A player opened to 20,000 in the cutoff and in the small blind, Shane Fuller moved all in for 85,000 which saw his opponent call.
Opponent: 5♣5♠
Shane Fuller: K♠Q♣
The board ran out Q♠10♦9♠Q♦9♦ and Fuller's king-queen turned into queens full as he became the first bubble double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
20,000
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20,000 |
A player in the cutoff moved all in for 65,000 and in the big blind, Andre Allen called to put him at risk.
Opponent: K♥9♦
Andre Allen: 4♠4♦
The board ran out 10♠8♣6♥5♦J♣ and Allen faded all of the pair outs and the straight draw to scoop the pot.
The tournament has now progressed to the hand for hand portion of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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256,000
85,000
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85,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Andre Allen raised to 23,000 in first position and action folded around to Maxx Holland in the big blind who moved all in for 116,000 which Allen wasted little time in calling.
Maxx Holland: K♣K♥
Andre Allen: A♠Q♣
The board ran out 6♠8♥9♦5♣2♣ and the kings held for Holland to double through the RGPS St. Louis Main Event champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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244,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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171,000
97,000
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97,000 |
Action was picked up in a pot worth over 200,000 with Shane Fuller only having his opponent covered slightly.
Opponent: A♥K♦
Shane Fuller: A♦5♦
The flop of K♠2♣3♠ had Fuller stand up from his chair as his opponent paired his kicker. The runout had different ideas as it came 6♦4♠ for Fuller to hit a straight and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
210,000
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210,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Brian Winter on the button and Mark Laughlin in the big blind.
On a board of 8♥K♦10♠6♣, Lauglin checked over to Winter who bet 30,000 which Laughlin called.
The river came the 9♥ and Lauglin checked over to Winter once more who moved all in for 71,000 which Lauglin quickly called, which prompted a wince from Winter.
Brian Winter: A♦2♦
Mark Laughlin: 10♣9♦
Laughlin had made two pair on the river and called Winter's last bet to eliminate Winter from the tournament.
At another table, Blair Hinkle was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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365,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Michael Fouts raised to 12,000 in the cutoff which saw defending champion Joshua Kopp three bet on the button to 35,000. In the small blind Mark Laughlin moved all in for 47,000 which saw Fouts move all in for 165,000 and Kopp asked for a count then put in the chips to call to put both players at risk.
Mark Laughlin: A♦A♥
Michael Fouts: A♣K♣
Joshua Kopp: K♥K♠
The board ran out 10♥6♦4♣3♦J♣ and the aces held up for Laughlin to scoop the main while Fouts was eliminated by Kopp in the side.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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279,000 | |
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145,000 | |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
