Tuan Le and Christopher Brammer have reached a deal heads-up in the PS Open Main Event. They have agreed to an even split, leaving £15,000 and the trophy for first. That means both players have now locked up £134,200.
Blind level durations have been halved following the deal.
With the chip stacks close to even, players are discussing a deal.
Tuan Le completed the button for 300,000 and Christopher Brammer checked. The flop came 3♠4♠2♥ and Brammer checked. Le bet 400,000 and Brammer called. Both players then checked on the J♦ turn.
The river came the 2♠ and Brammer led for 1,050,000. Le folded and Brammer took the pot.
Brammer won another pot the following hand. He raised to 850,000 from the button and Le called in the big blind. They checked on the 9♠8♠2♦ flop and again on the 9♦ river. On the 6♦ river, Brammer led for 700,000 and Le called. Brammer had K♦2♥ and trip twos to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,160,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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12,400,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Tuan Le limped the button and Christopher Brammer checked. The flop came K♠7♠A♥ and Brammer checked. Le bet 350,000 and Brammer called. Both players then checked on the K♣ turn.
The river came the 5♣ and Brammer led for 550,000. Le called and showed A♠8♣ for a pair of aces. Brammer mucked and Le won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,060,000
340,000
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340,000 |
|
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10,500,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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The PokerStars Open Main Event is now heads-up between Tuan Le and Christopher Brammer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,400,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
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10,070,000
2,230,000
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2,230,000 |
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Christopher Brammer open-shoved from the small blind and Hasmukh Khodiyara called in the big blind for around 3,500,000. Players flipped their cards, with Khodiyara at risk.
Hasmukh Khodiyara: K♠9♥ 
Christopher Brammer: 10♠2♠
Brammer wasn't behind for long as the 2♥10♦7♦ flop gave him two pair. The 9♠ paired Khodiyara's hand, but the 7♠ river sealed it and Brammer won the pot.
Khodiyara was eliminated from the tournament in third place for £77,860.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,300,000
7,300,000
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7,300,000 |
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Busted | |
Hasmukh Khodiyara open-raised to 500,000 from the button and Tuan Le three-bet to 1,500,000 from the small blind. Christopher Brammer then four-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind, leaving just 1,300,000 behind. Khodiyara folded and Le called.
The flop came K♦A♣2♣ and Le pushed all in. Brammer quickly called for his remaining 1,350,000 chips and players showed their cards.
Christopher Brammer: A♠A♦
Tuan Le: Q♥J♦
Brammer had a set of aces and the 2♦ turn improved his hand to a full house. He won the pot and scored a huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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15,300,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Players in the PS Open are heading for a 15-minute break.
