Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Three players ended up all-in preflop after a raising war broke out between Alberto Sabogali in the cutoff, the player on the button, and the player in the big blind.
Alberto Sabogali: ![]()
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Button: ![]()
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Big blind: ![]()
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The ![]()
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flop and
turn left Sabogali drawing to one out, as the
would give the button a flush.
A fateful
completed the board, however, leaving Sabogali best with a set of jacks. Sabogali was the shortest of the three stacks with 19,700 and he tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
The player under-the-gun opened to 700 and was called by the player in the hijack, Lalith Mannur in the small blind, and the big blind.
All four players checked on the ![]()
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flop, but Mannur led out for 2,000 on the
turn. Only the big blind called.
The
filled the river and Mannur bet again — this time for 3,000. His opponent quickly called and Mannur tabled ![]()
, which was good as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Jane Hitchcock opened to 1,000 from under-the-gun and was called by Yoo Kang in middle position.
Hitchcock proceed to bet 700 on the ![]()
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flop, 1,100 on the
turn, and 2,000 on the
river and was called by Kang each time.
Hitchcock tabled ![]()
for nines and eights, which was no good against the ![]()
of Kang for a better two pair and he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000 | |
|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
A player in early position limped and another player in middle position raised to 2,000. The player directly behind them called and then Timothy Pollard three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Only the initial raiser called.
The initial raiser checked on the ![]()
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flop and Pollard bet 10,000. His opponent then check-raised all in for around 20,000 and Pollard called to put him at risk.
Timothy Pollard: ![]()
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Middle-position player: ![]()
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Pollard was well ahead, and the
turn and
runout kept Pollard best — eliminating his opponent from contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
The field is already up to 234 entries.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
The under-the-gun player opened to 1,200 and was called by the player in the cutoff and Brian Myer on the button.
The initial raiser continued for 2,200 on the ![]()
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flop and action folded to Myer, who raised to 5,500. His opponent called.
The turn brought the
and it was checked to Myer, who shoved for a bit over 20,000.
"That was a bad card," Myer's opponent said, revealing the ![]()
before folding.
Myer showed he had also flopped a flush with the ![]()
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
66,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
58,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
52,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
32,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
26,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
24,000
5,000
|
5,000 |