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08-21-2017 13:41 UTC-5

Burstein Outflops Young to Double

Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Sean Burstein was all-in from the cutoff for 5,950,000 and was called by Mark Young on the button.

Burstein was at risk and behind with , up against Young's . Burstein was on his feet, and the dealer fanned a flop reading to pair his nine and take the lead. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Burstein a double and leaving Young with just three big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Burstein	12,600,000 10,070,000	10,070,000
Mark Young	900,000 6,150,000	6,150,000

Tags: Mark Young Sean Burstein

08-21-2017 13:35 UTC-5

The Duval-Wrecking Ball Busts [Removed:250]

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Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Raphael Duval is on a heater and has claimed another victim. The latest, Prosper [Removed:250].

[Removed:250] opened to 755,000 from mid-position and then called a three-bet from Duval of 2,500,000.

The flop was and [Removed:250] quickly would all-in which Duval snap-called.

[Removed:250]:
Duval:

The board ran out and Duval raked in another pot while [Removed:250] leaves with a 20th place finish worth $5,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raphael Duval	40,000,000 17,835,000	17,835,000
Prosper Azoulay	Busted

Tags: Prosper Azoulay Raphael Duval

08-21-2017 13:25 UTC-5

Young Smashes the Turn to Double

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Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Eric Portelance raised to 650,000 from early position and action folded to Mark Young in the big blind. He pause for a moment before moving all-in for 3,150,000. Portelance asked for a count and eventually called.

Young was at risk with , flipping against Portelance's .

The flop came and Portelance took the lead with a pair of kings. The turn was the and Young snatched the lead right back with a set of fours. He locked up the pot right there, and the dealer completed the board with the insignificant on the river before sending the pot to Young.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Portelance	7,400,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Mark Young	7,050,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Tags: Eric Portelance Mark Young

Level: 31

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

08-21-2017 13:14 UTC-5

"You Talk a Lot!"

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Level 30 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

We got to the table when Jean-Francois Marin called a shove from Spencer Jean-Baptiste. Marin opened from late position and Jean-Baptiste shoved for 4,560,000 from the big blind.

Jean-Baptiste was at risk and ahead with , flipping against Marin's .

The flop came and Jean-Baptiste remained ahead with a pair of fours. The turn was the and the river was the , sending the pot over to Jean-Baptiste.

"Good shove. Really good shove" said Marin. "How can you shove with that?" he continued. The two players began to exchange some heated words in French. "Tu parles beaucoup, eh?" snickered Jean-Baptiste. "You talk a lot!" exclaimed Jean-Baptiste.

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Jean-Baptiste	9,700,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Jean-Francois Marin	5,310,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Jean-Francois Marin Spencer Jean-Baptiste

08-21-2017 13:07 UTC-5

Final Three Table Redraw

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Level 30 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
Table 37	1	Debra Ann Holman	14,850,000
Table 37	2	Romio Mikhael	2,715,000
Table 37	3	Constantinos Psallidas	6,700,000
Table 37	4	Prosper [Removed:250]	2,670,000
Table 37	5	Sammy Chao	3,730,000
Table 37	6	Raphael Duval	21,600,000
Table 37	7	Nicholas Riseley	3,765,000
Table 37	8	Paul Scott	7,200,000

Table 38	1	Jean-Francois Marin	6,500,000
Table 38	2	Michael Korovine	5,340,000
Table 38	3	Ryan Morrell	5,900,000
Table 38	4	Brandon Aaron Kitchen	4,500,000
Table 38	5	Jeff Cuccurullo	23,300,000
Table 38	6	Spencer Jean-Baptiste	5,900,000
Table 38	7	Helen Marie Dufour	12,500,000
Table 38	8	Brian Van Bart	3,500,000

Table 39	1	Eric Portelance	7,800,000
Table 39	2	Said Michailidis	6,000,000
Table 39	3	Matthew Wilkins	8,100,000
Table 39	4	Norman Gautheier	6,980,000
Table 39	5	Sean Burstein	6,700,000
Table 39	6	Franco A	7,600,000
Table 39	7	Mark Young	3,405,000
Table 39	8	Anatoly Zharnitsky	16,100,000

08-21-2017 12:48 UTC-5

Melanson Gets His Kings Cracked by Holman

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Level 30 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Dustin Melanson raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Debra Ann Holman moved all-in on the button. Melanson snap-called.

Dustin Melanson:
Debra Ann Holman:

Melanson was well ahead with two kings, and needed to fade an ace to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, there was on ace in the window before the dealer fanned a flop reading and Melanson was the one who needed to hit now. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Melanson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Debra Ann Holman	11,000,000 7,035,000	7,035,000
Dustin Melanson	Busted

Tags: Dustin Melanson Debra Ann Holman

08-21-2017 12:34 UTC-5

Khalil Busted by Psallidas

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Level 30 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Randy Khalil three-bet shoved all-in preflop against Constantinos Psallidas and after a moment in the tank, Psallidas called, putting Khalil at risk.

Khalil:
Psallidas:

Once the cards were tabled, Khalil was immediately upset about how long it took Psallidas to make his decision.

Psallidas pleaded his case about not wanting to flip and instead found himself in a dominating position.

The dealer fanned out a board and although the flop was a scary one for Psallidas, he was able to fade the rest and eliminate Khalil in 25th place for $3,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantinos Psallidas	7,500,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Randy Khalil	Busted

Tags: Constantinos Psallidas Randy Khalil

08-21-2017 12:30 UTC-5

Psallidas Keeps Finding a Way

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Level 30 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Constantinos Psallidas was down to one big blind on two separate occasions late in the day on Day 2 yesterday, and somehow managed to spin his stack up and make his way to Day 3 today.

He was just all-in for 1,820,000 and was called by Psoper [Removed:250].

Psallidas held the best of it with , up against [Removed:250]'s .

The board ran out and Psallidas held on to double through yet again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantinos Psallidas	4,200,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Prosper Azoulay	2,000,000 1,830,000	1,830,000

Tags: Constantinos Psallidas Prosper Azoulay

08-21-2017 12:28 UTC-5

Franco Sicondolfi Makes an Early Exit

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Level 30 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Norman Gauthier raised to 600,000 from middle position and Franco Sicondolfi moved all-in for 5,840,000 from the small blind. Gauthier called.

It turned out that both players had the same stack, right down to the last chip, so both players were at risk.

Norman Gauthier:
Franco Sicondolfi:

It was a classic race, but the dealer put out a flop reading and while Gauthier flopped a set, Sicondolfi was still live after flopping top two pair. Any ace or king would do, but the turn was the and the river was the to send Sicondolfi to the rail.

Immediately after the river was dealt, Jean-Francois Marin slammed his fist into the table and yelled out, "Do you know what I folded? Jack-ten of hearts. I was gonna call your six hundred thousand!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Gauthier	12,000,000 9,320,000	9,320,000
Franco Sicondolfi	Busted

Tags: Jean-Francois Marin Norman Gauthier Franco Sicondolfi