Nobody is as short as Kevin Hart (as he was the first one to bust two bullets today), but there are several players in need of a double up:
Nobody is as short as Kevin Hart (as he was the first one to bust two bullets today), but there are several players in need of a double up:
Vladimir Troyanovskiy got it in with ![]()
all in before the flop against the ![]()
of Dan Colman. The board ran out ![]()
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and Trpyanovskiy made his exit while shaking his head.
With the bust out of Troyanovskiy, the tournament is down to 24 players and a redraw is in the works. There was some stalling going on at one of the table awaiting the redraw, but that should now be done with.
A huge battle for power and chips kicked off at the table shared by Dan Colman, Justin Bonomo and Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu was the aggressor, making it 22,000 to go preflop. Dan Colman was one of two players who called to a flop of ![]()
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, whereupon Negreanu c-bet to 27,000. The other player involved got out of the way, but Colman made it 90,000.
Negreanu looked shocked, but he acted strong, moving all-in for roughly 240,000. Bonomo let it go, and Negreanu has put himself in a great position for a deep run...without showing cards.
Level: 11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
With 69 entries, the total prize pool has come to $3,313,035. The top nine players finish in the money with the min cash at $96,080. First place prize is $969,075.
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $969,075 |
| 2 | $695,740 |
| 3 | $452,220 |
| 4 | $341,240 |
| 5 | $265,040 |
| 6 | $205,400 |
| 7 | $162,340 |
| 8 | $125,900 |
| 9 | $96,080 |
Dan Colman and Daniel Negreanu know each other well, but only at the poker table. They met in one of the biggest heads-up clashes of all-time when Colman bested Negranu in winning the Big One for One Drop. The difference between the two gentlemen's results was stark. Negreanu won $8,288,001, a fine prize, but Colman reeled in $15,306,668, the second-biggest prize in live tournament history.
So far, since Colman was moved to his table, Negreanu has been on a slightly downward curve, while Colman is growing his stack.
The first hand between the two came when on a board of ![]()
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saw 55,000 in the middle and Colman's bet of 36,000 was enough to take it down.
In the next hand at the table, Negreanu made it 17,000 from the hijack position. Colman raised to 50,000 and took that pot away too.
Advantage Colman for now, but Negreanu, just as in 2014, will not give up easily. The Canadian does have the lead in the All-Time Money List.
Mike 'Timex' McDonald has been eliminated from the $50,000 Single Day High Roller tournament after being a big favourite to progress when he was committed.
Pre-flop, McDonald made it 32,000 and when Tollerene moved all-in, McDonald quickly called. McDonald turned over ![]()
and he was well ahead of Tollerene's ![]()
. But the flop of ![]()
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put Tollerene into a crucial lead, and his chances of winning the hand only improved on the
turn. The river of
saw Tollerene hold and Timex make his way from the tournament.
The rollercoaster ride is far from over for Bill Perkins, he just doubled.
Ivan Luca raised to 16,000 and Mustapha Kanit called. Bill Perkins squeezed all in for 103,000 and action folded to Luca who folded. Kanit called.
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Bill Perkins: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Perkins doubled.
Bill Perkins is always one of the most fun players to watch take on a High Roller field, but even by his standards for the spectacular, the last two hands were dramatic!
First, Perkins was all-in pre-flop with the best of it, holding ![]()
against his opponent Isaac Haxton's ![]()
. The board looked to be giving Perkins all the money but had a sting in its tail as it came ![]()
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to give Haxton Broadway.
In the very next hand, Perkins got his remaining 72,000 into the middle pre-flop with ![]()
and was called by Sergi Reixach, who held ![]()
. The flop of ![]()
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gave both players a sweat and the cards were slid into position, but the turn
and river
saw Perkins hold on.
"Admit it, you thought quad queens were coming there, didn't ya?" asked a friend of Bill's hopes in the hand.
"What a couple of hands. I felt sure they wanted rid of me when he flopped a set, but I got one too, it's all good."