Olivier Busquet began the day above average in chips but then dipped into the danger zone. He kept his composure though and has worked his way back up to a big stack. Find out how he did it in the latest PokerNews Impromptu.
After a player opened for 6,000 under the gun, Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind and the two saw a flop of 
. Hellmuth bet 8,000 and his opponent called. Hellmuth then bet 13,000 and 17,000 on the 
turn and 
river respectively, both of which his opponent called with the 
. Hellmuth rolled over the 
for a better two pair and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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187,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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Matt Jarvis, who finished eighth in the 2010 WSOP Main Event for $1,045,743, received a big double just before his table broke.
It happened when a preflop raising war resulted in him getting his stack of 129,600 all in holding the 
against the 
of his opponent. The 
flop was no help to Jarvis, but the 
turn was. The 
completed the board on the river and Jarvis was shipped the juicy double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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283,000
153,400
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153,400 |
David Diaz opened for 4,800 from middle position and Nick Guagenti called from the button. The blinds both folded and then the two checked the 
flop. When the appeared on the turn, Diaz check-called a bet of 6,000 and then checked the 
river.
Guagenti took the opportunity to bet 16,000, and Diaz tanked for three minutes before releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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169,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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77,800
12,200
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12,200 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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410,000
352,400
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352,400 |
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330,000
188,100
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188,100 |
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300,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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290,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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263,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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245,000
70,400
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70,400 |
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232,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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230,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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224,000
182,000
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182,000 |
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160,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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155,000
18,500
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18,500 |
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148,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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137,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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100,000
58,300
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58,300 |
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86,000
7,300
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7,300 |
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80,000
2,200
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2,200 |
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57,000
13,400
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13,400 |
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56,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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33,000
9,300
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9,300 |
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After a player opened for 6,100 and another called on the button, David Diaz three-bet to 18,400 from the small blind. Zachary Korik then four-bet to 45,600 from the big, the original raiser and button folded, and Diaz moved all in for right around 80,000. Korik made a quick call and discovered he was in bad shape.
Diaz: 
Korik: 
Korik's best chance at eliminating his tough opponent was to catch an ace, but that didn't happen on the 
flop. The turn meant Diaz just needed to dodge an ace on the river, but as you can tell from the title of this post, that didn't happen as the spiked.
Diaz looked devastated as he made his way to the payout desk in 48th place while Korik added to his already massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Zachary Kurik has been on fire ever since he doubled through Artem Metalidi. First he spiked the river to eliminate David Diaz, and now he's sent Nick Guagenti to the rail.
We missed the action, but Barry Hutter was kind enough to fill us in on some details. He said it began when Kurik raised from the small blind and Guagenti defended from the big. The 
flop, which contained two hearts, saw action go bet-call, and then Korik checked the turn. Guagenti bet 13,100, Korik check-raised to 30,000, and Guagenti called.
When a completed the board on the river, Korik returned to checking and Guagenti moved all in for roughly 95,000. Kurik called with for rivered trips, which bested Guagenti's two pair.
Meanwhile, Paul Volpe has also been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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560,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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Pratyush Buddiga has been on a little heater here in Level 16. Most recently he sent Bryn Kenney to the rail, though we failed to catch the hand. Whatever it was, it send Buddiga up to 470,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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470,000
207,000
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207,000 |
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