The 15 players are back from their break and the cards are back in the air!
We will be playing down to a final table of nine.
The 15 players are back from their break and the cards are back in the air!
We will be playing down to a final table of nine.
Markus Garberg has been eliminated on one of the first hands following the dinner break. Action folded to Garberg on the button and he moved all in for his last 78,000. Dean Blatt made the call in the small blind.
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Live cards for Gerberg but he failed to improve as the board ran out ![]()
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Garberg is out in 15th place as Blatt gets himself up to 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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Busted |
Patrick Mahoney opened from the cutoff with a raise to 20,000 and action folded to Scott Davies in the big blind. Davies had been quite active recently and he three-bet once again, making it 46,000 to go. Mahoney called and the flop landed ![]()
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Davies checked and Mahoney bet out for 36,000. Davies made the call and the turn brought the
. Both players checked to see the
land on the river.
Davies tapped the table for a third time and Mahoney took a few moments to cut out his bet amount as his stack consisted of mostly blue 1,000-denomination chips. Eventually he slid 55,000 into the middle, but Davies instantly verbalized a call.
Mahoney knew he was beat as he waved ![]()
in the air, but Davies threw down a monstrous ![]()
for top set!
Mahoney is down to around 175,000 with Davies continuing on his merry way at the top of the chip counts. He’s now up over 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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175,000
225,000
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225,000 |
Richard Larkin is the latest on the rail after picking an unfortunate time to make his move. The hand started with a raise from Brian McAllister before Larkin moved all in for 139,000. Action folded back to McAllister who gleefully called.
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Larkin would need a near miracle but it wasn’t to be as the board was spread ![]()
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Larkin is out in 14th as McAllister is now up to a commanding 600,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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Busted |
Patrick Mahoney opened with a min-raise to 20,000 and Ricky Kroesen thought for a few moments before tossing out a call. Action was then with Stev Lackovic who glanced at Kroesen’s stack before committing himself all in for 198,000. Play passed back to Mahoney who moved all in over the top to force a quick fold from Kroesen.
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“Saved!” chirped Kroesen as he was able to avoid a clash with the overpair, while Lackovic found himself racing for his tournament.
The board ran out ![]()
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to brick the board and leave a despondent Lackovic on the rail in 13th place. Meanwhile Mahoney is playing the rush at the right time as he’s now up over 650,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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600,000 | |
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540,000 | |
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275,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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115,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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100,000
95,000
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95,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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780,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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495,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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420,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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240,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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200,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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195,000
125,000
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125,000 |
When the action folded around to Tamara Volkoff in the small blind, she would jam for 79,000 holding ![]()
. Unfortunately for Volkoff, Vesko Zmukic woke up with ![]()
in the big blind and snapped it off, having around 100,000 in chips.
The board ran out ![]()
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and Volkoff was sent home in 12th place, collecting $8,200.
Two more eliminations before we are at the final table!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Ricky Kroesen was in the small blind when he three-bet jammed for 229,000 holding ![]()
after Patrick Mahoney had opened the small blind with a raise. Mahony instantly called and tabled his ![]()
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board didn't help Kroesen and he was eliminated in 11th place, taking home $8,200.
We are now down to 10! One more elimination and we are at the final table.
Play will now be hand-for-hand at two five-handed tables until we get to nine.