| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,400,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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10,875,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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|
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10,250,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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18,400,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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10,875,000
405,000
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405,000 |
|
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|
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10,250,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
Andrea Dato opened to 1,000,000 from the button with K♥10♣. [Removed:553] called with Q♥9♥ from the small blind.
Simon hit top pair on the Q♦4♣2♣ flop and checked. Dato checked back.
On the 8♥ turn, Simon bet 2,100,000 and Dato ditched his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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17,200,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
|
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12,880,000
2,005,000
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2,005,000 |
|
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Jose Gonzalez Sanchez limped in from the small blind with 10♣6♣. Andrea Dato checked his option with Q♦4♦.
The K♣10♦8♠ checked through to the J♦ turn, giving Dato an open-ender and a flush draw. Sanchez, with a pair of tens, bet 600,000 and was called.
The 2♦ completed the board, and Sanchez checked. With a flush, Dato fired out a pot-sized bet of 2,400,000. Sanchez went into the tank and threw a collection of time banks into the middle. He talked himself into a call only to see the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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20,600,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
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6,050,000
4,200,000
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4,200,000 |
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez open-jammed for 5,250,000 from the small blind. Andrea Dato asked for a count in the big blind and made the call.
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q♦6♣
Andrea Dato: K♣J♦
The Q♠ was in the window but was followed by the K♥8♦ for Dato to remain ahead. The A♣ turn and J♣ river saw Sanchez's deep run come to an end.


| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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26,650,000
6,050,000
|
6,050,000 |
|
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|
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12,000,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
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Busted | |
![[Removed:553] - Andrea Dato](https://pnimg.net/w/lr-attachments/1/653/5607e3d73f.jpg)
Andrea Dato limped in from the button with A♠Q♣, and [Removed:553] checked with 5♥3♠. Simon hit bottom two pair on the J♥5♣3♣ flop to become the firm favorite.
Simon check-raised to 1,300,000 over a bet of 400,000. Dato called.
The 8♠ turn confirmed the checkmark for Simon. He fired out another 3,000,000, and Dato stuck around for one more street.
Simon emptied the clip on the 4♦ river and Dato folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,950,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
|
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|
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17,580,000
5,580,000
|
5,580,000 |
|
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Andrea Dato completed in the small blind with K♦2♠ and [Removed:553] raised to 1,400,000 in the big blind with K♥10♦. Dato called.
Simon continued for 800,000 on the 9♠K♣3♥ flop and Dato raised to 2,400,000. Simon called.
Simon checked on the 9♣ turn and Dato checked back. Simon then bet 8,000,000 on the 7♣ river and Dato called before seeing the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,980,000
11,400,000
|
11,400,000 |
|
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|
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10,550,000
11,400,000
|
11,400,000 |
|
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Andrea Dato and [Removed:553] have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break, with coverage expected to resume at 9:10 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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30,575,000
1,595,000
|
1,595,000 |
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|
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8,950,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
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