Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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106,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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105,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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90,000
20,000
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20,000 |
|
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85,000
70,000
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70,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Another four levels have been played and the players have been rewarded with a 15-minute break. The tournament clock currently shows 141 total entries with 82 players remaining.
After an open to 1,600, Billy 'The Rake' Maeder three-bet to 4,200 and the original raiser made the call. The original raiser quickly moved all-in on a ![]()
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flop and Maeder snap-called, having his opponent covered.
Billy Maeder: ![]()
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Maeder needed to fade an ace but his concerns were quickly raked away as the
landed on the turn and Maeder scored the pot after an inconsequential river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
27,000
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27,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
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flop was dealt, Darren Dagostino was given an easy decision after his opponent moved all-in for roughly 23,000. Dagostino quickly called putting his opponent at risk and their cards were tabled.
Darren Dagostino: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Both players had flopped huge and Dagostino's opponent was in trouble. Dagostino faded a ![]()
run out and scored the sizeable pot to put himself among the top stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
With a board reading ![]()
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and a threeway pot worth about 13,000, Mark Roberts moved all-in after a bet of 2,500 from one of his opponents getting both of them to fold and took down the pot.
Roberts is a staple in the Niagra Falls Poker room, racking up five wins and a number of impressive cashes in various competitions over the years.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000
11,000
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11,000 |
Rob Webber was down to 9,000 when he got his remaining chips in the middle preflop against a heads-up opponent. Webber had the best of it going in but that's not always how poker works out.
Rob Webber: ![]()
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The tides quickly turned as the flop came down ![]()
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. Webber's opponent flopped a set but a miracle
peeled off on the turn. After the
improved both players to a full house on the river, Webber's was best and gave him the double up to stay alive
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000
9,000
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9,000 |