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10-06-2019 16:28 UTC-4

Gadre Flops Set to Eliminate Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Harish Gadre

A player from late position open-jammed and Harish Gadre came over the top from the hijack getting isolation.

Harish Gadre:
Opponent:

Garde was ahead with his made hand and improved on the flop.

The turn left Gadre's opponent drawing dead and he was eliminated after the fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harish Gadre	450,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Harish Gadre

10-06-2019 16:46 UTC-4

Lutz Eliminates Holowchuk with Ladies

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Thomas Holowchuk

Thomas Holowchuk open-jammed for 131,000 from middle position and Kevin Lutz jammed over the top from the small blind getting isolation.

Kevin Lutz:
Thomas Holowchuk:

Holowchuk needed some help and picked up a gutterball with the flop.

The turn came the taking away Holowchuk's straight outs and as he now needed an ace to fall.

Unfortunately for Holowchuk, the river paired the board with the and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Lutz	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000
Thomas Holowchuk	Busted

Tags: Thomas Holowchuk Kevin Lutz

10-06-2019 16:53 UTC-4

Giunta Doubles Through Kordys

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jamie Giunta

Action on the table folded around to Jamie Giunta who moved all in for 150,000 from late position and was called by Rafal Kordys from the small blind.

Jamie Giunta:
Rafal Kordys:

Giunta had Kordys dominated and doubled up after the run out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafal Kordys	950,000 742,000	742,000
Jamie Giunta	310,000 10,000	10,000

10-06-2019 17:21 UTC-4

Teutonico Gets Big Blind Special for Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Vincent Teutonico

It was a blind versus blind battle and all the chips went into the middle after the flop.

Vincent Teutonico:
Opponent:

Both players flopped two-pair but Teutonico got the better of it with the better hand and doubled up for 422,000 after the turn and river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Teutonico	850,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Vincent Teutonico

10-06-2019 18:02 UTC-4

Bilotti Riivers Set One Card Too Late

Anthony Thompson

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Nicholas Bilotti

There was three-way action that saw a flop. Wen Zhang jammed for 161,000 from the big blind and Nicholas Bilotti called for less holding 147,000 from late position. Action was on the button player who called having both players covered.

Wen Zhang:
Button Player:
Nicholas Bilotti:

Both Zhang and Bilotti were at risk as their opponent was ahead and held the same staright draw as Zhang.

Luckily for Zhang, the dealer turned the giving him the only chance he had at staying alive but the same couldn't be said for Bilotti as he needed a six to fall on the river to try and get a chop as well.

Instead, the dealer added some salt to the wound dropping the giving him the set but it was too late and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wen Zhang	320,000
Nicholas Bilotti	Busted

Tags: Wen Zhang Nicholas Bilotti

10-06-2019 19:29 UTC-4

Xu Flops Boat; Eliminates Trojan

Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yinglun Xu

There was all in action preflop between Robert Trojan from early position and Yinglun Xu from the small blind.

Yinglun Xu:
Robert Trojan:

Trojan had Xu crushed and looked good to grab a much needed double until the flop hit the felt.

The came on the turn and Trojan needed a seven to fall on the river to win the hand but it came the 3h] to eliminate him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinglun Xu	450,000 182,500	182,500
Robert Trojan	Busted

Tags: Yinglun Xu Robert Trojan

10-06-2019 20:04 UTC-4

Decker Flushes Chen's Set to Scoop Largest Pot of the Night

Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Guoliang Chen

Harish Gadre opened from middle position and Guoliang Chen called on the button, Action was on Travis Decker from the big blind who three-bet to 135,000 getting called by both Gadre and Chen to see a flop.

Decker lead out for 150,000 and both opponents called to see the turn.

Decker continued for 250,000 getting a fold from Gadre while Chen raised. Action was back on Decker who three-bet jammed and was snapped off by Chen.

Travis Decker:
Guoliang Chen:

Decker turned the nuts and Chen needed the board to pair on the river but it fell the to give Decker a monster double up for 1,090,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Decker	3,200,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Harish Gadre	300,000 -100,000	-100,000
Guoliang Chen	300,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Tags: Guoliang Chen Harish Gadre Travis Decker

10-06-2019 21:04 UTC-4

Eriquezzo Eliminated By Hartshorn

Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ryan Eriquezzo

After a few double-ups, Ryan Eriquezzo open-jammed for 150,00 from the hijack and Travis Hartshorn came over the top from the small blind getting isolation.

Ryan Eriquezzo:
Travis Hartshorn:

Hartshorn was ahead and improved to a set on the flop.

The turn brought a gutshot for Eriquezzo but the river paired the board with the to end Eriquezzo's tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Hartshorn	700,000 -280,000	-280,000
Ryan Eriquezzo	Busted

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo Travis Hartshorn

10-06-2019 21:18 UTC-4

Decker Flops Set; Eliminates Johnson and Gadre

Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Harish Gadre

There was three-way all in action after a flop.

Harish Gadre:
Travis Decker:
Kevin Johnson:

Decker struck gold on the flop and eliminated both Gadre and Johnson after the board completed with turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Decker	2,600,000 -600,000	-600,000
Kevin Johnson	Busted
Harish Gadre	Busted

Tags: Travis Decker Kevin Johnson Harish Gadre

10-06-2019 23:11 UTC-4

Taylor Eliminated By the Rockets of Dossantos

Anthony Thompson

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Samuel Taylor

Josias Dossantos opened from early position and Samuel Taylor three-bet jammed for 1,175,000 from the small blind, Dossantos called.

Samuel Taylor:
Josias Dossantos:

Taylor picked up a made hand in the small blind but ran into the weapons of mass destruction held by Dossantos and didn't find any help from the run out eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josias Dossantos	4,200,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Samuel Taylor	Busted

Tags: Samuel Taylor Josias Dossantos