrior.
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Within minutes after play recommenced from break, we lost four players back-to-back-to-back-to-back.
The first to go was Patryk Hildebranski, as detailed by the preceding blog entry. The next three to go were Daniele Mazzia, Jean Luc Angleraud and Thierry De Matos -- in that order -- who will each take home $19,260 in prize money for their efforts.
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Patryk Hildebranski - 32nd Place
In a battle of the blinds, Patryk Hildebranski opened with a raise to 24,000. In the big blind, Antonin Tesseire moved all in, putting the pressure on the short-stacked Poker Battle Warrior.
"Okay, fine, let's go, whatever," says Hildebranski, pushing the last 78,000 of his chips as he turned over his meager . Teissere tabled .
Right in the door came the , moving Hildebranski back from his chair and one step away from the door. The rest of the board came , spelling the end for the young up-and-comer. He seems more than a little bit disappointed by his performance today, having once held a big stack, but now finding himself on the outside looking in.