Often the most interesting thing to watch during bubble play is the players with the short stack��
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Often the most interesting thing to watch during bubble play is the players with the short stack��
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Paul Guichard put his tournament life on the line by shoving his remaining 50,000 before the flop with . He was called by Amerigo Santoro holding .
The board ran missing Guichard and sending him home with �10,000 in his pocket.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Amerigo Santoro |
300,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Paul Guichard | Busted |
Sarah talks to Team PokerStars Pro Ana Marquez about how to achieve the maximum results while on the bubble with a marginal stack.
Simone Petrini raised to 16,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Isaac Haxton on the button. Haxton pushed out a three-bet to 40,000 and it went back to Petrini who called.
The two saw a spade-friendly flop - . Petrini wasted no time with a bet of 45,000 and Haxton called. The rolled off on the turn, putting four connecting spades on the board.
Petrini slowed down with a check and Haxton moved 85,000 into the middle. Petrini sat thinking for about ninety seconds before announcing that he was all in.
"I call I have a straight flush!" Haxton said in one breath. He rolled over for the nuts.
Petrini showed for top set on the flop and shook his head at his misfortune. The completed the board and Haxton was able to scoop a pot that boosts him into the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
895,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
Simone Petrini | Busted |
Giuseppe Ottaviani opened for 24,000 under the gun only to have Alessandro Longobardi, who was next to act, move all in for around 80,000. Action folded back around to Ottaviani and he made the call.
Showdown |
Longobardi: |
Ottaviani: |
Longobardi got it in good, but the flop paired Ottaviani's ace and gave him the lead. Neither the turn nor river would deliver salvation for Longbardi, and he exited in the last level of the night.
Meanwhile, Ignat "0Human0" Liviu has been eliminated from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giuseppe Ottaviani
|
625,000
419,500
|
419,500 |
Alessandro Longobardi | Busted | |
Ignat Liviu | Busted |
Walid Bou-Habib shoved all in before the flop for 84,000 and was called by Tolik Shkoyan. Bou-Habib showed and Shkoyan flipped . Ace king looked good, but Bou-Habib hit a ten on the flop and took the lead. The on the turn and the on the river bricked and Bou-Habib doubled his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Walid Bou-Habib |
183,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Tolik Shkoyan |
165,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
We caught up to find Stephen Chidwick all in and at risk before the flop against Kent Roed.
Chidwick:
Roed:
The board fell and Chidwick was sent packing while Roed boosted his stack to 310,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kent Roed |
310,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Stephen Chidwick | Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Action folded to Nadir Yusupov on the button and he moved all in with . Unfortunately for him, Maksim Semisoshenko woke up with in the big blind and made the call. Yusupov was in need of some help, but came up dry as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maksim Semisoshenko |
158,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Nadir Yusupov | Busted |