Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
In a battle between the blinds, Simone Zaino got in his last 740,000 on a flop of 10♦9♣J♠ and Jason Simone put him at risk.
Simone Zaino: 10♠9♥
Jason Simone: K♦10♥
Zaino had flopped two pair to take the lead, but Simone improved to a straight on the Q♣ turn. The river was the Q♥, and Zaino was sent to the rail.
"That's a bad bitch right there. From one-sixth of a big blind, look what he's doing to us," James Calderaro said.
James Calderaro raised to 350,000 in early position and Elguja Gigauri called in middle position.
The flop came A♦6♦10♠ and Calderaro bet 300,000. Gigauri called, and they both checked down the 3♠ turn and 9♦ river. Gigauri showed A♣J♥ for top pair, and Calderaro mucked.
Sebastian Crema raised to 240,000 in the cutoff, Mukul Pahuja moved all in for 1,500,000 on the button, and Crema called.
Mukul Pahuja: Q♠J♥
Sebastian Crema: A♠J♠
Pahuja found himself dominated going to the K♦5♣K♣ flop, but he caught the Q♥ on the turn to make two pair and take the lead. The river, though, was the 10♣ and Crema improved to a straight to win the pot and eliminate Pahuja in 18th place.
Mukul Pahuja moved all in for 790,000 from under the gun and Sebastian Crema called in the big blind.
Mukul Pahuja: A♦K♦
Sebastian Crema: 9♠7♠
The J♠10♠2♦ flop gave Crema flush and straight draws, and he hit his straight on the 8♦ turn. The river, though, brought the Q♦ to give Pahuja a flush to earn him a double up.
Jeffrey Campbell moved all in for 700,000 on the button and Sebastian Crema called in the small blind.
Jeffrey Campbell: A♥5♦
Sebastian Crema: Q♥J♣
Crema hit top pair on the J♦4♦3♥ flop to take the lead, then improved to two pair on the Q♠ turn. The river was the K♥, and Campbell was sent to the rail.
Jason Simone in the cutoff and Mukul Pahuja in the small blind got all ther chips in the middle before the flop, with Simone all in for 3,100,000.
Jason Simone: A♦K♠
Mukul Pahuja: J♥J♣
Simone took the lead on the A♥Q♠2♣ flop with top pair, and the rest of the board ran out 5♥2♥ to earn him the massive pot and double up.
Hamza Azim moved all in for 1,330,000 under the gun and Maxwell Young called in the small blind.
Hamza Azim: J♣J♦
Maxwell Young: A♦8♦
Young hit a pair on the 8♠4♥10♣ flop, but he improved no further against Azim's jacks as the board ran out 6♣4♠ to give Azim the double up.
Joseph Muldoon's good fortune didn't last long, as he was eliminated the very next hand by Jason Simone.
Joseph Muldoon moved all in for 585,000 under the gun, Jeffrey Campbell reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Joseph Muldoon: Q♥10♦
Jeffrey Campbell: 10♣10♠
Campbell was poised for the knockout as the board came A♦K♦5♠3♦, but Muldoon caught the J♦ on the river to make a straight and earn the double up.
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000