The final five-minute break of the late registration period has arrived, and 40 players now remain from 107 total entries. Registration will remain open until 11:15 p.m. ET.
The final five-minute break of the late registration period has arrived, and 40 players now remain from 107 total entries. Registration will remain open until 11:15 p.m. ET.
In Level 14 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250, action folded around to "Tagubhai" in the cutoff and they opened to 5,000. "Iraisepros" re-jammed for 22,765 in the small blindand "Tagubhai" called once it became their turn to do so.
"Iraisepros": ![]()
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"Tagubhai": ![]()
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The runout ![]()
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saw four clubs come on board to give "Tagubhai" a flush and eliminate "Iraisepros" with their second-best two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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174,670
85,836
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85,836 |
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Busted |
In Level 13 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski opened the action with a raise to 3,200 in the cutoff. "pompii23" defended their big blind as the sole caller and the flop came ![]()
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"pompii23" checked to Tentnowski, who continuation-bet 2,150 and saw "pompii23" check-jam for 19,400. Tentnowski called.
"pompii23": ![]()
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Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski: ![]()
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Tentnowski's top pair was ahead of his opponent's open-ended straight draw and was able to hold as the turn
and river
completed the runout to earn him the pot and the knockout with his pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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128,166
103,166
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103,166 |
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Busted | |
Ninety-six entries have now been recorded as play is more than halfway through Level 12 (700/1,400/175). Such a figure means that the guaranteed prize pool of $17,500 has officially been surpassed.
Registration will remain open for 42 more minutes, closing at 11:15 p.m. ET.
In Level 12 with blinds of 700/1,400 and an ante of 175, Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes raised to 2,940 under the gun and John "GameOfEdges" Forlenza re-jammed for 19,975 in middle position. Action folded back to Reyes and he called.
John "GameOfEdges" Forlenza: ![]()
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Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes: ![]()
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Forlenza faded the three outer with ease as a king-high runout ![]()
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came to earn him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,450
18,450
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18,450 |
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29,550
9,114
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9,114 |
In Level 11 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, "jrmoney81924" opened to 2,640 under the gun and "1st.p1ace" called in middle position. Dan "AvaGray" Lupo three-bet jammed for 17,133 and action folded back to "1st.p1ace", who called to send the two off to the races.
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo: ![]()
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"1st.p1ace": ![]()
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Lupo's sixes were out in front and remained there through the flop ![]()
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. The turn
gave "1st.p1ace" the nut flush draw and two more counterfeit outs to a double-paired board. Such outs proved to be too many for Lupo to fade as the river
completed the runout, giving "1st.p1ace" a better two pair and sending Lupo to re-enter as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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88,815
27,298
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27,298 |
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25,000
16,740
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16,740 |
In Level 10 with blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125, Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro finds himself atop the counts. Here's an updated look at the top of the leader board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,173
27,144
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27,144 |
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88,834
42,346
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42,346 |
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85,314
85,314
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85,314 |
|
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83,119
65,803
|
65,803 |
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82,388
15,550
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15,550 |
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76,540
30,640
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30,640 |
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75,052
50,052
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50,052 |
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67,303
36,839
|
36,839 |
|
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64,520
8,377
|
8,377 |
|
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63,815
13,130
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13,130 |
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61,517
44,702
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44,702 |
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61,296
8,488
|
8,488 |
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56,570
31,570
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31,570 |
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55,699
55,699
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55,699 |
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55,232
55,232
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55,232 |
The tournament has reached its second five-minute break of the night. The field continues to climb nearer towards its 17.5K guarantee, with 78 entries now being recorded.
Forty-eight currently remain.
In Level 9 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, "JohnnyMania" opened to 1,600 in early position and "BLACKKOWBOYZ" three-bet to 4,800. "RNigro_1105" was in the big blind and cold four-bet all in for 18,268. "JohnnyMania" then re-jammed and "BLACKKOWBOYZ" folded.
"RNigro_1105": ![]()
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"JohnnyMania": ![]()
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"JohnnyMania" picked up a sweat on the flop ![]()
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, as "RNigro_1105" flopped a gutshot straight draw. However, it failed to complete as the turn
and river
finished the runout, and "RNigro_1105" was eliminated by "JohnnyMania" as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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66,838
41,838
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41,838 |
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17,316
17,316
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17,316 |
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Busted |
In Level 8 with blinds of 350/700 and an ante of 90, "Iraisepros" raised to 1,400 in early position and action folded to Michael "mikeyeager" Yeager, who defended his big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Yeager checked. "Iraisepros" continuation-bet 1,200 and Yeager check-jammed for 9,623 effective. "Iraisepros" called.
"Iraisepros": ![]()
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Michael "mikeyeager" Yeager: ![]()
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Yeager's top pair was ahead and remained there as the turn
and river
completed the runout, earning him the pot and the knockout. "Iraisepros" wasted no time re-entering, and is onto bullet number two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,647 | |
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25,000 |