Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
Maxime Heroux raised to 180,000 in the cutoff and Craig Varnell defended big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Varnell check-called 100,000. On the
turn, he checked and Heroux slid in a two-handed bet of 280,000. Varnell tanked awhile and folded, saying he had a straight draw.
Meanwhile Jonathan Duhamel has gotten a raise and a three-bet shove through to help himself climb out of the basement.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,150,000
360,000
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360,000 |
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1,750,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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825,000
285,000
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285,000 |
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Maxime Heroux raised to 150,000 from middle position and Omar Mehmood called from the small blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Mehmood checked. Heroux bet 300,000 and Mehmood check-raised all-in for 895,000. After asking the dealer to verify the bet and spending about half a minute in the tank, Heroux folded and Mehmood took the pot to chip up substantially.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,790,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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1,525,000
810,000
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810,000 |
Maxime Heroux raised in the small blind and Seth Zimmerman called in the big. It came ![]()
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and Heroux slid in about 300,000, snap-calling when Zimmerman shoved for 650,000.
Maxime Heroux: ![]()
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Seth Zimmerman: ![]()
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Zimmerman stood up but he got there right away when the
hit. However, Heroux picked up the nut flush draw to go with his top set. The river was
, ensuring a double for Zimmerman, who let out a huge sigh of relief and clapped hands with one of his tablemates.
"I don't know how you guys do this for a living," he said with a laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,755,000
825,000
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825,000 |
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1,660,000
640,000
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640,000 |
Action folded to Jonathan Duhamel on the button and he raised to 150,000. Jason Lipiner made a pot-sized three-bet from the big blind, Duhamel four-bet, and Lipiner called to put himself at risk.
Jonathan Duhamel: ![]()
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Lipiner had the preflop advantage and Duhamel needed to improve in order to stack him. The board ran out ![]()
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and Lipiner took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,130,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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540,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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Omar Mehmood completed the blind and Jonathan Duhamel made it 180,000 to go. Mehmood counted down his stack and then called. The flop came ![]()
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and Mehmood announced all in. It looked to be just under pot, and Duhamel folded in short order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,415,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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715,000
15,000
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15,000 |
Action folded to Jonathan Duhamel in the cutoff and he raised to 150,000. Maxime Heroux called from the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Heroux lead out for 300,000. After brief consideration, Duhamel folded and Heroux took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,580,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,350,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
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Craig Varnell opened for a raise in the cutoff and won the pot without contest.
The next hand, Varnell opened for 200,000 and Jonathan Duhamel defended his big blind. The flop came ![]()
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. Duhamel checked and Varnell bet 320,000. Duhamel folded and Varnell threw the
in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,200,000
630,000
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630,000 |
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Day 3 action is officially underway. Once the official final table is reached, the stream will begin.
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0