Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Just a few hands before, Denis Krezic had his stack cut in half. Krezic has returned to his former place atop the leaderboard after busting two players in a recent pot.
All three players put their stack in the middle preflop with Krezic having the most.
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Krezic was ahead but needed to fade a ton of outs to win the pot. The board ran out ![]()
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and miraculously, Krezic's small pair held and he was able to scoop the entire pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
2,000
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2,000 |
A string of preflop bets got Paul Amendola's remaining stack of about 11,000 in the middle against a single opponent.
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A classic race for Amendola's tournament life was on the line as the dealer fanned out a ![]()
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board. Amendola's pair held up to score the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
14,000
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14,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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43,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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40,500
14,000
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14,000 |
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38,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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38,000
2,900
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2,900 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The first three levels are in the books and the players have been sent on a 10-minute break.
About 7,000 lay in the middle in a three-way pot with a board reading ![]()
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. One of Schunk's opponents moved all-in for 8,650 and when Schunk made the call, the third player in the hand folded.
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Schunk had his opponent in trouble with his trip fives and busted him when the
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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29,500
14,500
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14,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
With about 7,000 in the pot on the river of a ![]()
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board, Rob Forbes raised a bet of 5,000 from his heads-up opponent all-in, totaling 15,250. Forbes' opponent had him covered and took a few moments debating his decision.
He would eventually make the call and Forbes tabled the ![]()
for the nut flush. Forbes' opponent revealed a flopped set of kings as his ![]()
went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,000
23,000
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23,000 |