| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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The $150,000 MMA fight is still quite some time away between JC Alvarado and Olivier Busquet, but the former just made an attempt at hijacking the latter's dietary restraints.
Alvarado called yours truly over, explaining he had ordered a beer and chips for Busquet, who was sitting one table over. The players at Alvarado's table got a good chuckle out of the joke even before his Tuesday night snack was delivered.
When the waitress arrived with the beer and chips, Alvarado explained where it had to be delivered, and the friendly waitress followed the instructions.
"Here you go sir," the waitress said to a dumbfounded Busquet.
Confused, Busquet said, "I didn't order that," but the waitress placed the bag of chips on the rail while handing him the beer and a plastic cup.
"It's a gift," the smiling waitress said.
"From who?" Busquet asked, as Alvarado and the players at his table could not stop laughing.
Ole Schemion, facing Busquet, and seeing Alvarado's laughter in the background as he was in his direct line of sight, laughed out loud as he immediately understood what was going on.
"From that gentleman," the waitress pointed at Alvarado, and Busquet now started laughing as well.
"It's a joke," Busquet tried to explain to the waitress, "And I don't want it."
As the waitress left, Busquet put the bag of chips and the beer under his seat, and with a big smile on his face he continued playing.
Asked when he had last had a beer and chips, Busquet said, "Oh man, I really can't remember. It must've been a long-long time ago."
"Clean living," Busquet added with a smile, "I break my diet sometimes for something I really, really want, but not for some barbecue chips and a beer."
When we inquired whether or not Busquet could be tempted with any food to break his strict diet, he said, "Well, if it was New York cheesecake or some Sour Patch Kids, then it would've been a different story."
Alvarado's first attempt at sabotaging Busquet preparations did not go according to plan, but knowing that cheesecake or candy could do the trick he might be sending over some boxes to the Busquet residence.
Max Greenwood just raised to 1,500 and Dani Stern called on the button after which both blinds, Talal Shakerchi and JC Alvarado called. The flop brought out 
and the action was checked to Stern who bet 4,000 and Shakerchi folded, after which Alvarado made it 11,000.
Greenwood folded quickly as well, creating heads up action on the turn.
The turn was the 
and Alvarado fired out 18,000, which got Stern to fold after some tanking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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62,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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54,000 | |
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Igor Kurganov opened for 1,400 from the hijack only to have Nicolas Yunis three-bet to 3,100 from the cutoff. When action reached Faraz Jaka in the big blind, he put in a four-bet to 7,200, and Kurganov asked how much he was playing before moving all in. Yunis got out of the way and Jaka snap-called off for 35,800.
Kurganov: 
Jaka: 
It was a classic flip, and Jaka was looking to hold to stay alive. That's just what he did after the board ran out a lowly 
. Kurganov was left with just 4,700 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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4,700
45,300
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45,300 |
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We're not sure how Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari got so short, but we do know he got his last 1,550 all in preflop and was at risk against Russia's Alexandr Komarov.
Komarov: 
Akkari: 
Akkari was drawing to two live cards, and he managed to pair one on the 
flop. Unfortunately for him, his lead was short lived when the 
spiked on the turn to give Komarov aces. The river changed nothing, and Akkari fell just shy of the dinner break.
Meanwhile, former champ Will Molson busted to Brian Yoon at a nearby table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 6 has expired, and that means it's time for the 75-minute dinner break. During this time the tournament staff will race off the green T25 chips.
When they return, the remaining players will play four more one-hour levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
We'll have some updates chip counts for you shortly.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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194,700
119,700
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119,700 |
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151,600
30,600
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30,600 |
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130,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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127,200
37,200
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37,200 |
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120,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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116,500
11,500
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11,500 |
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115,200
25,800
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25,800 |
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110,000
41,000
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41,000 |
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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110,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
108,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
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107,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
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105,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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105,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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104,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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102,300
17,300
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17,300 |
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100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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97,700
47,700
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47,700 |
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96,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
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95,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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89,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
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87,600
37,600
|
37,600 |
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86,300
36,300
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36,300 |
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85,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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Action folded to a short-stacked Stefano Terziani on the button and he shoved all in for 11,000. Isaac Haxton liked what he saw in the big blind and made the call.
Terziani: 
Haxton: 
The 
flop was gin for Terziani, who pulled way out in front with trips. However, the 
turn made things interesting by delivering Haxton a flush draw. Fortunately for Terziani, the river was a blank and he lived to play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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23,000 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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