Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
After a titanic tussle with Gajanthan Kamalanathan, Jonathan Hanley has put clear daylight between himself and the rest of the field.
With over 400,000 in the pot on a completed board of A♦A♣4♣K♦6♣, Kamalanathan bet 175,000 and was shoved on by Hanley which put Kamalanathan at risk for a further 200,000 chips. After utilizing all of his time bank Kamalanathan made the call and was dismayed to see Hanley making a boat with K♣K♠ which beat his trips as he held A♥Q♦.
Hanley now has 11 starting stacks to his name and is putting himself in contention for a massive score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,200,000
990,000
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990,000 |
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Busted | |
Mandip Kang bet 35,000 from the small blind and was met with a raise from Roberto Mantu to 110,000. Kang responded with a shove for 267,000 and was called quickly from Mantu.
Mandip Kang: A♣Q♣
Roberto Mantu: A♦K♣
A cooler situation with Mantu dominating with Big Slick, but the runout of A♠10♣7♣Q♠7♠ gave Kang top two pair to secure a vital double-up
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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545,000
545,000
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545,000 |
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263,000
263,000
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263,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
With only 26 players remaining, only eight more eliminations are required to reach the target of 18 players to bag and tag this evening.
Meanwhile, late registration has closed for Day 1b, with 97 players getting involved in the second flight of the day. Currently 71 players are still battling to make it to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
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1,350,000
220,000
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220,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
290,000
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290,000 |
|
|
1,220,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
|
1,010,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
963,000 | |
|
|
950,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
|
930,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
870,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
|
860,000 | |
|
|
770,000 | |
|
|
670,000
407,000
|
407,000 |
|
|
650,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
640,000
377,000
|
377,000 |
|
|
415,000 | |
|
|
380,000
388,000
|
388,000 |
|
|
364,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
|
330,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
260,000 | |
|
|
188,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
|
170,000 | |
|
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Busted | |
With 130,000 in the middle, on a flop of Q♦8♣2♣, Tristan Chaplin moved all in for 243,000. Keith Johnson asked for a count and made the call.
Tristan Chaplin: K♣7♣
Keith Johnson: Q♥J♥
Johnson was ahead with a pair of ladies, but Chaplain had a flush draw. The 2♦ paired the turn which proved to be consequential as the Q♣ completed the board to give Johnson a boat that sunk Chaplin's no-good flush. Chaplin headed to the exit and intends to play Day 1d on Saturday.
Shortly after Chaplin's elimination, Martin Olali also exited the competition.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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940,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Players have gone to recompose for the final stretch of the evening. Only 21 players remain and only 18 will go through to Day 2.
Level: 13
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The clock has been stopped and only 19 players remain after two eliminations in quick succession.
Adrian Cazacu jammed all in preflop for over 1,000,000 chips and was called by the overwhelming chip leader Jonathan Hanley.
Adrian Cazacu: AxQx
Jonathan Hanley: KxKx
The table was still in shock when Hanley told a PokerNews reporter about the hand. Hanley revealed Cazacu hit a queen on the flop, but couldn't better Hanley who increased his stack to 3,300,000.
A couple of minutes later Gheorge Ciubotaru shoved for 85,000 and was called by Pavel Dobrita.
Gheorge Ciubotaru :A♥J♦
Pavel Dobrita: 9♦9♣
It was a flip, but Ciubotaru could not improve after the runout of K♣6♣3♠K♦8♣ which sent him to the rail as the penultimate bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,300,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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1,100,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |