Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Peter Nguyen checked from the big blind and called 26,000 from Jake Bazeley, who was in the cutoff on a final board of ![]()
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. Bazeley showed ![]()
for trips but Nguyen had it beat with ![]()
for the low straight.
At other tables, TJ Thondup and Samuel Phillips went bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
278,000 | |
|
|
152,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Zelong Dong opened from under the gun, a short-stacked player shoved behind him and Dong called.
Dong: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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The board ran ![]()
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, Dong's hand held and his opponent was beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
A player in middle position bet 12,000 on a flop of ![]()
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and got two calls from late position before Andy Hwang woke up with a big raise to 60,000 in the big blind. The bettor folded, as did the first caller, but a player on the button was stickier. He called most of his stack, leaving himself just a few thousand back.
"What do I need to dodge?" Hwang asked, dropping in a few chips after the
turn.
Hwang: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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It was spades he was fading, and the river was black but a
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
390,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
380,000 | |
|
|
325,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
240,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
220,000 | |
|
|
215,000 | |
|
|
215,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
210,000 | |
|
|
200,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
200,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
175,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
170,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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|
|
80,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
70,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
70,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
60,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
60,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
43,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
While the rest of the field was heading on break Mike Wang and Pierre Le got involved in a pot. Le opened for 10,000, Wang popped it to 23,500, Le called and the flop came ![]()
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. Le checked, Wang bet 28,500 and Le shoved for around 180,000. Wang called holding pocket tens and was good against Le's pocket eights. The board completed ![]()
, Le was eliminated and Wang went on break without really stacking or counting his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
Three more levels are in the books and the field is on a 15-minute break.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500