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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | |
|
1,700,000 |
A player in early position raised to 50,000 and found a caller in Mike Scarborough from the cutoff. When the flop came down 
, the EP player bet 50,000, Scarborough called, and the 
hit the turn. This time EP checked and Scarborough bet, putting out five light blue T25,000 chips.
His opponent made the call and then checked the 
river. Scarborough gathered some more light blue chips and slide out a bet of 250,000. The EP player though for about 40 seconds before making the call.
"Nice call," Scarborough admitted as he revealed 
for a missed straight. The EP player showed 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
110th: Michael Hahn . . . Carmel, IN . . . $3,548
111th: James Allen . . . Orland Park, IL . . . $3,548
112th: Mark Provenzano . . . Melrose Park, IL . . . $3,548
113th: Jason Wandling . . . Iowa City, IA . . . $3,548
114th: Todd Hovenden . . . Bloomington, IL . . . $3,548
115th: John Sullivan . . . Brunswick, OH . . . $3,548
116th: Peter Nemeth . . . Fishers, IN . . . $3,548
117th: John Orr . . . Lodi, WI . . . $3,548
118th: Samir Bhalla . . . Burr Ridge, IL . . . $3,266
119th: Daniel Blank . . . Deerfield, IL . . . $3,266
120th: Kim Schinco . . . Freeland, MI . . . $3,266
121st: Robert Slezak . . . Omaha, Ne . . . $3,266
122nd: Anthony Utnage . . . Bloomington, In . . . $3,266
123rd: Jerry Payne . . . Centerville, Oh . . . $3,266
124th: Chad Williams . . . Machesney Park, Il . . . $3,266
125th: SanJeev Polasani . . . Mahomet, Il . . . $3,266
126th: Daniel Bunce . . . Oak Lawn, Il . . . $3,266
127th: Dennis Tuttle . . . Mansfield, Tx . . . $3,266
128th: John Kurfman . . . Baylis, Il . . . $3,266
129th: Michael Farah . . . Grand Rapids, Mi . . . $3,266
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon was in a hand with another opponent. They were at the flop of 
, Kroon checked and his opponent bet 200,000.
Kroon was beside himself with the bet. He stood up from the table, consolidated his two drinks, did a lap around his chair all before he announced all in. He wandered so far away that the dealer had to call him back and tell him he had to stay close to the table.
"If I fold will you show me?" his opponent asked.
"Absolutely not. There is zero percent chance I show," Kroon replied.
After his opponent mucked Kroon lifted his cards just to us (Pokernews staff). The rail cheered for him to show and he said no.
Then he tossed his cards face up on the felt.
Being a math major is not a requirement for a Pokernews reporter but we're pretty sure we know what zero percent means.
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon opened for 58,000 only to have Todd Wright move all in from the cutoff for 542,000. After the blinds got out of the way, Kroon snap-called and shot out of his chair.
Showdown
Kroon: 
Wright: 
Kroon was in a dominating spot and primed to take down the 1.1 million pot after the 
flop. However, the 
spiked on the turn to give Wright a pair of aces and leave P0ker H0 drawing to a king on the river. The 
was not it, and Wright held on to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 |
The players are on their last break in the evening.
Level: 26
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,925,000 | |
|
1,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
875,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
800,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
100th: Angela Valencia . . . North Barrington, IL . . . $3,854
101st: Jenny Kim . . . Morton Grove, IL . . . $3,854
102nd: Blake Battaglia . . . Chicago, IL . . . $3,854
103rd: Jeffrey Banghart . . . Bennington, NE . . . $3,854
104th: Ryan Bucholtz . . . Encino, CA . . . $3,854
105th: Kunal Patel . . . Frienswood, TX . . . $3,854
106th: Thomas Dalton . . . Normal, IL . . . $3,854
107th: Daniel Hendrickson . . . Fstinsuly, MN . . . $3,854
108th: John Ross . . . Woodlands, TX . . . $3,854
109th: Seneca Easley . . . Fortworth, TX . . . $3,548
We found Eric Crain and Shawn Quinn in a hand together with the board reading 
. Quinn moved all in for a hair under 300,000. While Crain was mulling his decision he said, "I've got this feeling that if I saw call you're gonna say 'Nice call' and turn over Ax Qx."
Crain tossed in the call and was pretty spot on. Quinn tabled 
for a flush draw and Crain held 
. The board completed giving Quinn the flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 |
