Players have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante.
Players have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante.
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Action picked up on the flop of 6♥6♦10♥ in a hand between the under-the-gun Carl Masters, the player in early position, and Ryan Stephens in the big blind.
Masters and early position were both short-stacked and got it all in against Stephens, who had his opponents covered.
Carl Masters: J♥10♠
Early position: K♣10♦
Ryan Stephens: 8♣6♠
Stephens had flopped trips, and his hand remained best as the board ran out A♠, 4♦ to earn a double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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79,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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Busted |
Joseph Walsh was involved in a three-way all-in against two short-stacked opponents, one of which was WSOP bracelet winner Alan Percal.
Alan Percal: Q♠4♦
Opponent: A♠2♠
Joseph Walsh: A♣J♠
Walsh had the best hand when the cards were turned on their backs, but Percal was live.
The board ran out 10♣7♥3♥9♥7♦ and Walsh's ace-jack remained best, sending both of his opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Kevin Johnson got it all in preflop for 30,000 in the big blind against the player in the small blind, who covered.
Kevin Johnson: Q♠Q♦
Small blind: A♦K♠
Johnson's pair of queens remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 9♥8♦4♦5♣10♥, earning him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,400
22,900
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22,900 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
James Rion raised to 1,000 from under the gun and got four callers behind before the flop came out 2♣10♠J♦.
It checked to Rion, who bet 2,200, and only the player in early position called. The turn landed the 3♦, Rion bet 2,500, and his opponent called again.
On the 4♣ river, Rion bet 3,000 and early position called once more. Rion tabled K♦J♠ for top pair, and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,500
48,000
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48,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Action picked up on the flop of 2♣Q♣2♥ with about 20,000 already in the middle.
The player on the button ended up getting it all in for 21,800 against Devon Sturges in middle position, who covered.
Button: A♣Q♥
Devon Sturges: K♣9♣
The turn landed the J♦ and the button was in good shape to double up. That was until the 8♣ rolled off on the river, giving Sturges the flush to send his opponent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,500
75,500
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75,500 |
Action went three-ways to a flop of K♣4♣2♠ where the trio checked to the Q♦ turn.
Jeremy Meade led out for 2,000 in the small blind, Matthew Redding raised to 4,700 in the big blind, and the player on the button folded. Meade called and the river landed the J♣.
Meade bet 11,000 and Redding was clearly faced with a tough decision.
"Worst card in the deck," said Redding, eventually tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,500
49,500
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49,500 |
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37,500
11,400
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11,400 |