Event 18 (Day 4)
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End of Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
On the last hand of the level, TK Miles opened utg for 175,000 and got called by Oleg Shnaider, (cutoff) John Lakatosh (sb) and Erkut Yilmaz (bb).
The flop was 
and it was checked to Oleg, who bet 175,000. John and Erkut called. TK folded. Turn was the 
and again they checked to Oleg, who fired 225,000. Both players called again.
River was the 
and it was checked down. Oleg tabled 
for a pair of Queens, but Erkut had him beat with 
for two pair to take the pot. He’s now over 10 million.
Players are on a break, so chip counts will be posted shortly.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
Oleg Shnaider
It was a battle of the blinds between Oleg ‘the destroyer’ Shnaider (sb) and Chris Grove (bb). On the flop of 
Oleg fired 125,000 and Chris raised to 370,000. Oleg called to see the 
turn. Both checked and checked again on the 
river card.
Oleg showed 
for a pair of 7s and Chris mucked. He was left with only about 2.2 million.
Oleg chipped up to ~9.5 million, retaking the chip lead.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
Erkut Yilmaz
Erkut Yilmaz further depleted Liam He’s stack in a confrontation where Erkut (utg) flopped a set of sixes and Liam defended his small blind. After surrendering that pot, Liam was down to ~3.2 million. Erkut was back in the chip lead with ~9.5 million.
Then Liam got a little back, opening to 180,000 and getting a call in position from Erkut and Anthony Maio in the big blind. On the 
flop, Liam checked, Erkut bet 240,000, Anthony folded, and Liam called.
The turn was checked by both as was the 
river. Liam tabled 
for Aces-up and Erkut mucked. Liam was back up to ~3.8 million and Erkut dropped to ~8.9 million.
Liam He
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
Liam He opened for ~180,000 from under-the-gun and TK Miles called from the hijack. On the 
flop, Liam fired 160,000 and TK flatted.
The on the turn brought a check from Liam and TK tossed in 5 bumblebees (500,000). Liam flatted. River was the 
and Lian checked. TK pushed out a stack of 20 watermelons (500,000) with 3 bumblebees (300,000) for a total bet of 800,000. Liam took a few seconds, using one of his Time extensions, then called. TK produced 
for the flopped set and Liam mucked his hand.
After that pot, TK was up to ~5 million. Liam’s stack fell to ~5.1 million.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
TK Miles
TK Miles opened to 175,000 from the hijack and Chris Grove defended from the big blind.
On the flop of 
, both players pumped the brakes and checked. The on the turn elicited a bet of 225,000 from Chris, which TK called.
River brought the 
and Chris checked. TK tossed in 5 bumblebees (500,000) and Chris released his hand. TK chipped up to ~3.5 million, leaving Chris with ~2.3 million.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
Chris Grove
Chris Grove got all-in holding 
and was flipping against Anthony Maio’s 
. The board came 
and Chris doubled up to ~3.2 million with Kings-up.
Anthony was left with ~4.4. million.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
Almedin Imsirovic
Almedin Imsirovic jammed from the cutoff and John Lakatosh snapped him off from the big blind, holding . Almedin’s was in a world of hurt.
The board came 
and it was not enough to save Almedin. He hit the rail in 9th place, earning $57,510 as his consolation prize. He will not be returning to the Live Streamed final table at Borgata this series. He won the 2018 Spring Poker Open Championship here, which was streamed live, taking home $246,066.
With that pot, John is now playing about 6 million.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 4.77 million
Players are back on the felt following dinner.
Oleg Shnaider
As of the break, Oleg ‘the destroyer’ Shnaider had edged out Liam He for the chip lead. Erkat Yilmaz rounds out the top three, all of whom have more than 8 million chips as they get back in action.
Erkut Yilmaz
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End of Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 4.77 million
They completed the level and took off for a one-hour dinner break. Play will resume at 8pm.
Here’s the final table lineup with chip counts and number of remaining Time (T) extension chips:
- Austin Wentling – 3,630,000 T-5
- Anthony Maio – 5,115,000 T-4
- Oleg Shnaider – 8,520,000 T-4
- Almedin Imsirovic – 1,100,000 T-3
- Chris Grove – 1,915,000 T-6
- Liam He – 8,375,000 T-3
- John Lakatosh – 4,815,000 T-4
- Erkut Yilmaz – 8,305,000 T-0
- TK Miles – 1,165,000 T-2
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 4.77 million
Aaron Kweskin
Aaron Kweskin moved in for ~1.2 million from the button, then Erkut Yilmaz jammed over the top from the small blind to isolate. Aaron had 
and was dominated by Erkut’s 
.
The community cards fell 
and sent the pot Erkut’s way. He’s now the chip leader with ~9.2 million.
Aaron Kweskin finished in 10th place, earning $57,510.
The final 9 players are now drawing seats and moving to a single table where play will resume for ~ 6 minutes until the end of the level. Then they’ll take a dinner break.