Laidlaw Does Not Win the Main Event
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Daniel Laidlaw | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Daniel Laidlaw | Busted |
Prior to the break...
After busting a player with on a board of , Jesse McKenzie defended his big blind against Liv Boeree. The flop fell , both players checked, and the turn was the . McKenzie led out for 2,500, and Boeree folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jesse McKenzie | 90,000 |
Tim Slater opened to 2,700 in the hijack seat, a player in the cutoff called, and Slater asked for an eight prior to the flop. The dealer obliged, fanning , and Slater continued for 3,100. The player called, and the turn brought the .
Slater fired out another 4,400, the player raised to 14,400, and despite asking for an eight on the flop, Slater folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tim Slater |
101,000
-29,000
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-29,000 |
Randy Lew of PokerStars Team Online has gotten off to a good start here on Day 2. Here he talks about his start, his new table, and what he did during the long journey to Australia.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
The players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Kevin Song led out for 5,600 on a flop of . Jimmy Siu raised to 11,500, Song moved all in, and Siu made the call.
Siu:
Song:
Siu was drawing to a heart flush, which Song already held, and was eliminated when the turn () and river () were both black.
Siu hit the rail, while Song chipped up to 140,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kevin Song |
140,000
96,800
|
96,800 |
|
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Jimmy Siu | Busted |
Ankush Mandavia, an expert in online heads-up sit-n-gos, was all in and at risk for around 30,000 moments ago with . Tim English had him at risk with , and the two were off to the races.
Mandavia's wired pair held up as the flop, turn, and river came , and he doubled to 70,000 chips. English slipped to 113,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tim English |
113,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Ankush Mandavia |
70,000
24,300
|
24,300 |
|
Jarred Graham was all in and at risk when we stumbled upon his table moments ago. Three players, including Dennis Huntly, checked it down as the board ran out . Graham showed for a pair of kings, and Huntly flashed for a lowly pair of jacks.
Graham quadrupled his stack, and now has 56,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jarred Graham |
56,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
A short-stacked Aleksandar Brkovic found himself all in and at risk preflop moments ago for 20,300 with . He was racing against , and held as the board came , doubling to 41,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Aleksandar Brkovic |
41,000
12,900
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12,900 |