Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
With just over 600 players left in the tournament, the remaining players are going on a 75-minute dinner break. When they return the blinds will be 200/400 with a 50 ante, and there will be two levels left for late registration.
While you wait, check out this interview with Valentin Vornicu where he breaks down a hand.
With minutes to go in the level, Pierre Calamusa opened from the button and the small blind called. The pair checked the ![]()
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board and the river was the
. The small blind checked for the third street in a row, and folded to a bet of 1,000 from Calamusa.
Harry Lodge and Kahle Burns are among the latest entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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37,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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On a board reading ![]()
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and a pot nearing 10,000 Alexandre Reard moved a large stack of 1,000 chips to put his opponent at risk for his tournament. After a long tank he eventually folded.
A few hands later the button player raised to 1,000 and Reard defended his big blind with ![]()
. Both players checked on the ![]()
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rainbow flop.
The
fell on the turn. Reard three-bet to 4,000 after his initial bet of 500 was raised to 1,600. His opponent made the call.
On the
river Reard check-called a shove worth 15,000 to see ![]()
in his opponent's hand.
That last hand took him to the brink of a 50,000 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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A player in middle position opened to 700 and was called by the button, the small blind and Jeff Madsen in the big blind.
On the ![]()
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flop, only Madsen called the continuation bet of 825 from the player in middle position.
Both players checked throughout the
turn and
. Madsen tabled ![]()
for a pair, which was enough to win the pot after his opponent showed ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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||
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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After the player under the gun had opened to 700, the next player three-bet to 2,700 and Philippe Ktorza snap-shoved for 9,800. The initial raiser called and the other player folded.
Philippe Ktorza: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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The board brought ![]()
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and Ktorza's hand held up to give him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
33,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
32,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
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25,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
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|
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24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
22,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
20,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
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||
|
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19,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
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17,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
15,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
15,000 | |
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|
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10,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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|
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10,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
8,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
8,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
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|
|
7,500 | |
|
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7,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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6,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
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|
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3,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Maria Lampropulos was all in for her last 3,100 with ![]()
and was up against the ![]()
of an opponent.
The flop came ![]()
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giving her opponent a pair, but she quickly rectified that with a pair of her own on the
turn and the
river bricked out to earn her a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
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29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
23,000 | |
|
|
20,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
19,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
17,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
15,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
12,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
2,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
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Busted | |