Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sorel Mizzi |
825,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Tyler Cornell |
508,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
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Florian Bussmann |
450,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jarred Graham |
442,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
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Jeff Rossiter |
265,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Jason Mercier |
220,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Antonio Esfandiari |
200,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
Eoghan O'Dea |
175,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Sandeep Pulusani |
165,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
||
Patrick Healy |
160,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Dennis Huntly |
45,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Angel Guillen |
40,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Jake Balsiger opened to 10,000 in early position, Scott Seiver three-bet to 27,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Balsiger, who called.
The flop fell , Balsiger checked, and Seiver fired out a small continuation bet of 18,000. Balsiger pondered the decision for a bit, then called.
The turn was the , Balsiger knuckled again, and Seiver quickly reached for chips. He fired out 37,000, Balsiger tank-called, and the a third consecutive club - the - completed the board.
The 2012 Octo-Niner checked a third and final time, and Seiver emptier the chamber, firing out 74,000. Balsiger opted not to call this bet, however, and folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Seiver |
415,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
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Jake Balsiger |
133,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
"All in and a call Table 32," the dealer announced. We made our way over to discover PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew at risk against Luisa Helps.
Lew:
Helps:
The look on Lew's face seemed to be one of resignation. Indeed, it was a bad spot Lew, who would need either a nine or some miracle cards to stay alive. The flop was as dry as could be, and that meant Lew needed one of the two nines. The turn wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the .
Lew gave the table a nod, gathered his things, and then made his way toward the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Luisa Helps |
260,000
79,200
|
79,200 |
Randy Lew | Busted | |
Angel Guillen was all in and at risk for 34,500 preflop holding , and he dominated Tam Truong's . Guillen's hand held up as the board came , and the Team PokerStars Pro doubled to
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tam Truong |
237,000
-128,000
|
-128,000 |
Angel Guillen |
74,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Canadian Ami Barer was just the recipient of a fortuitous double though Aaron Lim.
The money went in preflop with Barer holding against Lim's , and Barer made a straight when the board ran out . He doubled to 245,000 chips, while Lim fell to 105,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ami Barer |
245,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
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Aaron Lim |
105,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
Laurence Hall was just eliminated short of the money.
He got his chips in good with the against the of Raymond Wu, but getting it in good isn't always enough. In this case the flop came down to pair Wu and leave Hall in dire straits. Hall could see the AUD$15,000 minimum payday slipping through his fingers when the turned, and it was officially out of his grasp when the blanked on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Raymond Wu |
740,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Laurence Hall | Busted | |
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Vladimir Stepanov was eliminated prior to the bubble, getting his chips in the middle with . His opponent was crushed with , but rivered a king when the board ran out .
With that we're down to 72 players and hand-for-hand play has been initiated. One more will leave empty handed. Who will it be? Stay tuned to find out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimir Stepanov
|
Busted |
Day 3 has been underway for a few hours, but we still recommend you check out this video as Kristy gives you an update and also reenacts a controversial penalty that was given out yesterday.