Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Moorman raised to 10,500 from the cutoff and Aaron Messmer called from the big blind. They went heads up to the 
flop and Messmer checked. Moorman bet 9,000 and Messmer check raised to 27,000.
Moorman called and the turn was the 
. Messmer checked to Moorman who bet 29,000 and Messmer called. The river was the 
and Messmer moved all in covering Moorman who had 120,000 behind. Moorman thought it over for just over a minute and slid his hand face down into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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525,000
415,600
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415,600 |
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120,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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which connected with neither player, so Ross took the pot to stack his opponent.
flop. The hijack checked and Soverel bet 20,000 into the existing pot of approximately 60,000. The hijack called.
and the hijack checked. Soverel bet again, 55,000, this time, his opponent folded, and he took the pot.
and it was a classic coin flip with Chitser at risk.
fell on the turn and Gerhart checked. Cheong bet 45,000, sending the hijack into the tank. He folded after about 30 seconds, Gerhart did the same shortly thereafter, and Cheong took the pot.
and Ilani improved to a straight to eliminate his opponent.
when we got to the table. Bracelet winner James Calderaro had bet 55,000 from the big blind, sending his opponent in middle position into the tank. He ultimately raised to 130,000, and after brief consideration, Calderaro tossed his hand into the muck.
