Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 6,000
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Action was picked up with Joseph Derousse all in for 36,000, and the big blind putting him at risk.
Joseph Derousse: A♣K♦
Big Blind: 8♦5♦
The big blind had two live cards, but one the board ran out 2♦4♥2♣3♠3♦ the ace high of Derousse was still best, giving him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
62,400
|
62,400 |
Action folded to Adam Todd who raised all in from early position for 21,000, and the player middle position called all in for his stack of 17,000. It then folded to the big blind Michael Johns who made the call to put both players at risk.
Middle Position: Q♦Q♣
Adam Todd: 3♦3♣
Michael Johns: A♥6♣
The player in middle position was in front with his pocket queens, but once the board ran out A♦8♠10♦7♥9♠ Johns flopped an ace and made a straight on the river, to take the pot and eliminate both players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 23,000 in the pot, and the board showing 8♠4♥10♣9♣.
Mark LaFata in the small blind bet out 11,000, which was called by the player in early position.
After the J♣ on the river, LaFata checked to his opponent who bet out 23,000, which was snap called by LaFata. His opponent turned over A♥K♠ for just ace high, while LaFata tabled the winner with 10♠7♠ to take the pot with his straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
22,500
|
22,500 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The 54 remaining players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
A player in middle position opened the action with a raise all in for his stack of 63,000, and when it folded to Gilbert Shawdowens on the button, he three-bet all in as well. The blinds folded to leave the players heads up, with the middle position player at risk.
Middle Position: A♦10♣
Gilbert Shawdowens: K♠K♣
Shawdowens had the best of it with his pocket kings, and once the board ran out Q♠Q♥9♥2♦6♠ they were still best, giving him the pot and knocking out his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 |
Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 17,000 in the pot, and the board showing 8♥10♣A♠. A player was all in for 26,500, and Fouad Fahsi made the call to put him at risk.
All in Player: K♦K♣
Fouad Fahsi: A♥J♥
Fahsi out flopped the kings of his opponent, and once the board ran out 8♠ on the turn and 8♦ on the river to give him a full house, eights full of aces to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
132,500
|
132,500 |
Action folded to Michael Johns on the button, and he raised to 6,000 which was called by the big blind Adam Todd.
After the J♠A♠A♦ flop, Todd check-called a bet of 3,000 from Johns.
The turn brought the 5♥ and Todd again check-called a bet from Johns, this time for 7,000.
Both players checked after the 2♦ on the river, and Todd tabled A♣4♠ for trip aces to take the pot, as Johns quickly mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
88,000 |