
Flight A
Jose Colada Rails Peter Nowicki
Strong start for Peter Nowicki is given the brakes by the two-time champion Jose Colada. The hand kicks off with a 2500 raise from Colada that's called by Nowicki at hijack. Flop comes 5♦ Q♦ 3♣ , Nowicki slides out 3000 then calls Colada's 9000 check-raise.
Same action on the turn J♣ with Nowicki's 25,000 bet answered with a check-raise all in from Colada. Nowicki puts his tournament life on the line.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JC Jose Colada | 5♣5♥ UTG+1 | 183,000(153 BB) |
PN Peter Nowicki | Q♣7♣ HJ | busted |
With only the river to go, Nowicki hopes for a club but it doesn't pan out with 4♥ landing on the board.
Big Stacks Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MJ Mark John Marriott | 129,000(215 BB) |
WK Wanhee Kang | 79,300(132 BB) |
HC Huang Cheng Wen | 65,000(108 BB) |
MM Michael Munoz | 62,500(104 BB) |
JD Jose Dela Torre | 58,000(97 BB) |
ZX Zhong Xun Hsu | 55,300(92 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 54,600(91 BB) |
CL | 54,300(91 BB) |
SL Suya Lee | 51,800(86 BB) |
CK Changlim Kim | 49,800(83 BB) |
RS Reynaldo Salunga (2) | 49,600(83 BB) |
PN Peter Nowicki | 46,600(78 BB) |
SL Seungjun Lee | 45,500(76 BB) |
SK Seiya Kawada | 45,000(75 BB) |
RB Reuel Bacos | 39,500(66 BB) |
Xun Hsu Zhong Goes Head To Head With Peter Nowicki
Facing a raise that's called, button player Xun Hsu Zhong three-bets the minimum of 1600 only to get challenged by a four-bet of 8500 by small blind Peter Nowicki. Only Zhong answers back with a 15,000 five-bet. Nowicki lays out a final six-bet push and Zhong calls for everything behind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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ZX Zhong Xun Hsu | Q♦J♦ D | 60,500(151 BB) |
PN Peter Nowicki | A♠Q♥ SB | 45,600(114 BB) |
Peter Nowicki Cracks Aces

Sitting at cutoff, Peter Nowicki three-bets 2500 only to be answered with a four-bet of 9000 from initial raiser Younsik Choi. Nowicki flats to see the flop 4♠ 9♥ J♠ . Choi bets out 5000, Nowicki shoves, Younsik calls off his last 15,000.
At the showdown, Younsik is ahead with aces but Nowicki has a draw that connects on the turn. While dragging in the pot, Nowicki comments "I won while being distracted too!"
Player | Hand | Chips |
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PN Peter Nowicki | Q♠9♠ CO | 62,000(207 BB) |
CY Choi Younsik | A♦A♥ HJ | busted |