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Under the gun, Eddy Sabat raised to 27,000, and Steven Watts three-bet shoved for just less than 260,000 from the button. Sabat made the call with his covering stack, and the race was on.
Showdown
Sabat: 
Watts: 
Sabat's horse ran faster as the board came 
, and he's eliminated Watts in 23rd place.
Action folded all the way around to Randy Dorfman in the small blind, he raised and James St. Hilaire moved all in from the big blind after a short period of thought. Dorfman called and tabled 
and St. HIlaire held 
.
The board ran 
and Dorfman was left with only 48,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
48,000
-342,000
|
-342,000 |
We couldn't tell how the money got in, but the last ~175,000 of Robert Stevanovski's chips ended up in the middle before the flop as he held 
. Alessio Fratti looked him up with 
, and the 
flop did nothing to improve Stevanovski's plight. He's out in 22nd place, and we're really clipping along here in the first two levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,130,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
1,100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
625,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
580,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
430,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
|
315,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
280,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
A few short hands after Dorfman was down to 48,000 he moved all in from middle position and Thomas Miller called from the big blind. Dorfman showed 
and Miller held 
. The board ran 
and Dorfman headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,010,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The players have completed the first two levels of the day and are going on their first 20 minute break of the day.
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Cards are back in the following the first 20 minute break of the day.
Hassan Babajane opened to 34,000 under the gun, and the table passed all the way around to the small blind where Edgar De La Torre reraised all in for 260,000 total. Eddy Sabat gave it a long look in the small blind, but he eventually folded, and Babajane quickly did the calling to put De La Torre at risk. Flip a coin.
Showdown
Babajane: 
De La Torre: 
The 
flop was a good one for De La Torre, pairing up to take a big lead with two to come. The turn 
was dangerously close to a two-outer, and it only served as foreshadowing of the river card. The 
dropped like a hammer, and Babajane sets up to tally the knockout.
Both men complimented each other on their play and their final hand, but it's De La Torre who comes up short in this one. He's out in 20th place, good for $21,933.
As we expected, our comment about the 'brisk pace' did not go unpunished. We've hit a wall in the action here, so have a look at a round of chip counts while we all wait for some significant movement.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,440,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
1,130,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,035,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
1,005,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
945,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
925,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
790,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
730,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
710,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
555,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
505,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
410,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
320,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
310,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
280,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
260,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
255,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||