Last Break of the Night
The remaining 18 players are heading on a quick 10-minute break before the final level of the night is played out.
The remaining 18 players are heading on a quick 10-minute break before the final level of the night is played out.
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
While his words are drowning out the table from constant banter, mostly to himself, Frank Stepuchin is making the right moves at the right time. Stepuchin limped in from the small blind and Markus Gonsalves checked his option. The flop came and Stepuchin check-called a bet of 160,000 from Gonsalves.
The turn was the and Stepuchin checked again. Gonsalves fired out another bet of 250,000 and Stepuchin stuck around for the on the river. Stepuchin counted out a bet of 1,400,000 this time, more than enough to cover Gonsalves' stack of 605,000. Gonsalves neared the end of his 30 seconds but elected to fold.
"You had me. I had a gut-shot but I missed," Stepuchin verbalized. "I needed a five," and his cards confirmed it when he showed .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Stepuchin |
6,150,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
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Sergi Reixach |
1,150,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Markus Gonsalves | Busted | |
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Markus Gonsalves held and would need to hold against the of Sergi Reixach.
Gonsalves was all in for 975,000 and was ahead, but there was an ace on the flop and he was eliminated with Reixach covering him by just 15,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sergi Reixach | 1,150,000 | |
Markus Gonsalves | Busted | |
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Dennis Blieden raised it up from the cutoff and Frank Stepuchin defended from the big blind. The flop came and Stepuchin check-called a bet from Blieden. The paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the on the river.
Stepuchin said he was going to bet 520,000 and he arranged his chips in the shape of a question mark. Blieden said he was never folding so he quickly stuck in the chips to call. Stepuchin flipped over for two pair and Blieden was forced to send his in the muck.
Just a couple of hands later, a completed board of was spread across the felt and the action was on Stepuchin. "I think you got me Freddy," he said as he slid out a bet of 766,000. Freddy Deeb called and Stepuchin tabled to beat Deeb's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Stepuchin |
7,800,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
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Dennis Blieden |
3,300,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
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Freddy Deeb |
2,100,000
-1,650,000
|
-1,650,000 |
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Frank Stepuchin opened to 170,000 in the cutoff and Dennis Blieden just shoved all in for around 3,150,000 in the small blind. "Let's go Frank," he said before the chips went in the pot. Blieden held up his cards and pondered for his 30 seconds before making the call.
Frank Stepuchin:
Dennis Blieden:
The board ran out and Stepuchin's pocket kings held up to win a massive pot and eliminate Blieden. "That's a sick spot to pick up kings," Blieden said before exiting the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Stepuchin |
10,900,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
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Dennis Blieden | Busted | |
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Seat | Table 30 | Chip Count | Table 35 | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin Mathis | 1400000 | Amit Makhija | 350000 |
2 | Chris Moneymaker | 4565000 | Conor Beresford | 4400000 |
3 | Josip Simunic | 755000 | Frank Stepuchin | 10400000 |
4 | Jeremy Pekarek | 620000 | Tobias Duthweiler | 4000000 |
5 | Ana Marquez | 2550000 | Freddy Deeb | 2000000 |
6 | Sergio Aido | 1780000 | Fahredin Mustafov | 3900000 |
7 | Jeremy Ausmus | 4590000 | Tom Marchese | 6975000 |
8 | Sergi Reixach | 2390000 | Rainer Kempe | 2300000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Stepuchin |
10,400,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
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Tom Marchese
|
6,975,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus |
4,590,000
2,790,000
|
2,790,000 |
|
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Chris Moneymaker |
4,565,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
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Conor Beresford |
4,400,000
-770,000
|
-770,000 |
Tobias Duthweiler |
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov |
3,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Ana Marquez |
2,550,000
-780,000
|
-780,000 |
Sergi Reixach |
2,390,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
Rainer Kempe |
2,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Freddy Deeb |
2,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
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Sergio Aido |
1,780,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
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Martin Mathis |
1,400,000
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |
Josip Simunic |
755,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
Jeremy Pekarek |
620,000
-580,000
|
-580,000 |
|
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Amit Makhija |
350,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Amit Makhija had around a six big blind stack and he finally shoved all in for just under 350,000 from under the gun. He didn't want to wait for the big blind to hit him in the next hand but unfortunately, he ran into a buzzsaw of Frank Stepuchin.
Frank Stepuchin:
Amit Makhija:
The flop of gave Makhija a couple more outs with a pair of eights but the and runout ended his tournament life.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Stepuchin |
10,550,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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Amit Makhija | Busted |
Josip Simunic moved all in for 400,000. Jeremy Pekarek moved all in for 950,000 from the next position and Ana Marquez four-bet all in from the next position for over two million. The remaining players all folded.
Josip Simunic:
Jeremy Pekarek:
Ana Marquez:
Kings held on the runout as Marquez sent both opponents to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ana Marquez |
4,000,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
Josip Simunic | Busted | |
Jeremy Pekarek | Busted | |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Stepuchin |
11,725,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
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Tom Marchese
|
5,805,000
-1,170,000
|
-1,170,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus |
5,625,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
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Conor Beresford |
4,515,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Chris Moneymaker |
4,105,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
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Fahredin Mustafov |
4,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Ana Marquez |
4,085,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Tobias Duthweiler |
4,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Rainer Kempe |
2,260,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Sergi Reixach |
2,240,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Freddy Deeb |
2,195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
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Sergio Aido |
1,705,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
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Martin Mathis |
1,180,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |