Players are on break for 10 minutes.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
87,400
11,100
|
11,100 |
|
|
72,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
40,300
20,300
|
20,300 |
|
|
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|
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35,700 | |
|
|
34,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
20,700
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
9,525
10,475
|
10,475 |
Faisal Siddiqui bet 3,500 from middle position on a board of ![]()
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, and Christopher Caruso shoved all in for 10,625. Siddiqui muttered to himself as he thought for a couple of minutes before splashing in a call.
"Paying you off, I think," he said as he flipped ![]()
for top two.
He was right, as Caruso had turned a flush with ![]()
.
Siddiqui called for an ace or queen, but a
hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,600 | |
|
|
19,250
9,250
|
9,250 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
With the board reading ![]()
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, Huan Ho was thinking over a 4,500 bet from an opponent on the button.
"What can I beat?" Ho said to himself softly.
After about a minute, he dropped in 4,500 and said he was all in, and his opponent flipped his last chip, a T5,000, in.
"Drawing," Ho declared, showing ![]()
for two pair and a straight flush draw. His opponent had only ![]()
, and Ho was actually way ahead. The river bricked off and Ho continues to run hot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,500
3,300
|
3,300 |
Huan Ho opened for 650 in the hijack, and Adam Friedman three-bet to 1,400 on his left. Ho came back with 4,500, and Friedman splashed in an exaggerated call. Ho bet 7,000 on the ![]()
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flop, and Friedman called. Ho continued his aggression with 17,000 on the
turn, and Friedman counted out his stack and thought for a couple of minutes before moving in for about 10,000 more. Ho asked for a count of the raise.
"That's no pair," Friedman said with a smile.
He was right, but Ho called anyway with the ![]()
, and his draw was live as Friedman had ![]()
. The river brought a
, giving Ho a flush.
"I knew I had the best hand," Friedman said before heading to the registration desk to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,200
51,700
|
51,700 |
|
|
20,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Faisal Siddiqui was among the players who fired on Day 1a but didn't bag. He's off to a better start on Day 1b, as he just made queens full with ![]()
on a board of ![]()
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, taking the last few thousand from an opponent who made trips with ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,500 |
Adam Friedman just doubled up with 12,600 on a board of ![]()
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against Huan Ho. Friedman had made aces up on the river with ![]()
against Ho's ![]()
. A player at the table said the money went in on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
36,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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