The break has ended, and play has resumed.
The break has ended, and play has resumed.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
The players are now on a 20 minute break. Rejoin us around 22:40 local time.
Julian Thew informed us that Gordon Huntly busted out a short while ago and in cruel circumstances. The popular Scot committed his stack with ![]()
and was looked up by ![]()
. A nine appeared somewhere on the board and Huntly was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Christopher Brammer opened the betting with a raise to 1,000 from middle position. Nobody wanted to tangle with the talented Brit until the action stopped on Chris Sly in the big blind. Sly called and it was heads-up to the ![]()
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flop.
Sly tapped the table and checked, Brammer continued with a 1,500 bet and Sly let his hand go. Nice and simple, but Brammer will take those all day long if he has to.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
5,000
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5,000 |
|
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63,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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57,000
23,300
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23,300 |
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|
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48,000
2,000
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2,000 |
|
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|
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41,500
26,200
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26,200 |
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27,200
200
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200 |
|
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23,000
600
|
600 |
|
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22,300 | |
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19,800
2,200
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2,200 |
|
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17,600 | |
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16,800
5,300
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5,300 |
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14,300 | |
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12,600
800
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800 |
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11,350
6,850
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6,850 |
|
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5,450
2,450
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2,450 |
|
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Busted | |
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We found Olivier Busquet scooping up a pot with ![]()
on a board of ![]()
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. He's got one of the bigger stacks in the room after a recent rush of chips, as he's nearly tripled his stack since we last took note of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,500 |
Canada's Jason Duval has 77,000 chips and looks to be our chip leader here in Event #28.
Duval has some impressive scores to his name, despite a relatively short live poker career. Among Duval's achievements are an EPT final table appearance, a WPT final table appearance and two cashes at this year's WSOP. If Duval continues this kind of form then he will be adding a third cash to that ever-growing list by the time this tournament ends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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77,000 | |
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A player in middle position raised to 2,200, and Eoghan O'Dea made it 4,500 on the button.
"How much is it?" the other player asked, eyeing O'Dea for a read. He moved all in, and O'Dea called instantly.
O'Dea: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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, and O'Dea doubled up easily.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000
24,800
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24,800 |
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We found Phil Collins with a raise to 2,700 in front of him, likely from reraising a player who had acted in front of him. The player to his left, on the button, had moved all in and he covered Collins. Collins went into the tank for a couple of minutes, and he finally called off his last 9,000.
Collins: ![]()
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Button: ![]()
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Collins was in bad shape, and the ![]()
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flop didn't bring much hope. He managed to spike the
on the turn, however, and the
river sealed his double up.
Meanwhile, Randy Lew was tanking with a tough decision of his own at a nearby table. Lew was also looking at an all-in bet from an opponent who covered him, this time with all the cards out. The board read ![]()
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, and Lew agonized over the decision. He laughed softly and shook his head, finally folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000
9,500
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9,500 |
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11,400
600
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600 |
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