2023 PokerNews Cup

$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD)
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerNews Cup

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$176,540
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,261,070
Entries
2,331
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
292
Players Left
9

Brent Burrows Eliminated in 18th Place ($9,795)

Level 29 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Brent Burrows
Brent Burrows

Tim Garles opened from hijack and called when Brent Burrows jammed for around 1,000,000.

Brent Burrows: 8?8?
Tim Garles: J?J?

Garles hit a set of jacks on the K?J?3? flop. The 6? turn confirmed Burrows' elimination and the 8? completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Garles
4,750,000
675,000
675,000
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Brent Burrows
Busted

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Jacob Thibodeau Eliminated in 19th Place ($7,775)

Level 29 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Jacob Thibodeau
Jacob Thibodeau

Felipe Olivieri opened to 200,000 before Jacob Thibodeau made it 1,175,000, which left him with 100,000. Olivieri put him all in and was called.

Jacob Thibodeau: A?4?
Felipe Olivieri: A?10?

Olivieri ended up with Broadway on the Q?J?6?K?5? runout to seal the bust out.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Olivieri
6,700,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Jacob Thibodeau
Busted
Chip Leader Coaching

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Michael Jagroo Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,775)

Level 29 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Michael Jagroo
Michael Jagroo

Michael Jagroo raised to 800,000 leaving himself 100,000 behind from the hijack and in the small blind Tim Garles moved all in for more and Jagroo called when action got back to him.

Michael Jagroo: A?K?
Tim Garles: 10?10?

The board ran out J?J?3?9?Q? and the ace-king could find no improvement to keep Jagroo alive and he exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Garles
4,075,000
875,000
875,000
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Michael Jagroo
Busted

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Yuan Yu Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,715)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Yuan Yu
Yuan Yu

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Yuan Yu all in for his remaining 1,300,000 from the cutoff and Eduardo Amaral Silva having moved all in from the button and everyone else folded.

Yuan Yu: 9x9x
Eduardo Amaral Silva: AxKx

The board ran out KxQx9x8xJx and the nines found a set on the flop to improve while Yu exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Eduardo Amaral Silva
5,100,000
2,575,000
2,575,000
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Yuan Yu
Busted

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Viet Vo Eliminated in 22nd Place ($6,415)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Viet Vo
Viet Vo

Viet Vo jammed for 1,200,000 from middle position and was called by Tim Garles from the big blind.

Viet Vo: 5?5?
Tim Garles: 7?7?

Garles made a set on the A?J?7? flop to leave Vo drawing to quads. The 6?3? runout confirmed the latter's exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Garles
3,200,000
1,375,000
1,375,000
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Viet Vo
Busted

Nektarios Vasilakis Eliminated in 23rd Place ($6,415)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Nektarios Vasilakis
Nektarios Vasilakis

Felipe Olivieri raised to 200,000 in first position which saw Nektarios Vasilakis call in the big blind.

The flop rolled out Q?9?4? and Vasilakis checked over to Olivieri who bet 250,000 and Vasilakis called.

The turn came out the J? and Vasilakis checked over to Olivieri a second time which saw another bet, this time to the tune of 1,200,000 and Vasilakis responded by moving all in for 1,900,000 and Olivieri called.

Felipe Olivieri: Q?J?
Nektarios Vasilakis: 10?9?

The river 4? did not improve Vasilakis and he exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Olivieri
5,600,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Nektarios Vasilakis
Busted

Christopher Maguire Eliminated in 24th Place ($6,415)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Christopher Maguire
Christopher Maguire

Christopher Maguire opened to 650,000 from the hijack, leaving 100,000 behind. Kurt Randinger put him all in from the big blind and Maguire put in his last few chips.

Christopher Maguire: Q?10?
Kurt Radinger: A?9?

Maguire failed to connect on the 8?7?4?A?2? runout and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Kurt Radinger
3,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
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Christopher Maguire
Busted

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Forrest Kollar Eliminated in 25th Place ($5,275)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Forrest Kollar
Forrest Kollar

Forrest Kollar jammed for 570,000 from the hijack and was called by Kunal Patni on his direct left.

Forrest Kollar: K?3?
Kunal Patni: Q?J?

Patni paired up on the J?10?8?7?10? runout and Kollar's deep run came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
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Kunal Patni
3,500,000
525,000
525,000
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Forrest Kollar
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

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Andreas Chalkiadakis Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,275); Nikolaos Angelou Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,275)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Andreas Chalkiadakis
Andreas Chalkiadakis

Tim Garles raised to 200,000 from early position and Nikolaos Angelou three-bet to 450,000. Andreas Chalkiadakis moved all in for 775,000, Forrest Raleigh moved all in having all players covered, Garles folded and Angelou called to put himself at risk for 1,900,000.

Andreas Chalkiadakis: A?Q?
Nikolaos Angelou: Q?Q?
Forrest Raleigh: J?J?

The flop of 6?10?3? saw Chalkiadakis excitedly walked over to his rail as he had flopped a flush leaving both of his opponents drawing very thin. The turn peeled off a J? leaving Angelou drawing dead to the main pot and only one out to survive while Raleigh found a myriad of outs to scoop both. The river 3? was one of those outs and Raleigh knocked out two players in one hand with his rivered full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Forrest Raleigh
6,100,000
2,950,000
2,950,000
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Andreas Chalkiadakis
Busted
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Nikolaos Angelou
Busted

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Garles Calls Down Correctly

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Tim Garles
Tim Garles

A player raised to 150,000 in the hijack which saw Tim Garles call in the small blind and another player call in the big blind.

The flop of A?K?5? saw action check around to the cutoff who bet 200,000 and Garles called.

The turn peeled off a 10? and Garles checked again to this opponent who bet 1,500,000 and Garles called to put himself at risk.

Opponent: 7?3?
Tim Garles: A?9?

Garles had the pot locked up before the 7? river and he doubled up to one of the larger stacks in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Garles
3,850,000
1,620,000
1,620,000

Tags: Tim Garles