Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis was down to crumbs and shoved all in from the cutoff as Wissam Ouertani called in the big blind.
Theodoros Ampelikiotis: Q?5?
Wissam Ouertani: Q?7?
Ampelikiotis was dominated and couldn't improve as a brick runout marked his elimination in 17th place for �30,530 ahead of the final two tables.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wissam Ouertani |
11,200,000
3,550,000
|
3,550,000 |
Theodoros Ampelikiotis | Busted |
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
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Sylvain Berthelot limped the small blind and quickly called off his stack of 6,600,000 when Theodoros Ampelikiotis jammed from the big blind.
Sylvain Berthelot: A?K?
Theodoros Ampelikiotis: 8?7?
Berthelot set the trap before the flop and the Q?Q?J?4?K? runout gave him two pair to stay alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sylvain Berthelot |
13,600,000
9,375,000
|
9,375,000 |
Theodoros Ampelikiotis |
1,300,000
-8,800,000
|
-8,800,000 |
Sylvain Berthelot jammed for 3,225,000 under the gun, and Dorian Dizy called off his stack of 3,175,000 on the button.
Dorian Dizy: K?J?
Sylvain Berthelot: A?2?
The 4?3?3?A?A? runout gave Berthelot a full house, sending Dizy to the payout desk in 18th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sylvain Berthelot |
7,500,000
3,275,000
|
3,275,000 |
Dorian Dizy | Busted |
Ren Lin was all in for around 7,000,000 in the big blind against Parker Talbot in the small blind, who had him covered.
Ren Lin: A?10?
Parker Talbot: 8?7?
Lin stayed ahead on the flop of 2?10?J? and was able to dodge Talbot's gutshot outs as the board finished out 3?4? to earn him a double.
"My friend, gamble too much!" Lin told Talbot as he flexed his bicept.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ren Lin |
14,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
Parker Talbot |
8,000,000
-9,700,000
|
-9,700,000 |
PokerStars have revealed details of this year's World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) festival, the 23rd installment of the historic flagship series.
With over $80 million in guaranteed prize pools, the festival sees 379 tournaments spread across the traditional three separate tiers: Low, Medium, and High. Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $25,000, and 12 World Championship events offer players a chance at further glory in various disciplines.
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Francesco Macri opened 1,200,000 in the small blind and Magnus Persson three-bet jammed, putting Macri to the test for all of his chips.
After a short tank, Macri sighed as he tossed his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Magnus Persson |
16,900,000
10,450,000
|
10,450,000 |
Kevin Madar |
12,700,000
-3,025,000
|
-3,025,000 |
Hugo Gotuzzo |
9,125,000
-4,075,000
|
-4,075,000 |
Stanislovas Vinicenka |
7,400,000
-3,175,000
|
-3,175,000 |
Francesco Macri |
6,600,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Wissam Ouertani opened 800,000 under the gun, and Jean-Pierre Benvenga defended the big blind.
When the J?7?6? flop hit the felt, Benvenga check-raised a continuation bet of 800,000 to 2,200,000. Ouertani went in the tank for several minutes before a tablemate called the clock. When the floor came over, he mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean Benvenga |
16,400,000
1,225,000
|
1,225,000 |
Wissam Ouertani |
7,650,000
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |
Dorian Dizy opened to 800,000 as the first player to act and Jean-Pierre Benvenga three-bet to 2,000,000 from the next seat.
Dizy went deep in the tank for several minutes before sliding his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean Benvenga |
15,000,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Dorian Dizy |
5,500,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |