Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Cy Church opened with a raise from the cutoff and Larry Loose three-bet jammed for 325,000 from the small blind. Action was on Chad Bjorkman who called from the big blind and Church came along as well.
The flop came ![]()
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and Bjorkman led out for 375,000 pushing Church out of the pot.
Larry Loose: ![]()
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Chad Bjorkman: ![]()
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Loose was behind needing help but the
turn left him drawing dead and the
river ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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Drazen Ilich raised all in for 380,000 from the hijack and Cory Nordstrand called off his 375,000 stack from the cutoff.
Drazen Ilich: ![]()
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Cory Nordstrand: ![]()
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Ilich was behind and the ![]()
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flop didn't change a thing.
The
turn gave Ilich more outs as he picked up a gutshot but the
completed the board on the river and Nordstrand raked in the chips while Ilich was eliminated the very next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
2,130,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
|
1,820,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
900,000
955,000
|
955,000 |
Phil Gioia opened with a raise from under the gun and then called off his 900,000 stack after Ha Nguyen three-bet all in from the cutoff.
Phil Gioia: ![]()
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Ha Nguyen: ![]()
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It was a classic race with Gioia ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the ![]()
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flop.
The
turn was a safe card for Gioia and he was looking good to score the double-up until the dealer dropped the
on the river ending his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Cy Church raised to 150,000 from under the gun and was called by Ha Nguyen from the button before Cory Nordstrand three-bet to 425,000 from the small blind.
Action folded back to Church who folded while Nguyen called to see a ![]()
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flop. Nordstrand checked and then called off his 735,000 stack after Nguyen jammed.
Ha Nguyen: ![]()
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Cory Nordstrand: ![]()
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Nordstrand disguised his hand well and it payed off as the board competed with the
on the turn followed by the
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Ha Nguyen open-jammed for roughly 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Cy Church called from the big blind.
Cy Church: ![]()
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Ha Nguyen: ![]()
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Nguyen found himself in another position where he was dominated holding an inferior ace and the ![]()
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runout ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000