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The tournament has resumed with about six minutes remaining in the level.
The tournament has resumed with about six minutes remaining in the level.
Joey McCaig opened for 30,000 in the hijack and called the shove of John Blanken, who had about 175,000 in the big blind.
McCaig:
Blanken:
The flopped, giving Blanken little help. A brought an inside straight draw, but the was a blank.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey McCaig |
950,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
John Blanken | Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 3,000
Joey McCaig opened for 45,000 in the cutoff. Two folds later, Bobby Nair waved his hand toward the pot and said he was all in, for what looked to be about 300,000. McCaig dropped a single chip in and turned up two red aces. Nair held , and a board later, he was done.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey McCaig |
1,350,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Bobby Nair | Busted |
Chris Pearce got the last of his stack in from the button after Vinodkumar Paddolkar raised in the cutoff, but Pearce's was well behind Paddolkar's .
Pearce let out a sigh when hit the felt, giving Paddolkar a set. But the did bring some hope with a flush draw. The river was not what he needed though, and Paddolkar took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vinodkumar Paddolkar |
545,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
Chris Pearce | Busted |
Will Berry got his 136,000 stack in preflop with and was at risk against Daniel Hughes' . Berry made eights full and doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Hughes |
580,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Will Berry |
300,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Joey McCaig opened under the gun to 45,000, and Hasan Haq called in the small blind. Big blind Vinodkumar Paddolkar made it 110,000 to go, and McCaig dropped in his whole stack of blue T25,000 chips. Haq folded, and Paddolkar announced a call then moved to expose his hand. The dealer stopped him, as the raise was 445,000, and Paddolkar had about 70,000 back. On the flop, they put the rest in.
Paddolkar:
McCaig:
Another monster for McCaig, and his hot run continued as the community came , no threat to the kings.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey McCaig |
1,850,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Vinodkumar Paddolkar | Busted |
Will Berry opened for 32,000 in the cutoff, and Daniel Hughes pushed all in on his left. The blinds mucked, and Berry counted down his stack and thought about a minute before calling off 385,000.
Berry:
Hughes:
Berry and Hughes were racing once more, and Berry again jumped out to a big lead with a set on the flop. The turn brought a mighty sweat though since Hughes picked up two draws, but the river was the .
Left with just five big blinds, Hughes initially doubled up when he shipped and hit a king against , but the next hand he jammed again with and Lou Barlow woke up with two kings behind him.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Will Berry |
809,000
509,000
|
509,000 |
Daniel Hughes | Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey McCaig |
1,650,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Hasan Haq |
900,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Lou Barlow |
720,000
136,000
|
136,000 |