Players are headed to a 15-minute break. Action will resume at Level 17 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a 8,000 big blind ante.
Players are headed to a 15-minute break. Action will resume at Level 17 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a 8,000 big blind ante.
Action was picked up with a player all in, and Matthew Gross putting him at risk.
All in Player: Q♣J♠
Matthew Gross: A♦A♣
The all-in player ran straight into the aces of Gross, and once the board ran out K♠5♦Q♠A♠5♣ Gross improved to aces full of fives, to knockout his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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246,000
61,000
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61,000 |
Action folded around to Jordan Earl in the small blind who moved all in for over 70,000 chips. The big blind player made the call for less and Earl was happy to see he had live cards.
Big Blind: A♠10♠
Jordan Earl: Q♦J♣
A fair fight, the dealer put out 8♦3♠A♦J♥J♠ and Earl improved to trip jacks to stack his opponent and gain new life as Level 16 winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000 |
Action folded to the small blind who raised all in for 14,000. Ronald McGrain in the big blind said "Doesnt matter what i have, Im calling". He then looked at his cards and laughed, before putting in chips to call.
Small Blind: 9♥6♠
Ronald McGrain: 9♣3♥
To the small blinds delight, his nine high had McGrain dominated. But after the board ran out 8♥10♥Q♠A♠3♠ McGrain rivered a pair of threes to eliminate the small blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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385,000
332,800
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332,800 |
Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 14,000. Kevin Grabel three-bet to 55,000 from middle position before under the gun moved all in for 148,000. Grabel made the call.
Under The Gun: K♥Q♣
Kevin Grabel: Q♥Q♠
The dealer put out 10♠9♥5♠6♦Q♦ and under the gun was sent to the rail while Grabel added heaps to his mountain of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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680,000
588,000
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588,000 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Neal Speece raised to 16,000 from middle position, and it folded to the big blind Robert Kuehl who made the call.
The flop came 3♦7♦9♦ and Kuehl decided to lead out for a bet of 30,000. Speece made the call to see a turn.
After the 3♥ on the turn, Kuehl announced all in for Speece's last 135,000. Speece sat in the tank for over a minute, and Kuehl said, "I'll show you", and after another minute in the tank, Speece folded J♦J♥ face up. Kuehl kept his word and tabled 10♠10♥ as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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235,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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135,000
135,000
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135,000 |
Under the gun moved all in for his last 58,000 chips. Zachary Weimer called on the button and the blinds got out of the way.
Under The Gun: A♥7♥
Zachary Weimer: A♣Q♠
The flop peeled off 2♦K♣2♥ bringing in chop possibilities but the turn 5♥ improved under the gun to a flush draw. The river 4♦ hit the felt and the board bricked out, awarding the pot to Weimer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,000
203,000
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203,000 |
Luke Rothschild raised to 10,000 under the gun, and it folded to Mykhailo Lendel on the button, and he called. After the blinds folded, the two players were heads up.
Lendel called a bet of 15,000 from Rothschild after the J♣J♠5♥ flop.
After the 7♠ on the turn, Rothschild bet out 30,000, which Lendel again called.
The river was the J♦ and Rothschild checked to Lendel, who bet 70,000. After looking disgusted by the bet, Rothschild did make the call.
Lendel announced, "ace high" and Rothschild quickly turned over 7♥7♦ for a full house, jacks full of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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375,000 | |
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230,000
80,000
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80,000 |
A player in early position open-jammed his 74,000-chip stack into the middle. Next to act, Mykhailo Lendel reraised all in for over 200,000 chips and the rest of the table folded.
Early Position: 4♥4♠
Mykhailo Lendel: Q♦Q♣
The board ran out K♠K♦J♣9♠A♦ and Lendel dodged the two-outer to stack his opponent and eclipse the 300,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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310,000 |