With 38 players left, and the top 36 getting paid, play has slowed down here for some time, no-one wanting to bust out and lose their chance at winning the $100,000 first prize.
2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships
Paul Tartak and Michael Oscuro have been dualling it out for a large part of the day. This time, after Oscuro min-raised preflop on the button, Tartak called from the small blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Tartak check-called 15,000 from Oscuro. The turn brought the
, Tartak checked, and Oscuro bet 60,000 this time.
"You have a hand every time", said Tartak and folded. Oscuro indeed had it and showed ![]()
for the straight.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Four from the money here and Paul Tartak was all-in with ![]()
versus Michael Oscuro's ![]()
for Tartak's last 133,000 chips.
The board ran out ![]()
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A ten on the flop was about all that was needed and Tartak got the double-up.
A whopping six-figure prize awaits the winner tomorrow night, while 36 players will walk away with a cash prize for their efforts.
Payouts
| Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 |
| 2 | $63,000 |
| 3 | $40,000 |
| 4 | $24,500 |
| 5 | $19,500 |
| 6 | $15,000 |
| 7 | $11,500 |
| 8 | $8,500 |
| 9 | $6,500 |
| 10 | $5,000 |
| 11-13 | $4,200 |
| 14-15 | $3,500 |
| 16-18 | $3,000 |
| 19-28 | $2,500 |
| 29-36 | $2,100 |
Last year's Main Event winner here, Nathan Susnig, found himself all-in with pocket queens, up against the pocket aces of John Kominos for his last 240,000.
The board ![]()
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which was no help to Susnig and he was eliminated.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Players on now on a 30 minute dinner break, chip updates to come.
Majed Haddad, David Nirens and Sammy Luciano were in a pot where Nirens bet the monotone flop of ![]()
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and both Luciano and Haddad called.
On the turn of
, Nirens continue with the lead, betting 50,000. Luciano then raised to 150,000, Haddad called and Nirens folded.
On the river
, Luciano casually picked up a stack of blue 5K chips worth 80,000 and put them in the middle, leaving himself with about the same behind. Haddad called and was shown Luciano's ![]()
for a flopped flush.
Haddad showed the
as he mucked, and Luciano scooped a pool of chips that took a couple hands to stack.