Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are now on the last ten-minute break of the night.
Late registration is open through the end of the break.
Mike Brady open-shoved for 38,500 from the hijack, and Chris Smith called on the button.
Mike Brady: ![]()
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Smith hit two pair on the flop, but still had to dodge a royal flush draw that developed for Brady. The turn and river gave Brady no help, however, and his Day 1b run is over on Level 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
145,000
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145,000 |
|
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Busted |
Eric Magallan opened to 6,000 under the gun, and was met with a shove from the hijack. Action folded back around to Magallan, who made the call.
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Eric Magallan: ![]()
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Board: ![]()
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Pocket kings held for Magallan, and the pot pushed his stack over the 200k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000 |
Perhaps the craziest hand of the tournament so far unfolded on Level 12, with Anthony Carlton reaping the benefits.
Carlton and three opponents got all-in preflop, with Carlton holding ![]()
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, and Carlton managed to get the best of ![]()
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The big pot left Carlton with plenty of chips to play with, as he now owns a 133,000 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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133,000
133,000
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133,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The under-the-gun player opened to 4,500, and got four callers.
Action checked to an early position player, who bet 10,500 on the ![]()
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flop. Mike Brady shoved for 21,000 from the big blind, and the early position player called.
Mike Brady: ![]()
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The turn
and river
clinched the hand for Brady, allowing him to get back up to 68,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
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68,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
163,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
162,000 | |
|
|
150,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
110,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
110,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
106,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
88,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
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|
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
52,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
48,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
44,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Rip Fritzer opened to 3,500 in the hijack, Aaron Knapp three-bet to 13,000 from the small blind, and Fritzer called.
Knapp continued for 6,500 on the ![]()
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flop, and Fritzer called.
Knapp bet 26,500 on the
turn, and Fritzer shoved over the top for 110,000. After some time, Knapp folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
52,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000