Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Prakhar Jain raised all in for 5,000 from middle position, and when it folded to Makcnm Tatapnhlieb on the button, he three-bet to 15,000. The blinds then folded to leaving the players heads up, with Jain at risk.
Prakhar Jain: J♣8♠
Makcnm Tatapnhlieb: Q♦J♠
Jain was dominated, but once the board ran out [ 6d8h5s4h2h] he improved to a pair of eights to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
19,500
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19,500 |
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17,500 |
A player in early position raised to 7,000, and was called by Makcnm Tatapnhlieb in the hijack.
After the flop came 4♠A♣8♣ Tatapnhlieb called a bet of 7,000 from the early position player.
The turn brought the 9♦ and the early position player check-folded to a bet of 13,000 from Tatapnhlieb, giving him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,500 |
With 100 entrants, the tournament director has announced the field will bag at least 13 players. The remaining 13 players will all make the money and bag up for Day 2 on Sunday November 24.
Action was picked up on the flop with three players in the hand.
The board was showing A♠7♥Q♦ and Randy Sadler in early position checked to Jason Tang who bet all in for his stack of 20,000 from the hijack. The player in the cutoff then called, as did Sadler.
The turn brought 9♥ and Sadler jammed for his stack of 33,000. The cutoff then showed and ace before mucking his hand, leaving the players heads up, with Tang at risk.
Jason Tang: A♥J♣
Randy Sadler: K♦10♠
Tang had the best of it with his pair of aces , but would need to fade the gut shot straight draw of Sadler to stay in the tournament. The river came the 5♦ which was safe for Tang, securing him the triple up.
Shortly after the hand Sadler was seen leaving the tournament area after being eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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Busted |
A player raised to 6,000 from early position, and was called by Astivan Batoo on the button, and the big blind.
After the flop came 4♠4♣7♠ it checked to Batoo who bet out 7,000. The big blind folded, and the early position player made the call.
The turn brought the 2♥ and the early position player check-called a bet of 15,000 from Batoo.
After the 10♠ on the river, the early position player bet all in for his stack of 41,500. This sent Batoo deep in the tank, who debated his decision for nearly two minutes while his opponent was talking to him the entire time, saying "What do you have ace high? A pair of fives?" and multiple times said "good fold" prior to Batoo folding. However, Batoo did eventually find a fold, to give the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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118,000
53,000
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53,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Action folded to a player in middle position, who raised all in for his stack of 30,000. Then Ken Morey in the hijack made the call. Action folded around and the cards were on their back, with the middle position player at risk.
All in Player: A♦9♠
Ken Morey: K♠Q♥
The all in player was ahead with his ace high, but once the flop came 10♣K♦7♦ Morey took the lead with his pair of kings. However, that lead was short lived as the turn brought the A♣ to put the all in player back in front. But the river was the J♣ and Morey made a Broadway straight to take the pot and score a knock out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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81,000 |
Jon Bugayong limped in from under the gun, and when it folded to Michael Collopy in middle position, he raised to 4,000. Then it folded to a player on the button who three-bet all in for 15,500. The small blind folded, when Astivan Batoo in the big blind made the call, which got Bugayong and Collopy to muck, and leaving the players heads up.
Button: J♥10♥
Astivan Batoo: A♦8♦
It was a fair fight, but the player on the button would need improve past the ace high of Batoo to stay in the tournament. But once the board ran out 4♠4♠2♦7♦K♠ Batoo made a flush, to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
56,200
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56,200 |
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96,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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65,000 |
Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 8♦7♣J♣ and 9,000 in the pot.
A player was all in for 20,200, and Randy Sadler called to put him at risk.
All in Player: Q♥J♦
Randy Sadler: J♠9♣
Both players flopped top pair but Sadler was outkicked by his opponent. But the 10♠ on the turn gave Sadler a straight to give him the lead, and the 4♥ on the river changed nothing, to give Sadler the pot, and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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82,000
18,500
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18,500 |