Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action went heads-up to a flop of 10♥2♥A♦ in a three-bet pot between Maclaren Chatham in the cutoff and Yaser Al-Keliddar on the button.
Chatham checked and Al-Keliddar, who was the preflop aggressor, bet 11,000. Chatham called and the turn fell the K♣.
Chatham checked again and Al-Keliddar moved all in for 32,100 to put himself at risk. Chatham thought for a brief moment before giving up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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78,600
78,600
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78,600 |
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James Priest raised to 2,500 in early position and was called by the player on the button and the player in the big blind.
The trio saw a flop of 6♠7♦J♠ and it checked to Priest, who bet 3,000. Both of his opponents continued to the 10♣ turn.
It checked to Priest again and he fired out a bet of 8,500. Only the button called and the river fell the 9♥, bringing four cards to a straight.
Priest slowed down with a check and the button slid out a bet of 6,000. Priest made the call and tabled J♦10♦ for two pair, jacks and tens.
"Had the world and everything in it, just couldn't hit it," said the button as he showed Q♠9♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
100,500
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100,500 |
Chong Han raised to 2,000 under the gun and Keylan Smith defended in the big blind.
The flop came 4♥9♠8♠ and Smith check-raised to 6,000 over Han's continuation-bet of 2,000. Han called.
The turn landed the A♣ and Smith bet 10,000. Han then moved all in to put Smith at risk, who had just under 14,000 behind. Smith went into the tank before eventually making the call.
Keylan Smith: J♣J♥
Chong Han: A♥7♥
Only a jack on the river would save Smith, but the 3♥ offered no such luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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79,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Players have been sent on the second 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante.
Rusty Lawson raised to 2,000 in middle position and the player in the small blind three-bet jammed for 8,400 to put himself at risk. Lawson made the call.
Small blind: K♣10♦
Rusty Lawson: 8♠8♦
The small blind pulled ahead on the 10♥9♥J♥ flop, pairing his ten, but Lawson regained the lead on the 7♥ turn, hitting a straight.
The 2♦ rolled off on the river and the pot was pushed Lawson's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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151,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Brian Markman raised to 2,000 on the button, the player in the small blind called, and Hamid Izadi defended in the big blind.
The flop came 9♣9♥Q♥ and it checked to Markman, who bet 3,000. Both of his opponents called.
The 3♣ turn checked through to the 3♠ river, where it checked to Izadi, who bet 8,000. Markman thought for a moment before making the call, and the small blind folded.
Markman tabled A♠7♣ for ace-high, besting the J♥8♥ of Izadi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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58,200 |
After a middle position raise and a late position flat, Brandon Frazer called on the button, and Jeffrey Chang three-bet to 11,300 in the small blind. Only Frazier continued to the 9♦3♦4♠ flop.
Chang bet 9,000 and Frazier called, bringing the 6♣ turn. Chang slowed down with a check and Frazier tossed out a bet of 17,000. Chang then moved all in for 32,200 total and Frazier snap called.
Jeffrey Chang: J♣J♦
Brandon Frazier: 9♣9♥
Only a jack on the river would save Chang, but the 8♠ offered no such luck, and the pot was pushed Frazier's way.
Frazier took down the $300 Big Bounty NLH Ring Event last night, and will look to continue his momentum here in the main event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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133,500
133,500
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133,500 |
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800