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With a completed board of Q♠7♣4♠2♦10♥ on the felt, Adrian Strobel had a bet of 30,000 in front of him but was faced with a bet of 650,000 from Brandon Shiels.
Strobel had about 140,000 behind and went into the tank for several minutes, using multiple time banks. Eventually, he made the call.
Shiels tabled K♥10♣, rivering a pair of tens, and Strobel stood up from the table as he showed J♦7♥.
Level: 15
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
With about 300,000 in the middle, the turn read J♦J♣3♦A♥, and once checked to, Iulian Bleau fired a bet of 80,000. His only opponent in the hand then put in a check-raise to 210,000. Bleau didn't waste much time before making the call.
The 2♥ completed the board on the river, and both players checked.
The player first to act tabled Q♦9♦, and Bleau took down the pot with A♣K♦.
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Level: 14
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Kirill Burtin opened 40,000 in early position, and only Ghassan Yared made the call from the hijack.
The dealer spread a flop of 10♠5♦4♥, and Burtin continued for 55,000. Yared splashed in a raise to 145,000, putting the pressure on Burtin. After eying the stack of Yared, Burtin folded his Ax10x face-up.
Yared slid his cards into the muck as he pulled in the pot.
Valerii Ivantei and Gabriel Akiki had built a pot of about 160,000 and Akiki was in the tank as he was faced with a bet of 55,000 on the 10♣3♠2♦6♠ turn.
After using a time bank, he tossed in the call and the dealer rolled the Q♠ on the river. Ivantei slowed down with a check, and Akiki quickly checked back.
Ivantei tabled A♣6♦ for a pair of sixes, and Akiki mucked his hand.
Erdem Akmert opened 45,000 in the cutoff, and only the big blind made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of K♣2♥2♠, and both players tapped the table to see the 10♦ turn.
The big blind check-called a bet of 50,000 from Akmert, and the 5♣ completed the board on the river.
Once checked to, Akmert fired a bet of 75,000, and his opponent tossed in the call to see the K♠7♠ before mucking his hand.
Level: 13
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000