Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Players in the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break.
Oscar Kirby-Hogarty was all in preflop for 168,000 against Yao Sun, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Oscar Kirby-Hogarty: Q♦Q♠
Yao Sun: A♥K♥
It was a classic poker race. The board ran out 7♣9♣4♥2♦J♠. Kirby-Hogarty held with his pocket queens to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
229,000
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229,000 |
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115,000
175,000
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175,000 |
Dominik Nitsche started the day sixth in chips, but by a little over an hour in had lost most of his chips. He moved all in from under the gun with just 12,000 left behind and Keith Hoang made raised to isolate the short stack. Players showed their cards.
Dominik Nitsche: J♣7♥
Keith Hoang: 10♦10♥
The board ran out A♣4♦8♣A♦9♠. Hoang held with his pocket tens and the aces on board. Nitsche was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Busted | |
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Adam McKola raised from middle position and Hong Pham moved all in from the button. McKola called and had Pham covered as players flipped their cards.
Hong Pham: A♦J♥
Adam McKola: A♥K♠
The board ran out 9♣Q♥K♣6♠5♥. McKola made a pair of kings on the flop and held. Players tapped the table as Pham was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
47,000
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47,000 |
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Busted | |
Following an under the gun raise, Dominik Gruszka reraised to 26,000 and then Yao Sun four-bet to 65,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded and Gruszka put his chips in the middle. Two players turned their cards, with Gruszka at risk.
Dominik Gruszka: A♠J♦
Yao Sun: 10♥10♦
The board ran out 2♥8♦7♠Q♥4♦. Sun held with his pocket tens and Gruszka was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Angelos Nastos Megas shoved all in from under the gun for 57,000. Action folded around to Hong Pham, who made the call in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Angelos Nastos Megas: A♠Q♠
Hong Pham: 9♥9♣
The board ran out J♥4♥4♣3♣Q♥. Pham had pocket nines, but Megas hit a pair of queens on the river to win the pot. He doubled up his stack and Pham was left short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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45,000
55,000
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55,000 |
| POSITION | PRIZE |
|---|---|
| 1 | £71,650 |
| 2 | £44,700 |
| 3 | £31,930 |
| 4 | £24,550 |
| 5 | £18,870 |
| 6 | £14,510 |
| 7 | £11,160 |
| 8 | £9,200 |
| 9 | £7,650 |
| 10 – 11 | £6,380 |
| 12-13 | £5,310 |
| 14-15 | £4,620 |
| 16-17 | £4,010 |
| 18-20 | £3,480 |
| 21-23 | £3,020 |
| 24-27 | £2,620 |
| 28-31 | £2,280 |
| 32-39 | £1,980 |
| 40-56 | £1,720 |
The tournament director has made the announcement. It's time to shuffle up and deal. Day 2 of the Main Event is now underway.