First Break of the Day
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Sam Higgs raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and then called when Mohsin Charania three-bet all in for 29,500 from the button.
Higgs:
Charania:
Charania got it in good and he paired his ace on the flop. The turn gave Higgs a chance to win, but that didn't happen as the blanked on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sam Higgs |
205,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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Mohsin Charania |
70,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Jan Suchanek opened for 9,500 from the cutoff and then called when Eddy Sabat three-bet all in for 33,000 from the small blind.
Sabat:
Suchanek:
Sabat was racing for his tournament life, but he needed to improve to stay alive. He didn't do it on the flop, and while the turn didn't hit him, it did give him a gutshot straight. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Sabat missed and wished the table good luck before exiting the tournament floor.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jan Suchanek |
180,000
24,000
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24,000 |
Eddy Sabat | Busted |
A preflop raising war resulted in Geoffrey Mooney getting his stack of 112,500 all in preflop against Andrew Hinrichsen.
Mooney:
Hinrichsen:
"It's a flip," Hellmuth chirped from the other end of the table. Indeed it was, but Mooney needed to catch to stay alive. The flop kept Hinrichsen in the lead, and so did the turn. However, Mooney did pick up a spade draw. Unfortunately for him, the river was a blank and he watched the last of his chips pushed to Hinrichsen.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Andrew Hinrichsen |
600,000
254,000
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254,000 |
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Geoffrey Mooney | Busted |
Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 8,000 from under the gun and called the three-bet of Greg Merson in the small blind for 19,000 to see the heads-up flop of . Merson continued for 17,500 and Reinkemeier moved all in for around 72,000 in chips after some consideration.
Merson:
Reinkemeier:
The on the turn was of no help for the German, nor was the on the river that even made Merson two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Greg Merson |
360,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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Tobias Reinkemeier | Busted |
After a raise from a player in early position, Mike Watson called and Sam Higgs tossed in the extra chips out of the big blind as well. Higgs then check-raised the flop with one heart from 7,000 to 20,000 and only Watson made the call whereas the initial raiser check-folded.
Higgs fired the turn for 40,000 and then bet 64,000 once the completed the board on the river. Watson called and mucked when the WSOP Asia-Pacific bracelet winner tabled for a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sam Higgs |
403,000
168,000
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168,000 |
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Mike Watson |
81,000
-94,000
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-94,000 |
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From the hijack seat, Asa Smith raised to 8,500. Jeff Gross reraised to 19,500 on the button, and then play moved back over to Smith. He tanked for a long time and then moved all for 83,500. Gross asked for a count and began to think.
"That Hollywood act might get you a call," said Gross. "I have a feeling you're going to show me aces."
After few moments passed and then Gross commented, "This is my favorite hand," as he made the call.
Gross tabled the , but he was dominated by Smith's . The board ran out , and Smith doubled up.
"Why couldn't you have king-queen?" said Gross after the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Asa Smith |
170,000
48,700
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48,700 |
Jeff Gross |
140,000
26,800
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26,800 |
Andy Lee and Danny Hunyh have been eliminated. Lee went out after he flopped the low end of a straight on a flop against Andrew Hinrichsen's . Hinrichsen now has over 700,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Andrew Hinrichsen |
710,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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Andy Lee | Busted | |
Danny Hunyh
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Busted |
Just a few minutes prior to her last hand, JJ Liu was all in and doubled up very short with [As . Her next all in was for 31,500 chips and Mike Watson looked her up from the button with . It was a coin flip against the of Liu and Watson improved as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Watson |
170,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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JJ Liu | Busted | |
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