With up to 253 entries, the 6-Max Event has been a smashing success already and the first three levels are completed. All remaining players have been sent into their first 10-minute break of the day.
With up to 253 entries, the 6-Max Event has been a smashing success already and the first three levels are completed. All remaining players have been sent into their first 10-minute break of the day.
The board read ![]()
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with almost 17,000 in the middle.
Aaron Li checked in the big blind and Andrew White shoved from the button for around 13,000. Li contemplated for a while but opted to fold in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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29,400
17,600
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17,600 |
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12,700
12,700
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12,700 |
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9,300
4,300
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4,300 |
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Busted |
The field has reached more than 250 entries and eclipsed the attendance of the previous year by almost a dozen entries towards the end of the third level already. Several players are on their second bullet such as Brendon Rubie, Ryan Bownds, Jarred Graham and Gary Benson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
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15,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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15,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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15,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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On the three-way flop of ![]()
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, Andrew Lock made it 3,000 to go out of the small blind and he was called by Luke Tanner in the big blind and Salvatore Lacisano in the cutoff. The
turn saw Lock jam for around 13,000 and Tanner came along, while Lucisano folded the
face up.
Andrew Lock: ![]()
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Luke Tanner: ![]()
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The
river gave Tanner a full house and Lock could not believe his misfortune. "How bad do I run?" he shrugged and headed out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
38,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
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7,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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Busted |
On the ![]()
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flop, Harris Maitanis check-raised all in for around 3,500 and Andrej Senic made the call with the ![]()
for top pair. Maitanis only had ![]()
for the flush draw and despite picking up more outs on the
turn, he would brick as the
fell on the river.
Ehsan Amiri was more fortunate. The $5k Challenge finalist was all in preflop for 7,900 with ![]()
versus ![]()
and got there on a board of ![]()
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
18,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
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Busted |
The board read ![]()
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and Nav Kamal bet 6,000 from under the gun in a pot of around 11,000. Alan Casas responded with a raise in the hijack to put Kamal all-in for his last 10,000 or so. Kamal tanked for a while and then flicked in his last chips for the call. Casas tabled ![]()
for the flopped full house. Kamal nodded and showed he held the
for trip aces and then made his way out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
5,000
400
|
400 |
|
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Busted |
The board read ![]()
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and the player in the cutoff checked. Vincent Huang bet 1,025 and his opponent made the call but mucked when Huang tabled ![]()
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000 | |
|
|
5,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000 | |
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22,000 | |
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19,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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16,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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14,500 | |
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14,000 | |
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13,000 | |
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13,000 | |
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13,000 | |
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12,500 | |
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11,000 | |
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9,500 | |
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8,000 | |
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7,500 | |
On the river of a completed board ![]()
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, Dale Marsland bet 20,000 and Jack Lee called all in for around 6,000 after brief consideration. Marsland tabled the ![]()
for a set of nines and Lee mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
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Busted |
On a ![]()
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flop, Jarod Cunningham check-shoved for fewer than 5,000 and Jeffery Tran, who had bet 1,000, made the call.
Jarod Cunningham: ![]()
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Jeffery Tran: ![]()
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The
turn and
river run out provided no help for Cunningham and he headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
26,500 | |
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Busted |