Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action was picked up with cards on their backs in a confrontation between Kevin Locke in the big blind and Jeffrey Burquist in first position.
The flop had read 10♠8♥7♠ and it was Locke at risk for his last 23,000.
Kevin Locke: 8♦7♦
Jeffrey Burquist: K♥K♣
A runout of 9♠9♦ ended up giving Burquist kings and nines to eliminate Locke from the tournament, besting his eights and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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Busted |
Michael Collopy raised to 3,000 in early position and Cody Blades three-bet to 8,000 which Jeffrey Burquist in the small blind called with Collopy calling behind him.
The flop rolled out J♣3♥4♦ and Collopy bet 6,000 which both Blades and Burquist called.
On the turn 5♠, Collopy moved all in for 32,000 which Blades called while Burquist folded Q♣Q♥ face up.
Michael Collopy: A♦5♦
Cody Blades: A♣A♥
A 5♥ peeled off on the river and Collopy made three fives to double up through Blades.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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104,000 | |
|
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56,000 | |
|
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24,000
22,000
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22,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Astivan Batoo all in for his last 13,500 preflop against one other player.
Astivan Batoo: A♣K♣
Opponent: K♥K♠
The board ran out 5♦4♣3♣10♠A♦ and the ace on the river was good for Batoo to take down the pot and double up through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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36,000 |
Brian Brown raised to 2,000 in early position and in the cutoff, Jonathan Groat three-bet to 5,500 which Brown called.
The flop rolled out 9♣6♥7♠ and Groat bet 3,000 when Brown checked over to him.
Brown checked the turn 4♦ over to Groat who sized up to 7,500, eliciting a quick fold from Brown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
|
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43,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Action was picked up on the river in a pot with Robert Fortuno in the small blind and another player in early position.
With 17,000 in the center and a board reading 9♥6♥2♠9♣6♠ and Fortuno checked over to the early position player who bet 13,000, which Fortuno called.
The early position player turned over K♥J♥ for king-high and Fortuno spent a couple of seconds looking at the board to make sure his A♣J♦ was good for the pot.
Table mate Rip Fritzer tapped the table and whispered "good call," as Fortuno raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000
42,000
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42,000 |
A player called in the cutoff and on the button Derrick Yamada raised to 2,200 which saw only the cutoff call.
The flop rolled out 5♥7♥J♣ and the cutoff checked over to Yamada who bet 3,800.
His opponent folded and the two-time RGPS Jamul Main Event champion raked in the pot to add to his growing chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000
42,000
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42,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600