Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Mark Fink had his stack of 105,000 in the middle on the button and Javier Terrazas reshoved for 120,000 under the gun. Blair Hinkle in the cutoff put both players at risk.
Mark Fink: 9♥9♦
Javier Terrazas: A♣K♣
Blair Hinkle: A♦K♦
Hinkle and Terrazas showed the same hand, while Fink was racing with his nines. The flop came 2♣8♣10♦, while the Q♦ turn gave Terrazas and Hinkle straight draws and Hinkle a flush draw. The 10♠ river, though, was safe for Fink, and he tripled up in a pot worth more than 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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320,000
320,000
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320,000 |
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20,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Rick Lutt bet 10,000 from the button on a flop of 10♠3♣6♠ and Jeremy Hendricks folded in the small blind, while Terry Williams called in the big blind.
Lutt bet another 10,000 on the K♣ turn, and Williams again called. The river was the 6♣ and Williams led out for 20,000. Lutt quickly called, and Williams showed 6♥4♠ for trips.
"Big blind special," he said as Lutt flashed the 10♥ before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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460,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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320,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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130,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Zilin Wang raised to 28,000 in the hijack and was called by Blair Hinkle on the button and Marc Gardner in the big blind.
The flop came J♥8♠5♥ and Wang moved all in for his last 10,000. Hinkle then raised to 25,000, and Gardner called.
Hinkle and Gardner checked the K♠ turn, and Hinkle then bet 15,000 on the 2♥ river. Gardner quickly called.
Hinkle showed A♥J♦ for a pair of jacks. "I beat that," Wang said hopefully. Gardner then turned over A♠Q♦. "I beat that," Wang added, turning over K♣J♣ for two pair to win the pot and triple up.
"Let's go! I just made the money. It's my tournament!" an exuberant Wang said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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680,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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100,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Aaron Drummond moved all in for 80,000 on the button and Seth Frederici called in the big blind.
Aaron Drummond: A♦5♥
Seth Frederici: A♥Q♣
Drummond was dominated and at risk, and the K♣9♣7♥K♥Q♠ board offered no help as Frederici finished with two pair to send Drummond to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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220,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted |
Kameron Braaten moved all in for 67,000 from under the gun and Dustin Helmuth called in the small blind.
Kameron Braaten: A♠K♣
Dustin Helmuth: J♦J♥
Braaten took the lead on the 9♠K♥7♠ flop with top pair, and the rest of the board came 9♦Q♦ to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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140,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
A player in the big blind was all in for 115,000 as Freeman Allen put him at risk in middle position.
All-In Player: K♣K♦
Freeman Allen: Q♠Q♥
Allen was dominated going to the flop but spiked top set on Q♣J♦6♣. The rest of the board ran out 10♥10♠ and Allen improved to a full house to send his opponent to the rail.
At another table, Blair Hinkle raised to 8,000 under the gun and Javier Terrazas called in the cutoff. Robert Renaud then moved all in for 114,000 on the button, and only Hinkle called.
Robert Renaud: 7♦7♥
Blair Hinkle: K♥K♣
It was Hinkle who picked up kings, and this time they held up through the J♦A♦9♠J♠8♥ board to send Renaud to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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250,000 | |
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Busted | |
A player under the gun moved all in for 32,000, Ben McCoy reshoved in the hijack, and the rest of the table folded.
All-In Player: K♠Q♥
Ben McCoy: 9♠9♦
The at-risk player was racing for his tournament life, but he couldn't connect with the A♦A♠6♣3♥J♠ board as McCoy's nines stayed in the lead to earn him the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Day 1c is up to 90 entries on Level 4, among them Delilah Lerner who just earned a double up.
Lerner was one of five players to see a flop of 10♣8♥J♣ where a player bet 2,400. Lerner then raised to 6,000, and her opponent called. She then shoved for 14,000 on the 2♦ turn, and her opponent called with Q♦J♥. Lerner had 8♠8♦ for a set, then improved to quads on the 8♣ river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |