Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players are on a 15-minute break. The tournament will resume at the 3,000/6,000 level. A total of 66 players remain.
An all-in for 56,500 from early position was how the action got started. Kyle Stein put in the call from the small blind to put the early position player at risk.
Opponent: A♥10♠
Kyle Stein: J♥J♠
Stein needed to avoid the ace, and the ace never came as it fanned out 9♠3♣5♦6♠Q♦ to award Stein the pot as his opponent was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
145,000
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145,000 |
A player from early position started the action with a raise to 12,000. The small blind chose to risk it all and jam for 23,500. Steven Beseda made the call out of the big blind, and the early position player also called.
Both remaining players checked the 6♠10♠A♠ flop, but when the 8♣ hit the turn, Beseda chose to bet 20,500. The early position player folded as Beseda and the small blind went to a showdown.
Opponent: J♥5♥
Steven Beseda: A♣K♥
Beseda had his opponent drawing dead, making the A♥ river for a full house inconsequential as Beseda sent his opponent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000
215,000
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215,000 |
A player from early position got it started with a raise to 9,000. Ben Erickson took a stand and went all-in for his final 20,500 from the big blind and was called by the early position player to be at risk.
Ben Erickson: A♥Q♦
Opponent: K♦8♦
The board was clean for Erickson as it fanned out 5♦2♣3♠9♣10♥ to award Erickson the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Michael Heygood raised to 7,000 from the cutoff before the small blind elected to jam for 28,000. Heygood wasted little time making the call to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: 2♠2♦
Michael Heygood: 9♦9♠
The flop did not offer much drama as it came A♠3♦3♠. Heygood stayed ahead on the Q♦ turn and the A♥ river to secure the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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214,000
214,000
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214,000 |
The button jammed for 34,000 total and was at risk after he was called by Conner Holland in the small blind.
Opponent: K♥9♥
Conner Holland: 7♦7♥
Holland needed to fade his opponent's overcards, but the flop gave Holland some additional cards to be worried about as it fanned out Q♠J♣2♠.
The 4♦ turn, and the J♥ river did not produce any of his opponent's outs as Holland scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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166,000
166,000
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166,000 |
A player limped from early position before the cutoff raised to 10,500.
Raul Garza opted to re-raise to 26,000 from the big blind, but the early position player was not yet done with the hand and opted to put in an additional raise to 42,000.
The cutoff folded before Garza shipped it for 113,500. Garza was called by the early position player to be at risk.
Raul Garza: A♣A♦
Opponent: K♦K♣
Garza was on the right end of a cooler, and the board did not reverse the tables against him as it spread out 5♠9♣8♠3♠7♣ to award Garza the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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237,000
237,000
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237,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000