Players are headed to their second 15-minute break. Action will resume at Level 7 with blinds of 400/800.
Players are headed to their second 15-minute break. Action will resume at Level 7 with blinds of 400/800.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Sharath Sreeramoju opened to 1,600 from the hijack before Hyon Kim three-bet to 7,000 from the big blind. Sreeramoju called in position.
Kim continued for 4,000 on J♠2♠2♥ and Sreeramoju made the call.
The turn 8♠ rolled off and Kim fired 7,500. Once again, Sreeramoju called.
Action went check-check on the 9♣ river and Kim flipped over A♥K♦ for ace-high. Sreeramoju showed J♣10♣ for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
8,900
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8,900 |
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70,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Neal Liptak raised to 2.000 from the hijack, and was called by Kevin Grabel on the button, and Tim Faro in the big blind.
The flop came 8♥2♥10♠ and Faro checked to Liptak, who bet out 2,500. Grabel and Faro both made the call.
All three players checked to the river after the 2♦ on the turn, which brought the A♣. Faro checked to Liptak, and he bet 6,500. Grabel quickly called and Faro folded. Liptak tabled A♥Q♠ for two pair aces and deuces, which was good to take the pot, as Grabel mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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82,300
27,700
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27,700 |
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44,500
8,500
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8,500 |
Justin Vaysman opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from under the gun. Alexander Wiggins defended his big blind.
The dealer put out 5♣3♣6♥ and both players checked their option.
The turn 10♥ hit the felt and Wiggins took the betting lead wagering 2,200. Vaysman made the call.
Wiggins checked the [Kd[ river over to Vaysman who fired 6,500. Wiggins made the call and scooped the pot with 6♦2♦. Vaysman showed A♠2♠ before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
6,200
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6,200 |
|
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36,000
2,700
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2,700 |
Alexander Wiggins opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from the hijack, and was called by the small blind Daniel DaConti, and the big blind Michael Lombardi.
The flop came 4♠K♣3♥ and it checked to Wiggins, who bet 3,000. DaConti called, and Lombardi folded.
Both players checked to the river after the 3♠ turn, which brought the 3♣. DaConti bet out 3,000, which got a quick fold from Wiggins to give the pot to DaConti.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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71,700
1,800
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1,800 |
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65,800
6,200
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6,200 |
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41,700
30,300
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30,300 |
Hyon Kim opened to 2,000 from the cutoff. James Cialella called on the button and Saverio Camarda defended his big blind.
The flop came down J♠8♥K♠ and action checked to Cialella who bet 6,000. Camarda called before Kim check-raised to 12,000. Only Camarda made the call.
Kim moved all in for around 25,000 chips on the 8♦ turn but Camarda quickly mucked and Kim dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 | |
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70,000 | |
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42,000 |
Daniel Colin opened the action with a raise from the cutoff to 2,000. It folded to the big blind Kenny Huynh, and he made the call.
The flop came 2♠7♠Q♣ and Huynh checked to Colin, who bet out 1,600. Huynh then raised to 5,000, which was called by Colin.
The turn was the 8♦ and Huynh fired out 10,000, which got a fold from Colin, to give the pot to Huynh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000
3,500
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3,500 |
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25,400
12,600
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12,600 |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000