Players are on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,000,000 | |
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9,800,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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9,600,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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7,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Paul Esau raised under the gun to 500,000 and Timur Margolin called on the button. Jon Kyte also called from the small blind, and Nikolay Fal didn't want to make the family pot .
The flop came 5♥8♥4♦ and when it got to Margolin, he bet 600,000. Kyte then raised to 2,025,000, which got both Esau and Margolin to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,100,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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8,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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7,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Paul Esau raised to 500,000 from under the gun and Jon Kyte three-bet the small blind to 1,625,000. When it got back to Esau, he shoved around 6,500,000, and Kyte let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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9,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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8,500,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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8,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Timur Margolin made it 500,,000 from under the gun and Paul Esau called from the big blind.
The flop came 2♥J♦4♣ and Esau check-called a bet of 350,000 from Margolin to the 5♥ turn, where he again check-called when Margolin bet 750,000.
After the 10♣ hit the river, Esau checked, and Margolin announced a bet of 2,325,000, leaving 25,000 behind. Esau snap-called.
Margolin then showed A♠A♣ for a pair of aces, and Esau mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,000,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
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5,500,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
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Paul Esau opened under the gun to 500,000 and Timur Margolin three-bet the button to 1,250,000. Nikolay Fal was in the big blind and four-bet to 2,500,000, which got two quick folds from his opponents.
The action has tightened up a bit in the past few orbits, with no big pots being built.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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11,500,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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10,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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3,000,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Paul Esau was involved in a few of the last pots.
First, Esau raised to 500,000 from under the gun and Nikolay Fal called in the big blind.
On the 5♦10♠A♦ flop, Fal check-called a bet of 500,000 from Esau to the 7♣ turn. Fal checked again, then folded when Esau bet 2,800,000.
A few hands later, Esau limped from the small blind, instead of the usual shove that he's been doing over the past few orbits, and Timur Margolin checked.
Both checked the K♣7♣3♣ flop to the K♦ turn, where Esau bet 250,000 and Margolin called.
An 8♠ fell on the river and Esau checked and then folded when Margolin bet 1,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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12,400,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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10,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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3,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Jon Kyte limped from the small blind and then called a raise from Nikolay Fal, who made it 900,000 from the big blind.
On the 3♦3♥Q♣ flop, Kyte check-called a bet of 625,000 from Fal to the 9♥ turn, where both checked.
Both also checked the A♥ river and Kyte revealed a pair of deuces with 2♥2♣.
Fal let out a grunt and a smile as he mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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11,000,000 | |
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Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Timur Margolin opened from under the gun to 400,000 and Paul Esau defended his big blind.
On the 2♣K♣K♥ flop, Esau checked and Margolin bet 250,000. Esau then raised to 750,000, before Margolin min-clicked it to 1,150,000. Margolin called,
Both checked the 9♠ turn to the 4♥ river, where Esau shoved. Margolin had just over 3,000,000 behind, but elected to lay it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,500,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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3,100,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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Paul Esau opened the cutoff to 400,000 and Jon Kyte called in the small blind. Eric Sands also called out of the big blind.
The flop came 9♥6♣9♦ and after Kyte checked, Sands shoved 1,450,000. Esau called, and Kyte folded.
Eric Sands: 7♠6♠ 
Jon Kyte: J♠9♠
Sands was all but drawing dead to the trips of Esau, and the J♣3♥ turn and river didn't bring the running quads he needed, leaving him out in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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10,500,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Busted | |
