Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Chad Smith raised it up to 20,000 in middle position and Warren Sheaves called on his left. The two players went heads-up to a flop of ![]()
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and Smith continued with a bet of 25,000. Sheaves called and the
rolled off on the turn.
With four cards to a straight on the board, both players checked to the
on the river. Smith counted out a bet of 53,000 and Sheaves looked him up. Smith flipped over ![]()
for an overpair and Sheaves was unable to beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
815,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
125,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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Matthew Higgins just recently eliminated Mack Ham to climb up the leaderboard after being down to just ten big blinds in the last level. Ham got the last of his 125,000 chips in the middle with pocket aces and Higgins held onto pocket kings. A king on the flop gave Higgins the lead and Ham was unable to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
642,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
575,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
455,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
450,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
445,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
440,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
410,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
360,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
|
260,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
240,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
221,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
210,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
203,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
114,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Trace Henderson raised it up from middle position and H.B. Sablotny defended from the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Sablotny checked to Henderson who continued for 14,000. Sablotny check-raised to 35,000 and Henderson announced all in. Sablotny quickly called off his stack of 119,000.
H.B. Sablotny: ![]()
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Trace Henderson: ![]()
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Sablotny flopped two pair to take the lead and the
on the turn along with the
on the river left it that way. Sablotny scored a double up and knocked Henderson down a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
296,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
|
280,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The remaining 53 players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Sean Small raised it up to 13,000 from under the gun and picked up four callers along the way. The flop fell ![]()
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and Small continued with a bet of 34,000. Warren Sheaves was the only player to make the call from a couple of seats over.
The turn brought the
and Small went into the tank for over two minutes before moving all in for his last 68,000 chips. Sheaves instantly called and tabled ![]()
for a turned flush. Small was still drawing live with ![]()
but the
on the river did not pair the board and Small was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Joshua Johnson opened to 14,000 in early position and was called by Blake Whittington on his left along with Johnny Landreth in the big blind. The flop fell ![]()
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and Landreth checked to Johnson who continued for 29,000. Whittington called and Landreth got out of the way.
The turn brought the
and both players checked to the
on the river. Johnson led out with a bet of 45,000 and Whittington raised to 128,000. It didn't take long for Johnson to call and Whittington showed ![]()
which was enough to beat the ![]()
of Johnson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
174,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
Matthew Higgins was down to just ten big blinds and shoved all in for 60,000 in early position. Chico Pho called on the button and the blinds both folded.
Matthew Higgins: ![]()
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Chico Pho: ![]()
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It was a coin flip and Higgins took the lead on the ![]()
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flop. The
on the turn nor the
on the river would help Pho as he sent over a small double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
135,000
95,000
|
95,000 |