Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
We didn't catch all of the betting action but a preflop raise war between Quan Zhou and Jacky Wang ended with Zhou all-in and at risk.
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Zhou was in rough shape and would become the first casualty of the event when he found no assistance from the ![]()
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board.
Wang collected the pot and became the early chipleader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Busted |
After Adrain Mateos opened to 800 from middle position, Alan Sass three-bet to 2,700 and called a four-bet jam from the player in the big blind for about 24,000.
Opponent: ![]()
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Sass: ![]()
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A classic race was underway and the dealer fanned out a ![]()
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board. Sass channeled his inner Barry Greenstein and spiked an ace on the river to eliminate his opponent and drag in a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,500
25,500
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25,500 |
The first three levels of the day have been completed and the players have gone on a 10-minute break.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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91,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
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70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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69,000 | |
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69,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
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68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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|
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54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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|
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54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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52,000 | |
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|
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48,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
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43,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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|
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42,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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35,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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||
|
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34,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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|
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31,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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89,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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|
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87,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
74,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
57,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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||
|
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54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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|
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52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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49,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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|
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49,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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|
|
49,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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|
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48,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
|
44,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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|
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42,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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41,000 | |
|
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37,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Italian poker pros Mustapha Kanit and Dario Sammartino have jumped into the action followed by Timofey Kuznetsov bringing the field to 48 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
A huge pot was piled up and a completed board reading ![]()
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lay in the middle. Dietrich Fast was all-in and action was on his heads-up opponent Gabe Patgorski who had less.
Patgorski would end up making the call for his tournament life and Fast announced "Quads," tabling ![]()
. Patgorski turned over ![]()
as his cards slid into the muck and he slid out of his seat.
Patgorski headed straight for the registration desk and has since found a new seat with a fresh stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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50,000
13,000
|
13,000 |