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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,840,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
2,890,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
On the hand into the break, Alex Visbisky made it 95,000. Kurtis Boutelle bumped it to 225,000. Visbisky four-bet, making it 595,000 and Boutelle six-bet shoved.
Visbisky called off with the 
and Boutelle had the 
. The board ran out 
taking Visbisky with it.
Boutelle will now take the lead into heads-up with Nathan Torrance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
Busted |
The players will take a break three-handed with Level 26 ending. Play will resume at approximately 4:30 p.m. local time.
Kurtis Boutelle made it 95,000 on the button and Nathan Torrance flatted the small blind.
David Battaglia shoved in for 636,000 from the big blind and after tanking, Boutelle called. Torrance ripped it in for almost 500,000 more and Boutelle called that as well.
Boutelle: 
Torrance: 
Battaglia: 
The 
flop gave Boutelle the lead. The 
turn provided Battaglia with even more outs, but the 
river handed Torrance the pot with a set.
Battaglia was bounced out fourth, and as Boutelle comes back down to earth a little, Torrance closes in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
-742,000
|
-742,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
1,604,000
|
1,604,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
Busted |
A seemingly endless stream of 95,000-chip opens has Kurtis Boutelle running over the table right now without much resistance.
He's currently got more than half the chips in play and counting.
No deal was done and play resumes four-handed with 32 minutes left in Level 26.
As discussion about a chop continues, here are the current chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,742,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
|
1,864,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
1,296,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
814,000
-171,000
|
-171,000 |
Kurtis Boutelle made it 105,000 and Alex Visbisky flatted from the small blind. Silvio DeRubeis bumped it to 550,000 from the big and Boutelle shoved in having everyone covered.
Visbisky folded and DeRubeis thought it over for a minute before calling with the 
. It was a huge cooler with Boutelle holding 
and holding on an 
board to send DeRuebeis out fifth.
Talk of a chop has now begun with Boutelle holding half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Alex Visbisky limped the button, Silvio DeRubeis completed from the small blind and Kurtis Boutelle check his option.
It checked to Visbisky on the flop and he led for 75,000. Only DeRubeis calld and he checked the turn. Visbisky bet 100,000 and DeRubeis called.
The river was the 
and DeRubeis quickly led for 210,000. Visbisky fired in a rise to 550,000 and DeRubeis called.
"Nine high," said Visbisky, mucking when DeRubeis turned over the 
straight.
Boutelle now moves into the lead as Visbisky dips and DeRubeis rises.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,850,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
607,000
|
607,000 |
