Level: 3
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
After some preflop craziness, Jignesh 'Jay' Patel, Michael Steinbacher, and David Summers all got their chips into the middle, with Summers covering.
Jignesh Patel: A♠A♥
Michael Steinbacher: 4♦4♠
David Summers: A♣Q♠
"Ok, I'm out," Patel joked, but the board ran out K♣2♦6♦J♥Q♦ for his aces to hold and he was awarded the pot for the triple-up while Steinbacher exited and Summers was left short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,800
13,800
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13,800 |
|
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5,600 | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000 | |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000 | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
After a couple of players limped, Tony Ho opened to 1,400 and was called by Ravee Sundara and Michael Nichols.
Sundara then bet out 6,000 in the dark and the flop came out 3♣Q♦10♠. Nichols got out of the way, but then Ho and Sundara managed to get it all in, with Ho at risk.
Sundara tabled a strong holding of K♥K♦, but it was behind Ho's Q♣10♣ for top two pair.
The runout of 8♣J♣ further improved Ho to a flush and he was awarded the pot for a double.
"You limp-called with kings?" Ho asked Sundara, puzzled.
"You cannot play every hand the same," Sundara simply responded, "You have to mix it up."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
83,000 | |
|
|
31,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
On a heads-up turn of Q♠A♠A♥5♥, Jignesh 'Jay' Patel checked to Bryan Broussard who bet 4,000. Patel then check-raised to 13,000 and Broussard responded by moving all in to cover. Patel quickly called to put himself at risk and tabled A♦J♣ for trip jacks, ace-kicker.
Broussard was not too happy with the call as he tabled 4♦5♦ , drawing stone dead.
The river 7♣ secured Patel's victory in the hand and he was awarded the substantial pot for a big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
115,000
71,200
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71,200 |
|
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49,000 |
The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day and will return to action shortly.
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
On a heads-up turn board that read 2♣5♠6♣, the pot was already swelled when Cord Garcia moved all in against Mark Pertgen.
Pertgen thought for several moments before he decided to make the call, putting himself at risk. He then flipped over 7♠7♦ for an overpair and an open-ended straight draw but was in second place when Garcia tabled 9♣9♦ for a superior pair.
The river bricked with the 4♣ and Pertgen was sent to the rail while Garcia was shipped the big pot, catapulting him into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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198,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
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Busted | |
After a preflop betting war, David Mann and James Duke got all of the chips into the middle, with Mann covering.
James Duke: A♦10♦
David Mann: Q♠Q♦
Mann started off ahead in this matchup, and the runout of 2♣5♠9♣9♦Q♥ further improved him to a full house and he was awarded the pot for close to a double while Duke made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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Busted |