Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A player in early position raised to 3,500 and Jesse Lonis three-bet to 11,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around and his opponent made it 33,500 before Lonis shoved with more. His opponent called and was at risk.
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Jesse Lonis: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Lonis made aces and kings to secure the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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123,000
86,500
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86,500 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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207,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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201,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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178,000
168,500
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168,500 |
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108,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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101,000
82,400
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82,400 |
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75,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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73,500
15,700
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15,700 |
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56,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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53,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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41,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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40,000
200
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200 |
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34,000
4,900
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4,900 |
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14,500
6,300
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6,300 |
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Action was heads up with ![]()
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on the board when Ori Hasson checked from the small blind. His opponent bet 6,000 and Hasson raised to 21,000. After a few moments of thought, the small blind shoved for a total of 70,000 and Hasson called.
Opponent: ![]()
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Ori Hasson: ![]()
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Hasson had two pair and the board ran out ![]()
to crack the aces and secure the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Justin Barnum got his last 10,000 into the middle and Patrick Truong was the one to go for the knockout.
Justin Barnum: ![]()
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Patrick Truong: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Truong held on with pocket queens to send Barnum to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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Busted |
Registration for Day 1a is now closed and the final tally is 165 entries, from which 67 players remain. The field will play through the money this evening and play will come to an end when 19 runners remain.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The remaining players are now on another 15-minute break. There are currently 160 entries in the tournament and registration will close at the end of the break.
Action was three ways with a growing pot and ![]()
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on the board when both blinds checked to Alex Foxen in middle position. Foxen bet 3,000 and the small blind raised to 12,000 before the big blind got out of the way. Foxen called and the turn was
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The small blind shoved the turn and Foxen called quickly. Foxen turned over ![]()
for the flush and his opponent had ![]()
for a set of nines. The river was
and no help for the small blind as Foxen chipped up in the first few hands after returning from the rebuy window.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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Action was heads up with a big pot over 40,000 in the middle and ![]()
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on the board. Kim Oien was all in for 24,800 and Noam Muallem was in the tank. After Muallem considered his options, it was too much and he folded to give the pot to Oien.
Elsewhere at the same table, Adam Hendrix and MSPT Season 13 Player of the Year points leader Josh Reichard have taken a seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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96,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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71,000 | |
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29,700 | |
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21,500 | |
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