Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,550,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,100,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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|
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700,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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|
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650,000
230,000
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230,000 |
|
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|
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420,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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With about 500,000 piled up in the middle and a board reading ![]()
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, Stefan Schillhabel bet 500,000, enough to cover his heads-up opponent, Dan Smith's stack.
Smith went into the take for a couple moments before making the call. Schillhabel tabled ![]()
and Smith took the pot with ![]()
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With the double up, Smith is the new chipleader. Again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
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|
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990,000
560,000
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560,000 |
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Steve O'Dwyer opened on the button and called a three-bet shove of 390,000 from Mike Watson in the big blind.
Watson: ![]()
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O'Dwyer: ![]()
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In true Canadian fashion and in the name of the 'Great One' Wayne Gretzky, Canadians cannot lose with 99. Channeling Gretzky's power, Watson faded the ![]()
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and dragged in the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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825,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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305,000
395,000
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395,000 |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Steve O'Dwyer open-jammed preflop and Dan Smith put him at risk.
O'Dwyer: ![]()
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Smith: ![]()
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Smith found a ten on the flop before O'Dwyer paired his ace on the ![]()
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board, knocking O'Dwyer out in fifth place.
Smith is now back in the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,880,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
510,000
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510,000 |
|
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|
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1,100,000 | |
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|
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1,000,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
|
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|
|
700,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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On the river of a ![]()
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board with about 400,000 in the pot, Stefan Schillhabel moved all-in sending Dan Smith into the tank. A call would be for Smith's tournament life and the American pro eventually stuck it in.
Schillhabel tabled ![]()
, making a straight on the turn and Smith mucked, exiting in fourth place for HK $1,821,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
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|
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Busted | |
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All the chips went in preflop between Manig Loeser and Mike Watson with Loeser having a slight chip advantage.
Watson: ![]()
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Loeser: ![]()
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Watson was racing for his tournament life once again and scored a huge double up when the board ran out ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,625,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
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|
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265,000
835,000
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835,000 |
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Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000