The remaining 25 players out of 31 entries are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
The remaining 25 players out of 31 entries are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
Juan Pardo raised to 7,000 on the button and instantly called the three-bet shove by Dan Smith in the small blind with a near identical shorter stack.
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The coin flip went to Smith, who made nines full of kings on the ![]()
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runout to double his 115,500.
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flop, Eric Worre checked and David Yan bet 8,000 and Mikita Badziakouski then raised to 20,000. Worre checked the shorter stacks of both opponents to then check-raise to 175,000 and earn two quick folds.
Last but not least, Artur Martirosian check-raised a ![]()
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flop in a blind battle versus Justin Bonomo and received a call by Bonomo. The
turn brought a bet worth 23,000 by Martirosian and Bonomo called. Both checked the
river and Bonomo earned the pot with the ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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595,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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355,000 | |
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240,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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237,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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99,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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60,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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19,000
201,000
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201,000 |
In a multi-way pot with 24,000 in the middle on a flop of ![]()
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, Isaac Haxton and Ben Heath checked from the blinds to Dan Smith in the cutoff who bet 6,000. Haxton made the call and Heath got out of the way.
On the
turn both players checked to the
river. Haxton quickly checked and after a moment, Smith checked back. Haxton rolled over ![]()
for a pair of tens but was no good against the ![]()
of Smith.
A couple hands later Smith opened to 6,500 from the hijack and Haxton put in a three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Heath decided to put a cold-four bet in to 57,000 and only Haxton made the call.
The flop came ![]()
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and Heath continued for 24,000. Haxton took his time, but in the end made the fold and Heath took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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425,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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340,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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145,000
73,500
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73,500 |
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With 101,000 chips in the middle preflop, Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind checked the ![]()
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flop. Chris Brewer bet 50,000 and Thorel gave it a couple of seconds before coming along.
On the
turn, Thorel checked again and Brewer jammed with the covering stack. Thorel used one time bank, asked for an exact count and folded once it was deemed to be for 326,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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630,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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170,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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David Yan raised from under the gun and was called by Sam Greenwood. On a ![]()
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flop, Yan continued for 10,500 to earn a call and that led them to the
turn. Yan now jammed for 42,000 and Greenwood folded.
Soon after, Greenwood was involved in action against Aleksejs Ponakovs and called a check-raise to 25,000 on the ![]()
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flop. Ponakovs check-called the
turn for 25,000 and checked the
river. Greenwood bet 78,000 with a single T-1,000 chip behind and Ponakovs used two time banks before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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410,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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185,000
35,500
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35,500 |
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76,000
12,500
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12,500 |
Stephen Chidwick made it 7,000 to go from under the gun and called a three-bet to 25,000 by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. On a ![]()
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flop, Bonomo checked and Chidwick bet. The check-raise to 40,000 by Bonomo followed and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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190,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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Eric Worre opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and only Sam Greenwood made the call in the big blind.
On the flop of ![]()
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, both players checked their options to the
turn. Greenwood checked again and Worre tossed out 10,000. Greenwood quickly folded and the pot was sent to Worre.
Two hands later, Worre opened from under the gun to 6,000 and it folded to Nick Petrangelo in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came ![]()
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and Petrangelo checked to Worre who continued for 7,000. Petrangelo took a moment before tossing his cards to the dealer, and another pot was sent to Worre.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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355,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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260,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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149,500
37,500
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37,500 |
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While the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship is right on the money bubble, the field in the $250,000 Super High Roller has grown by one notable entry. Bryn Kenney made his way into the corner of the tournament room and took a seat on table three.
There are currently 25 players out of 31 entries remaining and they are spread across four tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000 | |
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David Yan had been the initial preflop raiser in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button as well as Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind stuck around. Three ways to the ![]()
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flop, it checked to Ponakovs and he bet 19,000. Badziakouski opted to fold while Yan made the call.
Yan checked the
turn before calling a bet of 47,000 by Ponakovs and checked the
on the river, too. Ponakovs used one time bank and then moved all-in with the far biggest stack to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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505,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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180,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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63,500
66,500
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66,500 |