In Level 27 with blinds of 18,000/36,000 and an ante of 4,500, "rule22" opened to 126,000 in the hijack and Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein three-bet jammed for 974,000. "rule22" called.
Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein:
"rule22":
Borenstein was unable to hit a jack as the board ran out to result in his departure from the tournament in fifth place, earning $1,471 plus another $800 from bounties for his efforts.
In Level 27 with blinds of 18,000/36,000 and an ante of 4,500, "miw210x" raised to 75,000 in the cutoff and "IReadYrSoul" three-bet jammed for 541,000 in the big blind. "miw210x" quickly called.
"IReadYrSoul":
"miw210x":
"IReadYrSoul" was in trouble but found four outs on the flop . The turn did not help, but the river connected to give them the wheel and earn them the double to stay alive as a result.
In Level 28 with blinds of 20,000/40, "rule22" opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and "IReadYrSoul" three-bet jammed for 950,000. "rule22" called and the two were off to the races.
"IReadYrSoul":
"rule22":
"IReadYrSoul" saw a nine come on the flop and had "rule22" drawing dead on the turn . The river completed the runout and the pot of nearly 2 million was shipped their way.
In Level 28 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "miw210x" opened to 85,000 in the cutoff and "RickRahim" three-bet shoved for 724,000 on the button. "IReadYrSoul" could four-bet jammed over the top, effectively putting "miw210x" to a decision for their remaining 1.1 million. "miw210x" folded.
"RickRahim":
"IReadYrSoul":
"RickRahim": saw the wrong one of their two unpaired hole cards come on the runout , giving both players a pair of aces and leaving "IReadYrSoul" with the superior kicker. "RickRahim" was eliminated in fourth place as a result, earning $1,908 plus another $100 from the lone bounty they amassed to take their overall payday over $2,000.
Hand #1: In Level 29 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, "IReadYrSoul" open-jammed for 1.63 million effective in the small blind and "miw210x" called it all off in the big blind.
"miw210x":
"IReadYrSoul":
"miw210x" saw one of their opponent's two undercards connect on the flop , but the turn left them with just two outs to fade. Neither hit on the river and "miw210x" scored the double.
Hand #2: A few hands later, another all-in preflop situation arose with "rule22" at risk in the big blind against "IReadYrSoul," who was on the button.
"rule22":
"IReadYrSoul":
"rule22" missed on both the flop and turn to leave them with one shot left at hitting the five outs they had. Fate favored their fortunes as the river came to improve them to queens and eights and keep them alive in the tournament as a result.
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In Level 29 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, "rule22" raised to 125,000 in the small blind and "IReadYrSoul" three-bet jammed for 1.14 million in the big blind. "rule22" wasted no time clicking the call button.
"IReadYrSoul":
"rule22":
"IReadYrSoul" was in trouble and the flop put them in even worse shape. The turn left them drawing dead before the river proved to be nothing more than a consolation prize en route to their third-place finish, earning a prize of $2,684 to go along with a tournament-high 11 knockouts for another $1,100.
Level 30 is underway and blinds are now 30,000/60,000 with an ante of 7,500. No significant pots have been played in the opening minutes of the heads-up match, though "rule22" has increased their lead over "miw210x," who now finds themselves with 20 big blinds left in their stack. Here's a look at official counts as the two remaining players take a five-minute break.
In Level 30 with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and an ante of 7,500, "miw210x" opened to 125,000 on the button and "rule22" three-bet jammed for 1.13 effective. "miw210x" immediately called.
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"miw210x":
"rule22":
The flop came and the turn left "rule22" drawing dead before a blank hit on the river, leaving stacks nearly even as the heads-up match continues.