Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day with the clocks showing 138 players remaining.
Here are some highlights from the first two levels of play:
Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day with the clocks showing 138 players remaining.
Here are some highlights from the first two levels of play:
Action was picked up with Miguel Capriles all-in and Tomas Jozonis putting him at risk.
Miguel Capriles: A♠K♣
Tomas Jozonis: A♦Q♥
Capriles had Jozonis dominated, but after the 8♥Q♠4♠ flop, Jozonis took the commanding lead when he paired his queen. But the 10♠ on the turn gave Capriles a flush draw, which came right in when the 2♠ hit the river, giving Capriles a flush and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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24,500,000
11,400,000
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11,400,000 |
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6,225,000
2,175,000
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2,175,000 |
Laszlo Bujtas opened to 500,000 before Rainer Kempe three-bet for most of his remaining stack to 3,800,000. Bujtas announced all in, and Kempe called off the rest.
Rainer Kempe: 2♦2♥
Laszlo Bujtas: A♣A♥
Bujtas saw his aces hold through the 8♠5♦9♣10♣9♥ runout, sending Kempe to the rail while adding to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,750,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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With around 12,000,000 already in the middle on a flop of A♣J♦J♣, Charles Hook bet 500,000 and Daniel Jackson went deep in the tank with the same amount behind.
Eying a pay jump, Jackson exhausted his time banks before calling.
Daniel Jackson: Q♠Q♥
Charles Hook: A♠Q♣
Jackson had been outflopped and couldn't improve as the board finished out A♥5♠ to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000,000
8,800,000
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8,800,000 |
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Busted | |
Alberto Speranzoni used all of his time bank cards in early position while waiting on a $10,000 pay jump, eventually sliding 1,225,000 forward while leaving a single 25,000 chip behind.
Alexandros Theologis raised in the small blind, and Speranzoni tossed in his last chip.
Alberto Speranzoni: A♦Q♥
Alexandros Theologis: K♠Q♠
Speranzoni didn't have to sweat the pay jump, as his ace-high held through the 4♥2♦9♠9♣10♥ runout to earn the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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16,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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2,900,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
Pascal LeFrancois opened from early position to 500,000, which was called by Nima Saken Shaft.
Both players checked to the turn after the 4♦6♥8♠ flop, to see the 6♠ on the turn. LeFrancois then check-called a bet of 400,000 from Shaft.
The river was the Q♦ and LeFrancois check-folded to the 1,000,000 bet from Shaft, giving him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,500,000
5,750,000
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5,750,000 |
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11,200,000
4,550,000
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4,550,000 |
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Daniel Reijmer opened from middle position to 550,000, and when it folded to Vladas Tamasauskas in the cutoff, he three-bet all in for his stack of 2,125,000. It folded back to Reijmer, who made the call.
Vladas Tamasauskas: Q♠Q♣
Daniel Reijmer: A♦5♥
Tamasauskas was in a great spot to find a double up, but once the board ran out A♣8♥9♠4♥5♠ Reijmer improved to two pair, aces and fives to knock out Tamasauskas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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17,875,000
12,525,000
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12,525,000 |
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Busted |
Paulius Vaitiekunas announced all in for 2,600,000 on the button, and Lautaro Guerra made a quick call in the big blind.
Paulius Vaitiekunas: Q♦10♠
Lautaro Guerra: A♣J♥
Vaitiekunas could not catch up to Guerra on the K♣7♦2♦K♦K♠ board, confirming his exit for $70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,200,000
8,375,000
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8,375,000 |
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Koray Aldemir was all-in for 4,775,000 on a board of 8♥6♠6♥7♦ against Leonardo Song-Carrillo with over 6,000,000 already in the middle.
Koray Aldemir: J♥J♣
Leonardo Song-Carrillo: K♥Q♥
Aldemir couldn't stay ahead as the 3♥ river landed to give Song-Carrillo a flush to send the 2021 Main Event champion to the rail.
Incredibly, this marks Aldemir's first bustout of the year as it's only his second event. In his first event, the $10,000 8-Game Mix, he won a bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,500,000
10,200,000
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10,200,000 |
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Busted | |
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