Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Spencer Champlin moved all in for his remaining stack of around 550,000 and Panja Lymswan called, players tabled their hands with Champlin at risk of elimination.
Spencer Champlin: ![]()
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Panja Lymswan: ![]()
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The flop came down ![]()
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and Lymswan's big slick was still in the lead. A
peeled off on the turn and Champlin picked up some straight outs. The
landed on the river, giving Champlin a pair but it gave Lymswan a better hand in his broadway. Champlin was eliminated and Lymswan took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
7,100,000
3,525,000
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3,525,000 |
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Busted |
Jeffrey Hong raised to 100,000 from early position and the small blind called. With the action on the big blind he moved all in for 800,000 and Hong re-shoved all in covering both players.
The small blind folded his ![]()
face up and the hands were shown.
Jeffrey Hong: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Hong was in great shape to score the knockout and he did just that when the board ran out clean to earn him the knockout. He is now sitting with over four million and near the top of the Event 1 chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
4,047,000
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4,047,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The Event #1: $600 Big Stack NLH players are now on a 15-minute color up break.
We will pick right back up on the day two tournament action when play resumes.
The action was on Gilberto Taveras-Garcia and the board had all five cards face up, showing ![]()
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. Taveras-Garcia bet 360,000 into a pot that had around 600,000 in it and Spencer Champlin started to think.
Champlin took roughly a minute before electing to fold his hand, sending the pot to Taveras-Garcia who tabled ![]()
for just three-high after missing a flush draw. Taveras-Garcia took a deep breath and laughed as he stacked up his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,675,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
710,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
We are down to the final 42 players here in Event #1: $600 NLH Big Stack NLH and Tam Nguyen is back on top with 4,800,000. Panja Lymswam is right on his heels with 4,300,000.
The chips are flying and the eliminations have been fast and furious following the dinner break.
Below is an updated look at how some of the stacks are shaping up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
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4,300,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
2,524,000
|
2,524,000 |
|
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|
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2,600,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
|
|
2,550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
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1,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,450,000
664,000
|
664,000 |
|
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|
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1,400,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
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1,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
500,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
Ilay Dyment got his stack of just over a million all-in pre-flop holding ![]()
against the ![]()
of his opponent.
The board ran out clean for Dyment and his pocket kings held up to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,375,000
2,211,000
|
2,211,000 |
The board read ![]()
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and there was around 400,000 in the pot when Brittney Barnes fired a bet that was about half of the pot. John Botticello called, tabling ![]()
for two pair but it was no good as Barnes turned over ![]()
for a rivered straight, scooping in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,825,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
|
|
705,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000