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Cards are back in the air with 54:07 left on the clock in Level 31.
Cards are back in the air with 54:07 left on the clock in Level 31.
Craig Varnell opened for 300,000 in middle position and Ilian Li shoved on his left for 475,000. Varnell called with and was against
. The
flop paired Varnell. The
did nothing for him but a
river was good for two pair and the knockout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,100,000
640,000
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640,000 |
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Busted |
Craig Varnell raised to 300,000 from middle position, Jason Lipiner three-bet shoved from the big blind for 640,000, and Varnell called to put him at risk.
Craig Varnell:
Jason Lipiner:
The two players had nearly identical hands but Varnell had a slight preflop advantage. The board ran out and Varnell took the pot with a pair of eights to end Lipiner's deep run in this event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
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Busted |
Craig Varnell opened for 300,000, Shaome Yang called all in for slightly less on the button and big blind Maxime Heroux called. On the turn, the board read and Heroux bet out Varnell. Heroux showed
for tens full and Yang tabled
. He needed the last ace but the river was a brick, eliminating him.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,200,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
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Busted |
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Craig Varnell opened for 300,000 and called the shove of Jonathan Duhamel on the button, who had 820,000.
Craig Varnell:
Jonathan Duhamel:
Varnell was trailing but took a big lead on with a pair of nines and a flush draw. The turn was a
and the river a
and he made a boat to bust the former WSOP Main Event champ.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action folded around to the blinds and Craig Varnell raised to 300,000 from the small. Omar Mehmood called from the big and the two players saw a flop of . Varnell bet the pot for 600,000, Mehmood jammed for 865,000, and Varnell called with a covering stack.
Craig Varnell:
Omar Mehmood:
Varnell had the lead with kings up but Mehmood had plenty of outs with straight and flush draws. The on the turn gave Mehmood his flush and left Varnell drawing thin. The
river changed nothing and Mehmood took the pot to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,500,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
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2,300,000
1,135,000
|
1,135,000 |
Omar Mehmood completed the blind and Maxime Heroux potted to 300,000. Mehmood repotted and Heroux folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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2,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,500,000 | |
|
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3,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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2,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
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895,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
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640,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
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Christopher Trang opened to 350,000 from under the gun and Maxime Heroux three-bet to 895,000 from the small blind. Trang called to put himself at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Christopher Trang:
Maxime Heroux;
Heroux had the preflop advantage and Trang needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. He picked up some additional outs on the flop, but the
turn gave Heroux a commanding lead, and the
river was too little too late for Trang, so Heroux took the pot to end Trang's deep run in this event in fifth place for $44,677.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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Busted | |
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