Players have been sent on a 20-minute break with the clocks showing 331 runners so far.
Here are the highlights from the most recent two levels:
Players have been sent on a 20-minute break with the clocks showing 331 runners so far.
Here are the highlights from the most recent two levels:
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez opened to 18,000 from the button and Danesh Luthra called from the big blind.
The 10♣9♣5♠ flop checked through to the 3♥ turn, where Luthra bet 12,000. Salazar Sanchez called.
The 5♥ river checked through to showdown, where Luthra's 6♣6♦ was good for the pot.
Luthra said he had been hoping Jonathan Little would raise from the small blind, as he would have been happy to get it in with his pocket pair against the poker coach, but admitted he was more hesitant against Salazar Sanchez.
Sporting a red bandana, Luthra collected the pot as Robert Mizrachi quipped, “Nice hand, Rambo,” drawing a few laughs from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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320,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Dov Markowich opened to 12,000 on the button, making the call once Andjelko Andrejevic three-bet to 52,000 in the small blind.
Andrejevic led out for 40,000 on the K♦10♣2♠ flop, earning a quick fold from Markowich to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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835,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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354,000
354,000
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354,000 |
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Mikolaj Zawadzki opened to 12,000 from early position. Rehman Kassam and Jennifer Tilly called from middle position and the hijack. Alex Difelice came along from the big blind.
Difelice was the only caller for Zawadszki's bet of 16,000 on the A♥7♠10♥ flop. The 10♠ turn checked through to the 9♦ river, where Difelice fired out 40,000. Zawadszki folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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903,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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470,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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330,000 | |
Renan Meneguetti opened to 12,000 in the cutoff and the button called before Fabian Niederreiter three-bet to 78,000 in the small blind. Only Meneguetti called.
Niederreiter sized down to 38,000 on the flop of 8♥8♣3♥ and both players then checked on the J♠ turn. Niederreiter used a time bank on the 6♦ river before betting 211,000 with just a single chip behind. Meneguetti called.
Niederreiter showed a pair of jacks with K♦J♦, but he was out-kicked by Meneguetti with A♣J♣ to be left with a single chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000 | |
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1,000
499,000
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499,000 |
Austin Srur in middle position and Jeremy Ausmus in the hijack were trading preflop raises, with 335,000 in front of Srur.
Ausmus moved all in for 745,000, representing most of his opponent's stack. Srur went into the tank, using four time bank cards before letting his hand go.
"You were in bad shape," said Ausmus, as he stacked some fresh chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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985,000
485,000
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485,000 |
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501,000
501,000
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501,000 |
Tom Middleton, from under the gun, and Sirzat Hissou, on his direct left, exchanged raises preflop that saw the former all-in for his last 455,000 with Hissou the covering stack.
Tom Middleton: Q♦Q♠
Sirzat Hissou: AxKx
Hissou picked up two outs to Broadway to go along with his overcards after the J♠10♦6♣ flop, but MIddleton held out after the 9♣ turn and 4♠ river to double up.
On the next deal, Bin Duan opened to 13,000 from early position. Roman Hrabec and Brian Luo called from the button and blinds.
Only Hrabec called Duan's 16,000 continuation-bet for the board to read Q♣9♠8♦7♣. Duan check-folded to Hrabec's bet of 30,000 to concede the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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925,000
925,000
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925,000 |
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800,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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710,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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453,000
453,000
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453,000 |
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345,000
345,000
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345,000 |
Vanessa Kade opened to 12,000 in the hijack and Daniel Ghionoiu three-bet to 32,000 in the cutoff as Phil Laak went in the tank in the big blind.
Laak eventually four-bet jammed to bring a quick fold from Kade. Ghionoiu went in the tank and eventually called with his stack of 300,000.
Daniel Ghionoiu: J♣J♠
Phil Laak: A♦K♦
The flop of 6♠8♦2♠ kept Ghionoiu's jacks ahead and the 7♠ turn took away any of Laak's spade outs. But the dealer found the A♣ river to suck the life out of the room as Laak put a tough beat on his opponent.
"Oh, Barry Greenstein! You dirty, dirty rat. Barry, Barry, where are you, Barry?" said Laak. "That was dirty. I mean that wasn't GTO but it was GTF: Game Theory Fun ... It was probably GT Optional."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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480,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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Busted | |
Zdenek Zizka opened to 15,000 from under the gun, and Jeff Gross made the call on the button.
Both players declined to bet the 3♥9♣K♠ flop, and another pair of checks followed the 6♠ turn.
Zizka led out for 34,000 on the 4♦ river, with Gross using most of his clock before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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782,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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565,000
565,000
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565,000 |
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