The tournament is now playing hand for hand as they are on the money bubble. Just 270 players remain, and the next player out goes home empty handed.
The tournament is now playing hand for hand as they are on the money bubble. Just 270 players remain, and the next player out goes home empty handed.
Level: 24
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 240
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,525
210,525
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210,525 |
|
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205,327
205,327
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205,327 |
|
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200,415
200,415
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200,415 |
|
|
187,729
187,729
|
187,729 |
|
|
172,533
71,827
|
71,827 |
After losing a big pot to "Jissses" Boris Becker raised under the gun to 4,000 before "Sultan" shoved for 24,692 from the button. Becker was the only caller, but found himself in bad shape.
Boris Becker: ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,243
60,749
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60,749 |
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53,984
53,984
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53,984 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
In the very next hand, "Jissses" raised from the middle to 3,520, and Boris Becker called from the cutoff, as did both blinds. It checked to Becker on the ![]()
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flop, and he bet 7,680.
"Jissses" was the only caller to see
on the turn. "Jissses" check-called Becker's bet of 15,360. The river
went check-check, and Becker couldn't beat his opponent's set of jacks.
Boris Becker: ![]()
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"Jissses": ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,992
26,720
|
26,720 |
|
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98,525
32,080
|
32,080 |
"rslz" raised to 2,400 from early position, and Boris Becker called from the button. "Rlsz" check-called a bet of 3,780 from Becker on the ![]()
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flop.
The action was similar on the
turn with "rlsz" check-calling 7,560. The river came
and "rlsz" again checked to Becker who bet 15,120. "rlsz" called, but couldn't take the pot when Becker showed a set of fives.
Boris Becker: ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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142,712
20,160
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20,160 |
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82,610 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 160
Boris Becker raised from the middle, and it folded to "SamuraiOne" in the big blind, who made the call. "SamuraiOne" checked the flop of ![]()
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, but shoved for 12,406 after Becker bet 3,120. It took Becker a few seconds to make the call and see that he was surprisingly ahead.
Boris Becker: ![]()
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"SamuraiOne" had outs to the straight, but when the flush hit the river the pot shipped to Becker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,552
13,366
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13,366 |
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Busted |
Boris Becker has broken the century mark and is now playing a top 10 stack. Most of those chips seem to have come from "Jissses", who is now playing a stack of around 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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109,186
9,617
|
9,617 |
|
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66,445
35,917
|
35,917 |