03-06-2016 21:01 UTC-4
Firas Sadou - 15th Place
Bruce Peery is on a crazy run over the last few hands, which culminated in him busting Firas Sadou and shooting over 1-million chips.
After raising from the button and taking down the blinds, including Sadou's big blind, Peery and three other players saw the flop on the next hand after a Wayne Smith preflop min-raise.
The flop was
Peery had flopped a straight with
Peery stacked the pot and is not the chip leader with over 1.2 million chips.
Player
Chips
Progress
Bruce Peery
1,285,000
805,000
Firas Sadou
Busted
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Bruce Peery Firas Sadou
03-06-2016 20:44 UTC-4
Glen Poitinger just lost two hands in a row to a different player, both times the player held pocket nines.
The first hand Poitinger lost about 120,000 to Zach Andrews and the second time, he lost almost as much to Michael Ermie.
On the hand against Ermie, Poitinger three-bet in position and Ermie called.
The flop came
The turn was the
Both players checked the
Player
Chips
Progress
Zach Andrews
734,000
286,000
Michael Ermie
455,000
-230,000
Glen Poitinger
205,000
-225,000
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Michael Ermie Zach Andrews Glen Poitinger
03-06-2016 20:32 UTC-4
Phung Ngo (left), Connor Burchwell (right)
Connor Burchwell and Phung Ngo were looking at a flop of
Ngo bet 26,000 and Burchwell shoved all in. Ngo tanked for a minute, but then called.
Ngo was on a straight draw with
Player
Chips
Progress
Phung Ngo
350,000
-46,000
Connor Burchwell
329,000
-63,000
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Connor Burchwell Phung Ngo
03-06-2016 20:26 UTC-4
Wayne Smith just four-bet shoved over Firas Sadou with apparently the same hand.
The action started when Steven Stout min-raised from early position to 24,000. Smith called and Christopher Lee also called.
In the big blind, Sadou raised to 79,000. Stout folded and Smith reraised all in for 305,000 total. Lee folded and the action was on Sadou.
He struggled with his decision briefly, then decided to fold. He asked Smith if he had queens and Smith said he had jacks.
"Really?!" replied Sadou, "we had the same hand. Anyone else I call, anyone else but you."
A few players at the table snickered at that, and the dealer sent the pot to Smith.
Player
Chips
Progress
Firas Sadou
676,000
-74,000
Wayne Smith
450,000
100,000
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Wayne Smith Firas Sadou
03-06-2016 20:13 UTC-4
Jeff Ziegler - 16th Place
Jeff Ziegler was eliminated when he shoved all in from the big blind against Steven Stout.
Stout limped the small blind and Ziegler shoved for his last 50,000. Stout got a count, then decided to call.
Stout was ahead with
Player
Chips
Progress
Steven Stout
300,000
-75,000
Jeff Ziegler
Busted
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Steven Stout Jeff Ziegler
03-06-2016 19:16 UTC-4
Players are on a one-hour dinner break. There will be 17 player returning from break to compete for the $77,514 first prize and the $2,500 HPO Championship Event seat.
After the break, the levels will be one-hour long.
03-06-2016 19:16 UTC-4
Justin Pimpedly
Just before the break, Justin Pimedly was eliminated by Firas Sadou.
Pimpedly opened to 22,000 and Sadou called from the big blind. The flop came [2x2x4] and Sadou checked.
Pimpedly shoved all in with
Player
Chips
Progress
Firas Sadou
750,000
294,000
Justin Pimpedly
Busted
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Justin Pimpedly Firas Sadou
and the action checked to Smith. Smith c-bet, making it 80,000. Peery called behind and the action fell to Sadou. Sadou shoved all in for his last 265,000 and Peery called when the action folded back to him.
against the two pair of Sadou, 
. The turn and river completed the board with, 
and that would send Sadou to the rail.
on the river and Ermie turned over 
and Burchwell checked.
against the 
board and sent Ziegler home, on the first hand back from dinner.
. Sadou was ahead with ace high, but sealed the deal when he hit a gut-shot wheel.
