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Level 12 Highlights
The remaining 151 players are going on a 15-minute break.
Level 12 Highlights
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised to 4,500 under the gun and Michael Berk called on the button, as did Martin Zamani in the small blind.
Zavorotnijs bet another 4,500 on the K♦A♣J♣ flop, and only Berk called. Both players then checked the 8♥ turn.
The river was the A♦ and Zavorotnijs bet 16,000. Berk tanked for a few minutes until calling, and Zavorotnijs showed 3♦3♥. Berk turned over K♣J♠ for aces and kings and he took the pot.
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270,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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5,000
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Over on Table 4, one side of the table appears to be lopsided with chips and prolific poker players. The action folded to Leon Sturm in the cutoff who made it 4,500 to go. He was called by Patrick Leonard on his left on the button and Bin Duan in the small blind.
Jeremy Becker was in the eight seat and the big blind, and slid out a three-bet to 21,000. Sturm quickly folded which was followed by Leonard and Duan also ditching their cards.
"Show a deuce or a four," Leonard pleaded but Becker was unable to do so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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330,000
54,500
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54,500 |
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194,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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130,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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94,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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There was a raise to 4,500 in middle position and Joe Serock just called in the cutoff. Ryan Stiner moved all in for 38,500 on the button which got the initial raiser to fold. Serock asked for a count and then called it off.
Ryan Stiner: 10♠10♣
Joe Serock: 7♠7♥
The board ran out Q♦2♥2♦9♦3♦ but neither player held a diamond, leaving Stiner's pocket tens as the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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102,000
7,000
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81,000
51,000
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51,000 |
Gal Yifrach raised to 4,500 in early position and Mathew Perez called on the button. Diane Zimmerman then three-bet to 24,000 in the small blind, and Ankit Ahuja four-bet to 53,000 in the big blind. Only Zimmerman called.
The flop came A♣Q♦3♥ and Ahuja bet 25,000. Zimmerman called to the 4♦ turn, where Ahuja bet another 50,500. Zimmerman again called.
The river was the 5♦ and Zimmerman immediately slid forward two towers of chips to put Ahuja all in. Ahuja spent several minutes in the tank but eventually called for 114,500.
Zimmerman showed A♥5♥ for two pair, but Ahuja had Q♥Q♣ for a set of queens to win the massive pot worth nearly 450,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000
272,000
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272,000 |
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200,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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190,000
303,000
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303,000 |
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170,000
97,500
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97,500 |
Cole Ferraro raised to 4,500 on the button and Carlos Sanchez reraised to 15,500 in the big blind. Ferraro called and the dealer fanned the flop of Q♠9♦7♠. Sanchez started with a check and Ferraro tossed in a bet of 11,000 which Sanchez called.
The 3♥ landed on the turn and both players checked to the 3♣ on the river. Sanchez moved all in for around 40,000 and Ferraro instantly slung his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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323,000
90,500
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96,000
57,500
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Erik Seidel raised to 4,500 in the hijack and David Chen flat-called in the cutoff. Michael Wang shipped all in for 41,000 on the button which got the blinds and Seidel to fold. Chen confirmed the count and then stuck in some chips to call.
Michael Wang: K♦J♥
David Chen: A♥Q♦
The flop fell J♠4♠2♠ to give Wang a pair of jacks and the best hand. The 8♠ on the turn brought some chop outs but the 2♣ on the river ensured Wang of a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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119,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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90,000
55,000
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Chi-Jen Chu raised to 4,000 under the gun and was called by Mike Vanier in middle position and Dan Smith in the small blind. Dong Meng then three-bet to 23,000 in the big blind, and only Chu and Vanier called.
Meng checked the 9♦7♣4♦ flop and Chu bet 17,000. Vanier and Meng both called, and all three players checked the 5♦ turn.
Action was checked to Vanier on the 6♠ river and he announced all in, having both opponents covered. Meng quickly folded, but Chu tanked for several minutes before also giving up his hand as Vanier took the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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320,000
114,500
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114,500 |
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80,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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60,000
20,000
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After a couple of preflop raises, Craig Mason and Rodger Johnson got all of their chips in the middle with Johnson being the player at risk for 53,000.
Rodger Johnson: K♠K♦
Craig Mason: J♣J♦
Johnson held a clear advantage with the better of the two pocket pairs. The board ran out 10♠5♦4♦9♥Q♥ and Johnson held on for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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110,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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88,000
144,000
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144,000 |