| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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We found Duff Charette all in with 
, dominating the 
of Marvin Rettenmaier. The latter was able to grab the lead as 
flopped, and a 
turn was a brick.
"Come on," Charette urged the dealer, and his wish was granted as a 
fell to give him a straight. Rettenmaier sent 36,200 across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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81,000
41,300
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41,300 |
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27,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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Of the six guys who made the first final table at Atlantis, only one has been here every year. As the PokerStars Blog reports, that guy is still alive in Day 2.
A total of 816 entrants took pat in the 2015 PCA Main Event creating a prize pool of $7,915,200. The top 119 players will make the money with a minimum cash being worth $17,800. First place will collect $1,491,580 and the entire final table will all be six figures richer. For a list of all the payouts, click the payouts tab above. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,491,580 |
| 2 | $907,080 |
| 3 | $641,140 |
| 4 | $482,820 |
| 5 | $380,720 |
| 6 | $285,740 |
| 7 | $203,420 |
| 8 | $140,900 |
| 9 | $111,440 |
On the river, Jason Helder bet 15,000 from the button and saw his opponent in the small blind put him all in for 44,100. The 
board was rife with possibilities, and Helder tanked for a few minutes, alternately staring at his opponent and the felt. Finally, Helder called it off, and his opponent quickly flipped 
. Helder had made the right read, and his 
, a straight on the river, was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Action folded to Ryan Olisar in the small blind and he limped in. Gabe Patgorski raised to 3,000 in the big blind, Olisar called and the flop came down 
.
Olisar check-called 3,000 from Patgorski, the 
fell on the turn and both players opted to check. Both checked the river as well.
Olisar showed 
, but Patgorski had it beat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
44,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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107,800
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
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106,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
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99,000
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
71,000
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
71,000
30,300
|
30,300 |
|
68,500
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
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59,500
10,900
|
10,900 |
|
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51,200
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
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|
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47,000
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
34,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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29,200
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
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|
27,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
26,300
38,700
|
38,700 |
|
22,200
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
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We arrived in time to see $11 PokerStars qualifier Ludwig Fernstrom heads up in a hand with Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer. The completed board read 
and there was roughly 15,000 already in the middle.
Fernstrom fired out a river bet of 7,000, sending Danzer into the tank. After a moment, he tossed out a call to see Fernstrom table 
for a full house of aces full of nines. Danzer instantly mucked his cards and Fernstrom was awarded a pot that brought his stack to about 100,000. Danzer, on the other hand, has dropped to roughly 23,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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100,000
62,600
|
62,600 |
|
23,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
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Daniel Negreanu opened to 2,300 and found a single call from Robert Mizrachi in the big blind. The two saw a flop of 
and Mizrachi check-called a continuation bet of 3,000.
The turn was the and Mizrachi checked a second time. Negreanu tapped the table back and the paired the board on the river. Mizrachi fired 1,000 only to have Negreanu raise the action to 5,500. Mizrachi called but mucked his cards after seeing Negreanu's 
for trip deuces. With this win, Negreanu's stack is up to about 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
25,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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We got to the table with 32,000 already in the pot and a bet of 8,000 in front of Sigitas Bucinskas on a flop of 
. Rocco Palumbo moved all in for 36,000 total and Bucinskas tanked for several minutes before letting his hand go. The successful shove moved the Italian up to 76,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000
38,200
|
38,200 |
|
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40,000
19,700
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19,700 |
