Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Dylan Linde went all in for 215,000 from under the gun and Jason Mercier was the lone caller from the big blind.
Dylan Linde: 8♦8♠
Jason Mercier: A♠5♦
The board ran out 3♣9♦4♦7♥J♦ and Linde held on with pocket eights to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,250,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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465,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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Jonathan Jaffe opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Jason Mercier called from the hijack before Dylan Linde three-bet jammed a stack of 560,000 from the cutoff. He got action from Artur Martirosian behind him as Jaffe and Mercier both folded.
Dylan Linde: A♠K♣
Artur Martirosian: J♥J♣
Linde couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 5♦5♥6♣3♦Q♦ to mark his elimination toward the end of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,200,000
695,000
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695,000 |
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1,600,000 | |
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1,100,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Action was heads up with what looked like 600,000 in the middle and a full board of 8♥8♠J♠6♣7♣ when Jason Koon slid out a stack of blue T-100,000 chips. Istvan Briski, in the next seat over, used a time bank before he committed the last of his chips.
Koon turned over 8♣3♣ for three eights and Briski showed the losing Q♥J♣ before he gathered his things to head for the door.
The GGPoker Ambassador is now hear the five million mark in chips as Day 1a enters its final stages.
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4,900,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
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Ioannis Angelou Konstas opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Erik Seidel called out of the small blind.
Seidel checked on the flop of 8♥6♣3♥ and Konstas checked back. Both players checked again on the 3♦ turn and the same action took place on the K♠ river.
Seidel showed A♦2♦ for ace-high, but Konstas held a better ace-high with A♣10♦ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,100,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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1,650,000 | |
Hermilo Garza Villareal raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Josh Arieh called from the blinds.
The flop was K♣6♦J♦ and both players checked to see 10♦ on the turn.
Arieh bet 75,000 and Villareal called. The river was K♥.
Arieh shoved his last 305,000 and Villareal used a time bank before he flicked in a chip to see it. Arieh showed K♦5♦ for a flush and Villareal mucked the losing hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,600,000 | |
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925,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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There are now 29 players left in Day 1a. The opening flight will end when 24 players remain.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,500,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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3,200,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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2,800,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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2,300,000
925,000
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925,000 |
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1,900,000
300,000
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300,000 |