Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Just 123 players remain, all headed for a 15-minute break.
Maroun Jazzar raised to 30,000 in early position and Zaid Al-Khashab called in the small blind. Vadzim Haiduk then three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind and only Jazzar called.
Haiduk bet another 50,000 on the Q♦8♣5♠ flop, Jazzar raised to 150,000, and Haiduk called. Both players then checked the J♣ turn.
The river was the A♦ and Haiduk led out for 175,000. "You put the ace out there," Jazzar said as he mucked, giving up the pot to Haiduk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,670,000
20,000
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20,000 |
|
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1,300,000
902,000
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902,000 |
|
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900,000
200,000
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200,000 |
Nicolas Chouity opened to 31,000 in middle position and Mircea Flutur called in the hijack. Ignacio Garrido then moved all in for 552,000 in the big blind.
Chouity took some time before shoving his bigger stack and Flutur got out of the way.
Ignacio Garrido: K♥Q♥
Nicolas Chouity: Q♣Q♦
Garrido spiked a king on the K♠4♥8♠10♦7♠ runout, making top pair to crack Chouity's queens and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,130,000
680,000
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680,000 |
|
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985,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
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840,000
460,000
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460,000 |
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Heads-up on a flop of J♥10♠9♠, Elie El Ghassan bet 90,000 from middle position before Georgios Skarparis moved all in for 320,000 in early position. El Ghassan called to put him at risk.
Georgios Skarparis: A♣A♥
Elie El Ghassan: 8♣7♣
Skarparis turned over a pair of aces, but El Ghassan had a flopped straight for the lead. The K♠ turn gave Skarparis some outs to his own straight, but he missed the J♣ river as El Ghassan took the pot to send the new WSOP bracelet winner to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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"150," Robert Burlacu said as he moved all in from early position. Action then folded around to Daniel Henriques who gave the decision some thought. "Please don't do this with like ace-queen," Burlacu told him. Henriques eventually called.
Robert Burlacu: A♥10♠
Daniel Henriques: K♣Q♣
The flop came A♣7♠3♥ and Burlacu took a big lead with a pair of aces. Henriques was already drawing dead after the 2♥ turn, while the 6♦ river sealed Burlacu's double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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320,000
100,000
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100,000 |
On the first hand after the bursting of the money bubble, Nicolas Ribeiro moved ll in for his last 80,000 in middle position and Houman Sahafi called in the big blind.
Nicolas Ribeiro: A♦5♥
Houman Sahafi: 6♥4♣
The A♠8♥6♠ flop gave both players a pair, but Ribeiro remained in the lead with his aces. The turn was the 7♣, but the 5♣ river improved Sahafi to a straight and send Ribeiro off to collect his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
250,000
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250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Candido Cappiello was eliminated at the same time as Natik Ismailov, and a recount of the remaining players showed 134 left meaning everyone is already in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
With around 150,000 in the pot on a board of 4♣6♥9♥9♣, Mazen Halabi moved all in from early position as Natik Ismailov went into the tank from the small blind.
"Better for you if you fold," Halabi told him. Ismailov didn't listen and instead called for his last 90,000, showing K♥J♥ for a flush draw. Halabi turned over K♦9♦ for trip nines and the river came the J♠ to send Ismailov to the rail.
With 136 players remaining, play is going hand-for-hand until there are two more eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
250,000
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250,000 |
|
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Busted |
Heads-up action to the 3♠9♣5♥J♦ turn saw Azamat Tulepbergenov check from the big blind.
Fausto Tantillo slid out a bet of 160,000 from under the gun and Tulepbergenov took some time before announcing a raise to 400,000.
Tantillo opted to lay it down, seeing the pot shipped to Tulepbergenov on his right.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,570,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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1,160,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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