Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
With the start of level five, that means four levels are in the books and registration is now closed. Once we received the official number of entrants, prize pool and payouts, we'll post it for you all to see.
We caught the action three-handed on the turn with a board of 


. The small blind checked to Grant Hinkle in early position who also checked. Annette Obrestad fired out a bet of 500, the small blind made the call, and Hinkle folded.
The river came
and the action went check-check. The small blindflipped up 
and Obrestad threw her cards into the muck, knocking her stack down to 2,100.
On a flop reading 

, Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger's opponent checked-called a 200 bet from Lichtenberger in a blind vs. blind situation.
Lichtenberger's opponent then led out for 525 when the
fell on the turn. Lichtenberger called.
The river came
and the small blind checked. Lichtenberger fired 1,400 and his opponent folded.
Luckychewy is currently sitting at 4,200.
On a board of 


Tom Dwan fired out a bet of 2,275 from the small blind. The player in the cutoff made the call and we were off to the river. The
came on the river putting four clubs on the board and after some time Dwan announced that he was all in. His opponent in the cutoff tossed his cards into the muck with a sigh.
"You can see one" Dwan said.
His opponent reached over and flipped up the
. This hand brings Dwan up to around 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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19,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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|
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14,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
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10,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
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9,000
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,300
800
|
800 |
|
|
5,200
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
4,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
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1,600
300
|
300 |
|
|
||
|
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1,200
300
|
300 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000 | |
|
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15,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
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|
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14,000 | |
|
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12,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
11,600
7,100
|
7,100 |
|
|
5,300
800
|
800 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,000 | |
|
|
1,100
100
|
100 |
One player raised to 500 from middle position before Joe Sebok reraised to 1,800 from the button. The original raiser called to send him and Sebok to the flop. The 

was spread by the dealer and the first player checked. Sebok bet 2,300 and his opponent check-raised to 7,500. Sebok made the call.
The
fell on the turn and the middle-position player fired 8,000. Sebok called and was all in for less than his opponent's bet. The middle-position player tabled the 
while Sebok showed top set with the 
.
The river completed the board with the
and Sebok doubled up. He's now got about 36,000 in chips.
Grant Hinkle checked the 

flop and his opponent bet 550. Hinkle made the call to see the
fall on the turn. Hinkle checked again, but this time he didn't just call his opponent's 1,250 bet. He check-raised to 2,500. His opponent called. The river was the
and Hinkle checked. So did his opponent.
Hinkle showed the 
, but lost to the 
for his opponent and dropped back to 8,000 in chips.