Level 8 is the final level before the one-hour dinner break. When players return for Level 9, late registration will close at the end of the level. So far, 192 entries have been recorded, with 106 players still in the field. Day 1a will wrap up once just 25% of the field remains.
Imad Derwiche moved all-in blind from under the gun for 14,200. The action folded to "aymanam," who raised to 30,000 from the cutoff. This folded out the rest of table.
"Protection, protection," Derwiche cheered as the duo exhanged a high-five.
Imad Derwiche: 4♦2♦
aymanam: K♣J♠
Derwiche appeared quite pleased with his hand, but the A♠10♠9♠ flop gave him less reasons to be happy. The K♦ turn confirmed Derwiche's exit ahead of the 10♥ river.
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Abdelhadi Kondah raised to 2,500 from under the gun and called when "Goodboy" three-bet to 7,500 from the hijack,
Kondah check-jammed for 42,300 over a bet of 6,000 on the J♥4♥2♥ flop. After some thinking time, Goodboy called as the bigger stack.
Abdelhadi Kondah: 9♥8♥
Goodboy: A♥8♣
Kondah flopped the flush, but needed to fade another heart. That's exactly what happened, and he scopped in the pre-dinner double after the 8♠K♠ completed the board.
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Bo Cruz opened to 2,400 from middle position, with Aidan Quinlan calling on his direct left. Tony Prenveille then three-bet to 10,000 from the hijack. Ricardo Spencer called from the button before Cruz and Quinlan folded.
Spencer called a bet of 7,000 ion the 10♦6♣4♣ flop before the 8♠ turn checked through to the K♠ river. Prenveille fired out 21,000, and after some thinking time, Spencer called.
Prenveille could only show ace-high with his A♥Q♣. A few eyebrows were then raised as Spencer showed down 2♦2♣ for a pair of deuces to take the pot.
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50,000
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25,000 |
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Malik Corbin raised from the hijack before Mohamed Salim three-bet to 11,000 from the small blind. Corbin reraised to 30,000, and folded oout Salim who tanked for some time. Malik showed the A♠ as he took in the pot.
On a nearby table, Guillaume Darcourt opened to 3,000 first to act, and was called by Benout Groboocopatel and Bentayeb Ayoub from the cutoff and button. "Greg" was in the big blind and three-bet to 17,000 out of a stack of around 57,000. Darcourt jammed for around 80,000, which folded out Groboocopatel and Ayoub., Greg put in the rest of chips and the cards were tabled.
Greg: A♣Q♥
Guillaume Darcourt: 9♦9♥
Darcourt became the hige favorite, improving to a set of nines on the 9♣4♥3♠ flop. The 3♦ confirmed Greg's exit ahead of the 4♦ completing the runout.
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The 91 remaining players have been sent on their dinner break, with play resuming at 9:25 p.m. local time. There have been 200 entries so far, with late registration open for one more level when play restarts.
In the 916th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Jesse Fullen to talk about the latest stories from the poker world, including Martin Kabrhel and his website selling merchandise bearing his trademark catchphrases such as "Not like that" and "Casino Royale."
From there, they recap the highly-publicized heads-up match between Barstool Nate and Dave Portnoy where the former made what some call the worst fold in poker history; take a look at the unique wedding photos from the Burning Man ceremony of Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov; and take a look at PokerNews' new The Rundown.
Among the tournament winners highlighted in this week's episode are Jeremy Becker, Chino Rheem, Joshua Gebissa, Liam Gannon, and Kathy Liebert. Other stories include a look at the WPT World Championship schedule, a fresh edition of New Vlogs on the Block, and how Joey from Love is Blind and his protein company FLŸTE made their way into Chad's life.
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Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
