Chris "SLOPPYKLOD" Klodnicki was heads up with an opponent on a board of 
. The player checked, and Klodnicki tossed out 7,000. The player called.
Klodnicki, who recently won the 2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza Main Event, turned over 
for a flush, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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The last time we checked, 2010 PCA champ Harrison Gimbel was short, so we thought we'd see how he was doing here in Level 5. Unfortunately, we discovered Gimbel is no longer with us.
According to Kyle Julius, who finished as runner-up in this very event last year, Gimbel busted when he held 
. The flop consisted of three spades, the turn was a , and Otto Lemke held 
. The two got it all in, and Lemke hit a spade on the river. That was all she wrote for Gimbel.
Meanwhile, we managed to catch Julius in a hand. In it, he opened for 625 and he received a call from Lemke in the cutoff. Ramin Hajiyev then three-bet to 1,800 from the button, Julius four-bet to 4,600, and Lemke got out of the way. Hajiyev gave it some serious consideration, but ultimately laid down his hand. Julius then showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Allyn Jaffrey Shulman opened the action with a raise to 750 from early position. Jesper Hoog three-bet from the cutoff and made it 1,800 to go. It folded to the big blind and he quickly announced a four-bet. Back to Shulman, she was looking at 3,800 total. She flat called and it was back on Hoog.
Hoog took his time before finally announcing a five-bet to 9,500. The big blind got out of the way and after roughly a minute, Shulman did too. She's still sitting healthy, however, with about 62,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Four players saw a flop of 
, including Olivier Busquet. The action checked to a player on the button who tossed out 2,500, and two players called, including Busquet in the small blind.
The turn was the 
, the action checked to the player on the button, and he fired 5,500. Only Busquet called.
The 
completed the board, and Busquet checked a third time. They player reached for chips, paused for a moment of thought, then tossed out what looked like 9,000. Busquet called.
"Eights-full," the player announced, flipping over 
.
Busquet mucked his cards, and the player raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
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|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
52,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
29,000 | |
|
|
||
|
27,000 | |
|
|
||
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
25,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,000 | |
|
||
|
20,000 | |
|
|
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|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
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|
16,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
8,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
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|
5,700
24,300
|
24,300 |
|
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Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
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|
69,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
54,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
38,000 | |
|
|
||
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000 | |
|
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000 | |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,000 | |
|
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|
13,000 | |
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