Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the day.
The official numbers are in. Combined with the 316 runners from Day 1a, the 446-player Day 1b field brought the total number of entries up to 762, which created a prize pool of $1,143,000. That will divided among the top 81 finishers with $228,600 and a seat into the National Championship reserved for the winner.
Here's a look at how it will be divvied up:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $228,600 |
| 2nd | $140,932 |
| 3rd | $103,899 |
| 4th | $77,438 |
| 5th | $58,487 |
| 6th | $44,748 |
| 7th | $34,667 |
| 8th | $27,192 |
| 9th | $21,591 |
| 10th-12th | $17,351 |
| 13th-15th | $14,116 |
| 16th-18th | $11,624 |
| 19th-21st | $9,681 |
| 22nd-24th | $8,161 |
| 25th-27th | $6,961 |
| 28th-30th | $6,001 |
| 31st-33rd | $5,235 |
| 34th-36th | $4,618 |
| 37th-45th | $4,115 |
| 46th-54th | $3,703 |
| 55th-63rd | $3,372 |
| 64th-72nd | $3,098 |
| 73rd-81st | $2,846 |
Zal Irani and Quan Nguyen checked on a flop of ![]()
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, and Cord Garcia fired out 6,700. Only Irani called.
The turn was the
, both players checked, and the
completed the board. The two checked again.
Garcia showed ![]()
for a pair of nines, prompting Irani to muck ![]()
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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122,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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58,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Kevin Saul just received a full double holding ![]()
on a board of ![]()
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. The Foxwoods Main Event champion was all in for 25,800 and his opponent's cards were in the muck when we arrived.
Saul now sits with around 55,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
29,200
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29,200 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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145,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
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140,000
94,500
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94,500 |
|
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100,000
73,000
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73,000 |
|
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95,000
55,000
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55,000 |
|
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81,000
38,500
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38,500 |
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40,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
The following players are nowhere to be found, which means they have been eliminated in the last few levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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In one of the last hands of Level 14, Rob Salaburu three-bet to 12,000 from the blinds facing a raise to 3,600 and a call. Only the original raiser called.
The dealer fanned ![]()
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, and Salaburu immediately led out for 13,000. The player folded, and the Octo-Niner pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
34,000
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34,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
"You're going to want to watch this one," Cord Garcia just told our reporter a moment ago.
He and Quan Nguyen were heads up on a flop of ![]()
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, and Nguyen checked.
"One free card," Garcia said, knuckling behind.
The turn was the
, Nguyen checked again, and Garcia bet the minimum (1,600). Nguyen min check-raised, making it 3,200, and Garcia called.
A repeat four - the
- completed the board, and both players checked. Nguyen showed ![]()
for sevens and fours, and Garcia mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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102,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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97,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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