Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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Blake Anderson opened to 9,000 from early position and both Martin Johnstone on the button and Luc Lafontaine in the big blind called.
The flop came ![]()
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. Lafontaine checked to Anderson, who continued for 11,000. Only Johnstone came along. On the
turn, Anderson kept the betting lead with a size of 25,000 and again Johnstone called.
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completed the board and Anderson took a moment before sliding a bet of 60,000 forward. Johnstone quickly announced call and the cards were tabled.
Anderson revealed ![]()
for flopped trips but was no good when Johnstone opened ![]()
for trips with a better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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480,000
168,000
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168,000 |
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235,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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140,000 |
Action was heads up with 12,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board when Jeannette Mendez jammed her last 28,000 from the small blind. Shawn Buchanan counted out the chips and called from the big blind.
Jeannette Mendez: ![]()
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Shawn Buchanan: ![]()
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The board finished up with ![]()
and Buchanan made kings and fours on the river to catch up to Mendez and send her to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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178,000
84,300
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Action folded to Eric Schaeffer on the button who opened for 10,000 and only Tamer Alkamli made the call in the big blind.
The flop fanned out ![]()
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and Alkamli check-called a bet of 11,000 from Schaeffer. On the
turn Alkamli checked again and Schaeffer tossed out 21,000. Alkamli took a moment, but eventually made the call.
The
hit the river and Alkamli quickly tapped the table for a check. Schaeffer contemplated his options, but reluctantly checked back to a showdown.
Alkamli opened ![]()
for ace-high while Schaeffer tabled ![]()
for the winning hand.
"I was worried he had sevens," said Schaeffer to the table as he collected his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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190,000
5,000
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The PokerNews team was called over to Table 8 when all the chips were in the middle preflop between Luc Lafontaine and Blake Anderson, who was the player at risk.
Blake Anderson: ![]()
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Luc Lafontaine: ![]()
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Anderson got his 162,000 chip stack in as good as he could get, and when the board ran out ![]()
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, it was the rockets for Anderson that held up to secure a full double up and leave Lafontaine short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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335,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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68,000
167,000
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167,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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495,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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460,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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454,000
106,000
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106,000 |
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450,000
391,000
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391,000 |
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446,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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385,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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353,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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340,000
294,000
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294,000 |
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263,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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260,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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223,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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190,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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181,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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96,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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69,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Brunno Botteon raised to 13,000 from middle position and Guillermo Sanz made it 33,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and Botteon spent a few moments in the tank before he made it 85,000. Sanz thought it over for a few moments, but the bet was too rich and he gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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336,000
336,000
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336,000 |
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311,000
42,000
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Iliodoros Kamatakis raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Rui Ferreira called from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up.
The flop was ![]()
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and Kamatakis continued for 18,000. Ferreira called and the turn was
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Both players checked the turn to see
on the river. Kamatakis checked and then folded when Ferreira put out a big stack of blue T-5,000 chips.
Meanwhile, Ludovic Geilich is at the same table and he has continued to chip up in recent levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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455,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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293,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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185,000 |