Addamo Wins the Battle of the Blinds
Level 19
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The action folded to Ben Tollerene in the small blind on just a five-handed table and he made it 425,000 to go. Michael Addamo defended from the big blind and the flop came 
. Tollerene continued for 375,000 and Addamo called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Tollerene checked again and Adams put together a bet of 1,325,000. Tollerene instantly tossed in a chip to call and Adams turned over 
for the best hand.
The tournament is already down to just 50 players before the first level has completed. Some of those to be eliminated include Steffen Sontheimer, Julian Stuer, and Craig McCorkell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,400,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
21,140,000 | 3,930,000 |
|
20,500,000 | 2,255,000 |
|
19,550,000 | -6,100,000 |
|
17,350,000 | 2,825,000 |
|
13,000,000 | 7,430,000 |
|
10,750,000 | 2,610,000 |
|
10,700,000 | 1,900,000 |
|
10,400,000 | 2,720,000 |
|
8,100,000 | -1,675,000 |
|
7,630,000 | 1,670,000 |
|
7,510,000 | 4,440,000 |
|
7,170,000 | -570,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
and there were three hands tabled. According to the table, all of the chips got in the middle on the flop and for good reason. Jason Koon was all in for a little over 6,000,000 with 
, Christopher Kruk was all in for around 9,500,000 with 
, and Leon Tsoukernik had both players covered with 
. Koon held the best hand on the flop with a set of eights, Kruk turned the best hand with the nut flush, but Tsoukernik rivered quads to eliminate both opponents.
