Level 4, Blinds: 400/800 (120)
"ALLINONBLUE" was down to dregs and shoved with king-four. They ran into ace-six for "MBohmerwald23" and the ace held to send "MBohmerwald23" to the semi-finals.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
12,871
|
12,871 |
|
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Busted |
Level 6, Blinds: 600/1,200 (180)
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano was down to less than 10,000 chips early in this match, but he's battled back to essentially even now in the last quarter-final match still in action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,151
-13,218
|
-13,218 |
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48,849
13,245
|
13,245 |
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Level 7, Blinds: 800/1,600 (240)
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano is putting up a valiant fight in this final match of the quarter-final round, but while he managed to chip up to close to even before the last level, Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar has been relentless chipping back up with small pots through Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,555
14,404
|
14,404 |
|
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34,445
-14,404
|
-14,404 |
|
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Level 8, Blinds: 1,000/2,000 (300)
Not much changed in the final match in play during Level 7, though Pawar extended his lead slightly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,645
3,090
|
3,090 |
|
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31,325
-3,120
|
-3,120 |
|
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Level 8, Blinds: 1,000/2,000 (300)
It's been a roller coaster of a level as Michael "Gags30" Gagliano doubled with nines into ace-four to take the lead, but Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar came right back with a double of his own when his eights held against overs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,820
-6,825
|
-6,825 |
|
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38,180
6,855
|
6,855 |
|
|
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Level 9, Blinds: 1,200/2,400 (360)
It was quite a battle, but it came down to an ace vs ace cooler in Level 9. Money went in preflop with Michael "Gags30" Gagliano holding ace-nine against ace-seven for Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar. When the board came down [as2fqsqc7d] Gagliano's nine-kicker player, and he had a small lead to start the hand, sending him on to the first money-round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
61,820
|
61,820 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)
All players are now in the money, guaranteed at least $3,625. The matches for the semi-final round are below,
Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)
"MBohmerwald23" has jumped into an early lead in their match with Michael "Gags30" Gagliano, while the other game is a bit closer still.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,197
-23,803
|
-23,803 |
|
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58,284
-41,716
|
-41,716 |
|
41,716
-58,284
|
-58,284 |
|
|
23,803
-76,197
|
-76,197 |
|
|
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Level 2, Blinds: 300/600 (90)
After a raise to 1.320 and a call pre-flop, Michael "Gags30" Gagliano check-raised the flop of 
from 1,410 to 4,500. "MBohmerwald23" re-popped it to 11,340 and got the call.
When the turn came 
check-shoved for 16,728 over the bet of 8,400, and forced a fold to bring him back to even stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,688
26,885
|
26,885 |
|
|
||
|
|
49,312
-26,885
|
-26,885 |
Level 2, Blinds: 300/600 (90)
"Scuba" is leading Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane by a good margin at the break, while "MBohmerwald23" managed to chip back up a bit after Gagliano evened it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,024
7,740
|
7,740 |
|
|
59,810
10,498
|
10,498 |
|
|
40,190
-10,498
|
-10,498 |
|
|
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33,976
-7,740
|
-7,740 |