Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
On the river of a ![]()
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board, Dale Chapman checked from the big blind and Sam Grafton fired 5,100 into 3,700. Chapman tanked for a while and then called. Grafton showed ![]()
but his flopped set wasn't strong enough as Chapman turned up ![]()
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 | |
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29,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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Andrew Kelsall raised to 600 under the gun and he found a caller directly to his left. They went heads up to ![]()
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where Kelsall continued for 700. He got called again and the
landed on the turn. Kelsall checked and his opponent bet 1,500. Kelsall grabbed his cards and showed that he had been dealt ![]()
before he sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,350 | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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35,000 | |
|
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35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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34,000 | |
|
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34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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33,500 | |
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33,000 | |
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33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
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32,000 | |
|
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32,000 | |
|
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31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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30,500
900
|
900 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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29,000 | |
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28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
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25,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
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24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
"Setup hand," Michael Tchong joked after he had just doubled for 16,100 with ![]()
against the ![]()
of Piotr Leszczynski. The board came ![]()
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and Leszczynski failed to catch a jack or possible split pot with a straight on the board to drop to half the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
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15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Raymond Chen raised under the gun and a player in the cutoff three-bet to 1,500. Joshua Thompson cold-called on his button and action returned to Chen who sized a big four-bet, making it 8,100. The cutoff folded his hand but Thompson needed more time to process his options. He eventually released his hand, showing he was folding ![]()
.
"Lift one," Thompson solicited, asking Chen for some information. Chen turned up the
.
"Both the same," Thompson half asked, half stated, adding, "Nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
38,000 | |
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22,000 |
The cards were already on their backs as Michael Dyer was all in for 14,000 against Sam Grafton and the turn showed ![]()
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Michael Dyer: ![]()
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Sam Grafton: ![]()
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Both had flopped a set and turned a full house, and the
river changed nothing whatsoever to cut Grafton's stack into more than half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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35,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
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13,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
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Jeff Madsen raised to 450 from early position and Jin Ho flatted on the button. Jan Suchanek joined them from the small blind and the dealer rolled out a flop of ![]()
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. Madsen continued for 700 and only Ho paid the price.
The
turn filled the flush draw and Madsen slowed down, checking. Ho fired 1,800 and Madsen called. The
hit the river and Madsen checked again. Ho cut out a bet of 3,500 and Madsen tanked for over two minutes.
"What could you be bluffing with? I guess ace-queen," Madsen mumbled for himself, staring at the board. Then he rolled up his sleeves and then called.
Ho showed ![]()
and Madsen learned he didn't have the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
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42,000 | |
"All-in and call table 27," the dealer announced and Andrew Kelsall was already at risk with the ![]()
for a flopped set on ![]()
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, facing the ![]()
of Maxwell Young.
Nothing changed with the
turn but the
on the river improved Young to the queen-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
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Busted | |
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On a ![]()
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flop, one player and Michael Dyer checked to Sam Grafton who bet 1,000. The first player called and Dyer check-raised to 3,400.
The turn was the
and Dyer shoved, with Grafton snap-calling with ![]()
for his last 7,575.
It was a cooler with Dyer also having a straight, having flopped a jack-high straight with ![]()
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The river was the
and Grafton doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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24,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
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18,000
17,500
|
17,500 |