HK$500,000 6-Max Event
Day 2 Started
HK$500,000 6-Max Event
Day 2 Started
It wasn't until one of the last hands of Day 1 that Sam Greenwood snatched the lead in the HK$500,000 Six-Max event, but now he leads a field of 14 returning players heading into the final day of play with 191,700. Trailing behind him as well is his brother, Luc Greenwood who also bagged 65,400 chips on Day 1. It'll surely be an interesting day for the brothers who spent a majority of Day 1 seated right next to each other.
Other's making their way back for Day 2 include a list of some of the games current top pros, such as David Peters (145,500), Stephen Chidwick (111,700), Mikita Badziakouski (110,500) and Steve O'Dwyer (100,900), as well as the resurgence of some of the games old guard, such as Phil Ivey (67,400), John Juanda (34,600), and Patrik Antonius, (67,900) who will return as well. Registration for the event is open for another two levels so we're likely to see even more notables join the event as well.
Play starts back up in level ten with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante paid from the big blind of 1,600 as well. Players are playing with a shot clock for this event and have a 30 second time bank on every hand, with limited time bank extensions if they need them. The plan for the day is to play down to a winner today and a prizepool will be announced when registration is closed.
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Bryn Kenney and Cary Katz bought straight into Day 2 and the play resumed with 16 players seated in the following order:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | JC Alvarado | 93,600 |
| 1 | 3 | James Chen | 53,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Sam Greenwood | 191,700 |
| 1 | 5 | Phil Ivey | 67,400 |
| 1 | 6 | David Peters | 155,500 |
| 2 | 1 | Cary Katz | 50,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Kok Weng Beh | 99,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Bryn Kenney | 50,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Steve O'Dwyer | 100,900 |
| 2 | 5 | Stephen Chidwick | 111,700 |
| 2 | 6 | Patrik Antonius | 67,900 |
| 5 | 1 | Luc Greenwood | 65,400 |
| 5 | 2 | Sergio Aido | 58,000 |
| 5 | 3 | John Juanda | 34,600 |
| 5 | 4 | Mikita Badziakouski | 110,500 |
| 5 | 6 | Dominik Nitsche | 40,100 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
On the button James Chen raised to 3,600 with ![]()
. Sam Greenwood called in the small blind with ![]()
and Phil Ivey called in the big blind as well with ![]()
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The fop was ![]()
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and Greenwood decided to lead out with a bet of 3,000. Ivey called while Chen folded.
The turn was the
and Greenwood slowed down and checked. Ivey checked behind.
The river was the
and both players checked. Ivey showed his hand and it would earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
6,700
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6,700 |
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77,600
10,200
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10,200 |
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50,000
3,500
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3,500 |
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On the button, Luc Greenwood opened with a raise to 3,500. In the small blind Sergio Aido called while John Juanda folded the big blind.
The flop was ![]()
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and Aido checked over to Greenwood. Greenwood put out a bet of 4,000. Aido thought for a while, using most of his time, then check-raised, making it 12,000. Greenwood tanked, then folded allowing Aido to take down the small pot early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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57,500
7,900
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7,900 |
Phil Ivey raised to 3,500 from the cutoff with ![]()
and James Chen called in the big blind with ![]()
.
The flop was ![]()
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and Chen checked to Ivey who put out a bet of 3,500. Chen thought or a bit then called.
The turn was the
and Chen checked again. Ivey checked it back. On the
river Chen put out a bet of 5,500 and Ivey folded quickly.
Dominik Nitsche limped in the small blind and Luc Greenwood asked Nitche how much was his total. Nitsche quickly replied that he had 29,700 and Greenwood moved all in. Nitsche snap-called.
Nitsche: ![]()
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Greenwood: ![]()
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Nitsche had a dominating hand but he was no longer ahead when the ![]()
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flop appeared. Greenwood caught a ten but Nitsche still had a solid equity with an open-ender and a backdoor flush draw. The rest of the board, however, bricked out and the
turn and
river sent Nitsche to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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96,000
38,500
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38,500 |
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Busted | |
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Mikita Badziakouski opened with a raise to 4,000 under the gun. Luc Greenwood called on the button and John Juanda called in the big blind.
The flop was ![]()
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and Juanda checked to Badziakouski who put out a bet of 5,000. Greenwood promptly folded but Juanda called.
The turn was the
and both players checked. They checked again on the
river and Juanda showed down his ![]()
which was good to earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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94,500
16,000
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16,000 |
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68,000
33,400
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33,400 |
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James Chen limped in the small blind and Sam Greenwood raised to 6,000 from the big blind. James Chen called.
Chen checked on the ![]()
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flop and Greenwood put out a bet of 7,000. Chen thought for a bit then called.
On the
turn, Chen changed gears and decided to lead out for 9,500. Greenwood called.
The river was the
and Chen led out again, putting forward a bet of 15,000. Greenwood thought for a bit, then moved all in for about 20,000 more. Chen tanked through one time bank, then eventually decided to call. Chen was holding ![]()
but it was no good as Greenwood held ![]()
for a better two pair.
Chen was eliminated and immediately headed to the registration desk to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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225,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Busted | |
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