Level 12 began with Wiktor Malinowski with the chip lead. There were 97 entrants with 61 players remaining to begin the new blind level.
Level 12 began with Wiktor Malinowski with the chip lead. There were 97 entrants with 61 players remaining to begin the new blind level.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Michael Watson opened to 7,700 from under the gun. Christian Rudolph three-bet to 21,600 from one seat over before Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson four-bet to 40,800 from the big blind.
Watson folded and Rudolph called. Both players checked the ![]()
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flop but the action picked up in a big way on the
turn as Rudolph jammed and Mattsson called.
Christian Rudolph: ![]()
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Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson: ![]()
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Rudolph was ahead and doubled up after the
river improved his hand even further to a straight.
"TSZ345" has been in the tournament since the beginning but has been sitting out the entire time. Even if they get in now, they have depleted two-thirds of their stack.
The Super Tuesday is on its third short break.
Rui Ferreira opened to 11,200 from the small blind and was called by Christian Rudolph in the big blind.
Ferreira fired out for 8,316 on the ![]()
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flop and got a call. Ferreira checked before he called a bet of 23,008 by Rudolph after the
turn paired the board.
Ferreira checked again after the
completed the board and Rudolph jammed a near pot-sized bet of 80,019 on the river. Ferreira used some of his time bank before he called.
Rudolph turned over ![]()
and re-entered the event after Ferreira showed ![]()
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The new blind level began with the field at 90 entrants, meaning it was just 10 players away from meeting the $1 million guarantee with more than 1 1/2 hours remaining in late registration.
The average stack was exactly 150,000 to start the blind level with 60 players remaining.
Jargo Alavali was still in the chip lead to start the new blind level. Four others were also above 300,000.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,800/3,600
Ante: 450
Juan Dominguez opened for 6,720 from under the gun. Wiktor Malinowski three-bet to 18,560 from the cutoff and Dominguez called.
Dominguez check-jammed the ![]()
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flop from 13,636 to 48,906 and Malinowski called.
Juan Dominguez: ![]()
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Wiktor Malinowski: ![]()
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Dominguez was behind and neither the
turn nor the
river provided any relief.
After the hand, Dominguez re-entered for a fresh stack of 100,000 in chips.