Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players were standing on table 25, and Sergio Loureiro was all in and at risk against Matthew Zambanini.
Sergio Loureiro: A♠K♥
Matthew Zambanini: J♣J♦
Zambanini's pocket jacks faced no danger on the 4♦10♠10♥9♥5♦ runout, sending Loureiro to the rail late in Level 5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
70,000
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70,000 |
|
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Busted |
Daniel DaConti raised to 1,100 in early position, and Xiancong Li replied with a three-bet to 3,600 in the hijack. Phillip Phan called on the button, and DaConti tossed in a call.
DaConti checked the 7♦9♦4♥ flop, and Li continued for 2,500. Phan got out of the way, and DaConti called to the Q♦ turn.
Both players checked to see the Q♥ river, and DaConti led out for 6,500. Li made the quick call, and DaConti turned over K♣10♣ for a river bluff.
Li showed Q♣6♣ for trip queens, and the dealer slid the pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
122,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
36,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
John Cipriano opened to 1,000 in the hijack, finding a call from Wooyang Lin in the big blind.
Both players checked the 5♠5♦10♠ flop, and Lin tapped the table again on the 10♣ turn. Cipriano fired a bet of 700, only to be check-raised by Lin to 1,700.
The call was made, and Lin led out for 5,100 on the Q♥ river. Cipriano stuck in the call and looked across the table at his opponent.
"Full house," said Lin as he tabled 10♥6♦ to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Menachem Landwirt opened to 1,200 in middle position, with Robert Sichelstiel calling on the button and Sebastian Harasim defending his big blind.
Harasim checked the Q♣4♦2♠ flop, and Landwirt continued for 2,500. Sichelstiel quickly folded, and Harasim took a moment before sliding his cards to the dealer.
Landwirt flipped over A♠A♦ as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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124,000
84,000
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84,000 |
|
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68,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
36,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Steven Burroughs was all in from middle position on the 7♦5♥K♥ flop, at risk against Daniel DaConti in the big blind.
Steven Burroughs: K♦J♦
Daniel DaConti: A♠A♣
Burroughs saw the bad news as the cards were turned over, and DaConti held through the 8♦ turn and 3♠ river to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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82,000 | |
|
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Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
The first four levels of Day 1b have seen 77 entries, bringing the overall total for the tournament past the 200-entry mark.
Late registration remains open today until the start of Level 13, with two more opening flights to come this week.
Akash Hotwani raised to 1,000 in middle position, and William Beer made the call on the button. David Kilcoyne came along in the big blind, and checked the 2♣Q♣Q♠ flop.
Hotwani also checked, with Beer tossing out a 1,000 chip. Only Hotwani called to the Q♦ turn, where both players declined to bet.
Another pair of checks followed the 3♣ river, and Hotwani showed down J♣9♣. Beer turned over A♣5♣ to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
37,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Alexander Kartveli and Teddy Way checked from the blinds on the A♥5♣9♠ flop, as did Steven Vaserman in early position. Joseph Carey fired a bet of 1,000 from the cutoff, with only Vaserman making the call.
Another check from Vaserman followed the 4♠ turn, and Carey checked behind.
Vaserman then led out with a pot-sized bet of 4,2000 on the K♦ river, earning the pot as Carey opted to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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53,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
48,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
37,000
13,000
|
13,000 |