Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
John Twyman raised to 2,400 under the gun before an early-position player three-bet to 9,500. Matthew Sabia then moved all in for 38,000 in the big blind, Twyman called, and the early-position player got out of the way.
Matthew Sabia: Q♦Q♣
John Twyman: K♦K♣
Sabia saw his queens were crushed by Twyman's kings and quickly stood up from his seat and put his backpack on prepared to make his exit. The flop, though, brought Q♥3♠3♦ to give him a full house and the lead. The rest of the board ran out 8♠9♦ and Sabia sat back down and accepted his double up.
"As soon as you did that, I knew it was coming," Kyle Dishongh, watching the action from another table, said.
"I tried that earlier and it didn't work," Sabia replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 | |
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60,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Yishu Yang moved all in for her last 11,500 in the hijack and Kieran Davey called in middle position.
Yishu Yang: 5♦5♠
Kieran Davey: K♥6♥
Yang quickly fell behind as the flop came 6♠J♥3♣ to give Davey the lead with a pair of sixes. The rest of the board ran out J♣8♣ and Yang was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
Steve Tindle bet 4,500 from middle position on a flop of A♦3♠Q♣ and Michael Miravi called in the small blind.
Tindle bet another 7,500 on the 3♥ turn, and Miravi again called. The river was the 8♣ and Tindle bet another 20,000. Miravi called once more.
Tindle showed K♦10♦, while Miravi had K♣Q♠ for a pair of queens to take the pot.
"I knew you were full of shit. It was coming out of your ears," Miravi joked with Tindle after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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80,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Alan Gendelman had just taken his seat when he was faced with a three-bet to 9,500 from Rob Cohen on the button. Gendelman then moved all in from the cutoff, and Cohen called.
Alan Gendelman: Q♦Q♥
Rob Cohen: A♠K♦
Gendelman immediately found himself involved in a classic flip and hit a set on the Q♣10♠J♠ flop, but Cohen flopped a straight to take the lead. The turn was the 6♦, and the 6♠ river gave Gendelman a full house and the quick double up.
"First hand of the tournament!" Gendelman yelled out in celebration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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80,000 |
A player under the gun raised to 2,400 and Mark Redding called in middle position. Tyler Shields then three-bet to 12,000 on the button and the under-the-gun player moved all in for 24,700. Redding folded, while Shields quickly called.
All-in player: A♥K♠
Tyler Shields: 10♦10♠
Shields' pair remained in the lead on the J♦5♥7♣ flop, while the rest of the board ran out 9♠5♠ and the all-in player was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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180,000
4,800
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4,800 |
|
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90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
105,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
45,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
25,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Kyle Dishongh raised to 2,200 in early position and Kai Nicholls called in middle position. Yaser Al-Keliddar then moved all in for 17,300 in the cutoff, Dishongh folded, while Nicholls called to put Al-Keliddar at risk.
Yaser Al-Keliddar: 7♥7♠
Kai Nicholls: 8♦8♠
Al-Keliddar found his pair dominated by Nicholls' eights, and he found no help on the 6♥4♥3♠4♦4♣ board.
"Hey, I made a full house. Good luck to most of you," Al-Keliddar told his tablemates on his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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65,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted | |
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A player on the button moved all in for 15,000 on a flop of 2♣J♦J♣ and Jose Cayetano snap-called in early position.
All-in player: 4♣4♦
Jose Cayetano: A♦A♥
The at-risk player had jammed right into Cayetano's aces, and the 8♠ turn and 7♦ river offered no reprieve as he headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
30,000
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30,000 |