Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Late registration is officially closed with level 14 now underway. The numbers will be tallied and the prizepool will be announced shortly.
Three players headed to a flop of and David Alejandre checked from the big blind. There was a bet of 10,000 in early position and Manuel Clement just called in the cutoff. Alejandre check-raised all in for 102,000 which got the initial better to fold but Clement instantly called.
David Alejandre:
Manuel Clement:
Alejandre flopped top pair was in big trouble as Clement flopped a set of deuces. The on the turn and the on the river were no help to Alejandre who was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Manuel Clement |
475,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
David Alejandre | Busted |
Scott Steble raised to 10,000 on the button and Jose Costa defended from the big blind. The flop came and Costa check-called a bet of 15,000 from Steble.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Costa led out with a large bet of 104,000 which put Steble into the tank. After a couple of minutes, he eventually folded and Costa tabled as he was being pushed the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jose Costa |
273,000
141,500
|
141,500 |
Scott Steble
|
260,000
226,500
|
226,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Sergio Perez came in as the Day 1a chip leader and really started to run up a stack on the feature table, breaching the 800,000 chip mark at one point. However, just moments ago, he got involved in a massive pot against fellow big stack Pablo Garcia Alba.
Perez opened to 12,000 in middle position and Garcia Alba re-raised to 35,000 on his left. The action folded back to Perez who called to see a flop of .
Perez checked to Garcia Alba who continued with a bet of 20,000. Perez check-raised to 60,000 and Garcia Alba called. The landed on the turn and Perez dropped in another bet of 100,000. Garcia Alba still called and the paired the board on the river.
Perez checked this time and Garcia Alba slid out a bet of 200,000, leaving just 1,000 chips behind. Perez thought briefly but decided to lay his hand down as the two players are nearly even in chips now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sergio Perez
|
630,000
324,500
|
324,500 |
Pablo Garcia Alba
|
603,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
There are just three 888poker ambassadors remaining in the field as they draw closer to the money. Josh Manley, Ian Simpson, and Alexandre Mantovani are still carrying the 888poker torch as the day continues to unfold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh Manley |
320,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
Ian Simpson |
295,000
228,500
|
228,500 |
Alexandre Mantovani |
185,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Caue Moura | Busted | |
Chris Eubank Jr. | Busted | |
Ricardo Mateus | Busted | |
Alex Romero raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and was called by the button. Alexandre Mantovani three-bet to 36,000 from the small blind which got Romero to fold but the button still called.
The flop fell and Mantovani announced all in for roughly 150,000. His opponent frustratingly threw his cards to the muck and Mantovani raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Romero |
385,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Alexandre Mantovani |
235,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
The remaining players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. When they return at approximately 10:10 p.m., there will be four more levels before play concludes for the night.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000