Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Daniel Aragón moved all-in for his last seven big blinds from the small blind and Gonzalo Mencia, seated to his left, made the call without hesitation. The cards were revealed:
Daniel Aragón: 9♣6♣
Gonzalo Mencia: J♠J♣
Aragón needed significant help from the board to stay alive in the tournament, but his hopes quickly faded as the flop came J♦9♠A♣, giving Mencia top set. The turn Q♦ left Aragón drawing dead, making the river 7♦ a mere formality as he exited in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,100,000
600,000
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600,000 |
|
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Busted |
Juan Gómez opened from the button and Javier Becerril moved all-in for his last 750,000 chips from the big blind. After asking for a count, Gómez quickly made the call:
Javier Becerril: 6♣6♥
Juan Gómez: A♠K♠
The flop came 3♠10♦8♠, giving Gómez several outs to improve. The turn K♥ delivered one of them, putting him ahead, and the river A♣ improved his hand further, sealing Becerril's elimination in 19th place
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,850,000
800,000
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800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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Alberto Delgado moved all-in for 575,000 points and three seats behind, Guillem Nuez reshoved his entire stack. However, Francisco Ramos was waiting in the big blind and after thinking it over for quite some time, decided to call for his remaining 1,190,000 points.
Alberto Delgado: 6♠6♦
Francisco Ramos: 10♥10♠
Guillem Nuez: 9♥9♣
Ramos needed his pocket tens to hold, and they did just that. The flop came 4♣8♠2♣, followed by the K♠ on the turn and the 8♣ on the river.
With his hand holding up, Ramos secured a massive pot, boosting his stack to nearly 3,100,000 points.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,100,000
2,265,000
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2,265,000 |
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1,200,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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Busted |
With the start of Level 26, levels have increased to 60 minutes in duration.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
In the 936th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are all in Las Vegas at Level 9 Studio to talk about a pair of big hands from the Super High Roller Cash Game on PokerGO. One saw Sameh Elamawy lay down the second nuts to Justin Gavri, and the other was Andrew Robl five-bet bluffing smack into the pocket aces of Eric Wasserson, which led to a discussion on Robl and his chances of the Poker Hall of Fame.
From there, the crew heads out to the desert for some fun with Las Vegas ATV Tours, Mike 'Timex' McDonald winning a national Chess Championship, and Jean-Robert Bellande taking down the Onyx High Roller for $1.5 Million. Finally, hear about how 23-year-old Harvey Castro claimed the WPT Player of the Year and why the 'Jungleman' boxing match result against Elf was overturned.
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The final 22 players are heading on a 45-minute break.
The clock has been stopped and the tournament director has announced a redraw at three tables, with the final 24 players remaining in contention.