Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A player from early position raised to 4,000, and when it folded to Scott Aulds in the cutoff, he three-bet all in for 18,500. It folded back to the early position player who made the call to put Aulds at risk.
Scott Aulds: A♠Q♦
Early Position: 10♠6♠
Aulds had the best of it with ace high, but once the flop came A♣A♥A♦ Aulds flop quads to leave his opponent drawing dead. The board ran out 7♠K♠ to officially give Aulds the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,000 |
Action was picked up with Mahmood Mahdavi all in from under the gun for 14,000, and the big blind putting him at risk.
Mahmood Mahdavi: K♠Q♠
Big Blind: A♣K♥
Mahdavi was dominated by the ace-king of his opponent, but once the board ran out 4♣6♥J♦Q♦4♠ Mahdavi turned a queen to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,500
50,700
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50,700 |
Action was picked up with a player all in for 14,000, and John Hernandez calling to put him at risk.
All in Player: A♣3♣
John Hernandez: A♥Q♥
Hernandez had his opponent dominated, and once the board ran out 7♥10♦K♠A♠5♣ the ace-queen remained best, giving Hernandez the pot and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players have been sent on another 15-minute break. This will be the last chance for players to register or reenter, has late registration closes at the start of Level 9.
Action was picked up with the small blind all in for 65,000, and Luis Montano the big blind putting him at risk.
Small Blind: 10♠10♦
Luis Montano: Q♠Q♣
It was a blind on blind cooler, with Montano having the best of it with his pocket queens. Once the board ran out 2♦2♠K♥3♣7♠ the queens of Montano were still best, giving him the pot and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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188,000
117,900
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117,900 |
Action folded to a player in the hijack who limped in, before the player in the cutoff raised to 4,000. Then Uesile Gatoloai on the button three-bet to 28,000, leaving just 2,500 chips behind. Once it folded back to the hijack, he mucked and the cutoff called.
The flop came 9♦8♣5♦ and the cutoff check-called the all in bet of 2,500 from Gatoloai, to put him at risk.
Uesile Gatoloai: K♦K♣
Cutoff: A♣Q♥
Gatoloai had the best of it with his pocket kings, and the flop kept him ahead. The 6♣ turn and 10♥ river changed nothing, giving Gatoloai the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,200 |
A player from early position raised to 1,600, which was called by Trey Gregory in middle position. Then a player in the hijack three-bet all in for 5,900, before Jamie Kerstetter four-bet all in for 11,800 from the cutoff. It then folded back to the early position player who quickly mucked, but Gregory made the call to put both players at risk.
Hijack: A♦6♦
Jamie Kerstetter: A♣J♠
Trey Gregory: K♥Q♥
Kerstetter had the best of it with her ace-jack high, but once the board ran out 8♣7♣Q♠4♦10♠ Gregory improved to a pair of queens, to take the pot and score a double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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88,500
88,500
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88,500 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200