In a heads-up pot on a board of 2♣2♦4♥, Ashley Jenkins checked and Fong Yang bet 2,700. Jenkins called.
Jenkins checked again on the 3♠ turn and Yang bet 5,000. Jenkins check-raised all in and Yang folded to hang onto his remaining 17,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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17,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Action went three ways to a flop of 9♣4♥2♠ with roughly 5,000 in the middle.
Mirco Miller led out for 4,000, another player folded, and Dannette Mason moved all in, putting herself at risk.
Miller thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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39,500
39,500
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39,500 |
Eric Medved raised to 1,600 under the gun and was called by an opponent in middle position before Abo Taheri three-bet to 6,000 in the cutoff. Medved then moved all in for 22,000, the middle-position player folded, while Taheri snap-called.
Eric Medved: A♥K♠ 
Abo Taheri: A♣A♥
Medved had run into Taheri's aces as the Q♠10♣3♣ flop gave him some hope with a straight draw, but Taheri ended up improving to a full house on the Q♥ turn and A♠ river to earn the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000 | |
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Busted |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Marle Spragg was all in for around 20,000 against Eric Medved in a heads-up pot with the board reading 3♥3♦7♠10♥.
Marle Spragg: Q♠10♣
Eric Medved: A♥8♥
Spragg was ahead with a pair of tens but needed to fade a heart as the river bricked off the 2♣ to earn the content creator a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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27,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Vasyl Chubei bet 7,000 from the cutoff on a board of 4♣7♥Q♠6♠ and Gary Melnick called in the small blind.
The river was the K♥ and Melnick led out for 6,000. Chubei quickly called and Melnick showed 9♦9♣. Chubei turned over Q♥J♥ and took the pot with a pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Demetrius Salinas on the button and Erik Nomberg in the small blind.
With about 10,000 in the middle and the board reading J♠K♦J♥8♥, Nomberg led out with a bet of 2,500 and Salinas raised to 7,200. Nomberg made the call.
The river landed the A♦ and Nomberg check-raised all in over Salinas' bet of 9,000, putting Salinas at risk. Salinas thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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16,000
16,000
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16,000 |
In a heads-up pot on a board of 5♥8♣4♣10♠, Adam Schluter bet 3,000 from under the gun and Adam Schluter raised all in for around 20,000 from the hijack. Schluter laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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27,000 |
Qing Liu was all in for 25,000 from under the gun as Yang Lu put him at risk in middle position.
Qing Liu: J♥J♣
Yang Lu: Q♦Q♣
Lu had Liu crushed with his queens as the board ran out 4♦A♠10♦5♦10♣, earning Lu another bustout.
"Nobody is running good against you today," a tablemate said to Lu after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted | |
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