Players are now on break for dinner for 75 minutes. Play will resume at the 5,000/10,000 level. There are a total of 36 players left in the tournament.
Players are now on break for dinner for 75 minutes. Play will resume at the 5,000/10,000 level. There are a total of 36 players left in the tournament.
Kong Wang opened to 16,000 from middle position, which led to Haixia Zhang defending her big blind to send them to a flop.
The 10♠5♣10♥ flop prompted a check from Zhang before Wang continued for 8,000. Zhang was not ready to release her hand and made the call.
Both players checked the 3♦ turn, which brought about the 4♥ river. Zhang chose to lead out for 23,000 on the river. Wang gave it a brief pause before he folded to award the pot to Zhang.
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175,000
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18,000
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Rudy Robledo raised to 17,000 from the hijack to open the action. Stephen Hesse responded with a re-raise to 75,000 from the small blind. Robledo used a time bank before he ultimately decided to jam for 163,000 total. Hesse made the call to put Robledo at risk.
Rudy Robledo: 9♥9♠
Stephen Hesse: K♦Q♥
Robledo had the lead, but the flop changed that in a hurry as it came down A♠Q♦3♥ to give Hesse a pair of queens and the lead.
The 6♦ turn peeled off and Robledo began to stand up and threw his final time banks towards the middle in resignation, but the river was just the card Robledo needed as he spiked the 9♦ to hit a set and stay alive in the tournamnet.
"Sit back down, sir," said Michael Loncar in jest from the next seat over as Robledo retook his seat and dragged in the chips.
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420,000
287,000
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287,000 |
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346,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The chips went in between Andrew Moreno and Tyler Patterson preflop. Patterson raised before Moreno jammed from the cutoff for 108,000 and was called by Patterson in the hijack to put Moreno at risk.
Andrew Moreno: Q♣J♣
Tyler Patterson: K♦K♥
Patterson had Moreno in trouble, but the flop put Moreno ahead when it came 4♣J♦Q♦ to give Moreno two pair.
The scale tilted in favor of Patterson when the 4♥ came to give Patterson a better two pair. Just as Moreno stood up to pack his belongings, the J♥ came on the river to award Moreno the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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235,000
91,000
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103,000
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Kong Wang began the action with a raise to 12,000 from early position, which led to a call from Mark Egbert in the next seat over. Robert Grossglauser responded with a re-raise to 43,000. Wang gave it some thought before he shipped it for 165,000. Egbert called, but Grossglauser folded to put Wang at risk.
Kong Wang: 10♥10♣
Mark Egbert: A♦K♦
It was a duel between the pocket pair versus the overcards, with Wang holding the slight edge in the hand. The flop came 9♦7♠6♥ to keep Wang ahead. The 10♦ ended any hope for Egbert to win the pot, but it did present some chop-outs.
The 9♥ river upgraded Wang to a full house to end the hand in his favor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,000
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282,000
193,000
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193,000 |
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273,000
117,000
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117,000 |
The blinds had a feud as a series of raises led to both Darren Rabinowitz in the small blind and Shane Miller in the big blind putting the money in with Rabinowitz at risk for his tournament.
Darren Rabinowitz: J♥J♦
Shane Miller: A♠A♥
Rabinowitz was in dire straits as he ran into the aces of Miller in a cooler between the blinds.
The 5♠Q♣2♦ flop brought the wrong picture card. The turn and river had no surprises in store for either player as the 5♥ and the 4♥ peeled off to complete the board to oust Rabinowitz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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740,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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After 12 hands, the bubble is no more. It was popped when Larry Thomas raised to 16,000 from the hijack. Mahmoudreza Heshmati opted to re-raise 38,000 from the small blind. Thomas chose to jam for 136,000, and Heshmati snap-called to put Thomas at risk.
Larry Thomas: 7♣7♦
Mahmoudreza Heshmati: Q♦Q♠
Thomas needed aid to stay in the tournament, but no help came as the board ran out J♦K♠5♣8♥10♠ to eliminate Thomas on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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540,000
369,000
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369,000 |
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