
D2
Ngoc Ha Nguyen Gets Value From Konstantin Held

Konstantin Held raises to 10,000 in the cutoff and Ngoc Ha Nguyen calls in the next seat, the blinds fold. On the K♠ Q♦ T♦ flop and 6♠ turn, both check. Held also checks the A♥ river and reluctantly pays off a bet worth 30,000.
Nguyen tables the J♦ T♣ for broadway and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
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NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 570,000(114 BB) |
KH Konstantin Held | 250,000(50 BB) |
Updated Counts and Casualties
Kunal Patni won a big flip with jacks against the ace-king of Joshua McCully, who busts soon after. In the meanwhile, Konstantin Held emerges from his undercover run and nearly doubles the stack he started with so far, now sitting between Hugues Girard and Ngoc Ha Nguyen. The same table has already lost Joris Michl and Dhaval Mudgal.
Player | Chips |
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NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 580,000(116 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 475,000(95 BB) |
KH Konstantin Held | 465,000(93 BB) |
KP Kunal Patni | 449,000(90 BB) |
DC Daniel Charlton | 440,000(88 BB) |
HG Hugues Girard | 370,000(74 BB) |
NZ Neng Zhao | 330,000(66 BB) |
NP Nils Pudel | 280,000(56 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 245,000(49 BB) |
JH Jhon Hendri | 240,000(48 BB) |
MS Martin Stausholm | 220,000(44 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 210,000(42 BB) |
MD Max Deveson | 205,000(41 BB) |
KB Koen Breed | 185,000(37 BB) |
BG Brian Green | 180,000(36 BB) |
SD Sherif Derias | 140,000(28 BB) |
SA Shai Arbel | 120,000(24 BB) |
JZ Javier Zarco | 105,000(21 BB) |
100,000(20 BB) | |
DM Dhaval Mudgal | busted |
JM Joshua Mccully | busted |
busted |
Assorted Counts in the Field
Player | Chips |
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IK Ivan Karatayeu | 615,000(154 BB) |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 600,000(150 BB) |
SH Sho Homma | 550,000(138 BB) |
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 495,000(124 BB) |
NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 470,000(118 BB) |
GT Guy Taylor | 460,000(115 BB) |
KH Konstantin Held | 390,000(98 BB) |
AR Amin Riyazati | 390,000(98 BB) |
JP Jerwin Pasco | 295,000(74 BB) |
KS Karan Sitlani | 270,000(68 BB) |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 242,000(61 BB) |
YH Yukako Hiroi | 220,000(55 BB) |
RB Renat Bohdanov | 180,000(45 BB) |
RK Ryo Kotake | 175,000(44 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 145,000(36 BB) |
MC Mario Colavita | 130,000(33 BB) |
DM Dhaval Mudgal | 125,000(31 BB) |
AS | 110,000(28 BB) |
YC Yita Choong | 100,000(25 BB) |
CP Chengcai Pan | busted |
Konstantin Held Earns A Snap-Fold From Hugo Machado

Defending champion Konstantin Held opens from the button, Hugo Machado defends from the small blind then both players check to the turn 7♥ 6♣ Q♦ K♦ . Machado fires an overbet of 22,500, Held calls. On the river A♣ , Machado overbets again for 80,000, Held tanks then pushes with a larger stack than Machado behind who snap-folds.
Player | Chips |
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KH Konstantin Held | 343,000(114 BB) |
HM Hugo Machado | 120,000(40 BB) |
D1A
Konstantin Held Pushes Out Harsh Bubna's Better Hand

Konstantin Held defends on the big blind with a three-bet of 20,000, middle position raiser Harsh Bubna answers with a four-bet to 40,000, Held puts on the brakes and calls. They proceed to check to the turn 4♥ 8♠ Q♥ Q♠ . Held bets around 35,000, and Bubna calls.
On the river 6♦ , Held tanks for five minutes then shoves 139,500, Bubna pulls down his headphones and assesses the situation for a few minutes then open-folds K♣ K♠ . Held returns the gesture and shows A♦ J♦ .
Player | Chips |
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KH Konstantin Held | 277,000(111 BB) |
HB Harsh Bubna | 139,500(56 BB) |
Victor Li's Kicker Plays For The Max
Victor Zhenyu Li and Konstantin Held are facing a flop of 3♠ Q♥ 9♣ and a massive 34,800 in the pot. Following a check. Konstantin Held bets 7000 and Li check-calls for the turn 5♦ . They both check it for a free peek at the river 4♥ . Li goes all in for 26,200, Held makes the reluctant call then sees the bad news. Held's K♣ Q♦ top pair is outkicked by Li's A♦ Q♠ .
Player | Chips |
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VL Victor Li | 101,800(127 BB) |
KH Konstantin Held | 12,200(15 BB) |