| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
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27,500 | |
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13,500
500
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500 |
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13,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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7,500 | |
|
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7,500 | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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65,000 | |
|
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27,500 | |
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|
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13,500
500
|
500 |
|
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13,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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7,500 | |
|
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7,500 | |
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Adam Friedman was in middle position and got his stack in on a flop of ![]()
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against the player on his left.
Adam Friedman: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Friedman had flopped straight and flush draws but needed to improve against his opponent's top pair top kicker in order to win the pot. The
turn and
river were no help to Friedman, so his opponent took the pot to stack him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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60,600
16,900
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16,900 |
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45,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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|
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29,000
6,500
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6,500 |
|
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21,200
7,600
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7,600 |
|
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18,000
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
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15,300 | |
|
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|
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15,200
8,350
|
8,350 |
|
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11,500 | |
|
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|
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7,500 | |
|
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|
|
7,000 | |
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Busted | |
Action folded to Natasha Mercier, in the small blind, who moved all in for her last 6,000. The player in the big blind called her in the dark.
Natasha Mercier: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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but that was not it for Mercier. The
and
completed the board, awarding Mercier the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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13,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
Alexis Fleur, in middle position, opened to 1,400. The player in the small blind called.
A flop reading ![]()
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was dealt. The small blind checked. Fleur bet 1,600. The small blind check-called.
The turn came the
and the small blind checked again. Fleur continued for 4,200, enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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33,000 |
Anatoly Filatov opened to 1,500 in middle position. The player on the cutoff called.
A flop reading ![]()
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was dealt. Filatov bet 1,500. The cutoff called. The turn brought the
and was checked around to the
river.
Filatov threw in a bet of 8,000. His opponent took a few seconds of reflection before throwing in chips signifying a call. Filatov tabled ![]()
for a set. His opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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55,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament drew 1,330 entries and generated a prize pool of $1,795,500. A total of 200 spots will be paid with a min-cash good for $2,249 and the winner will walk away with $319,580, in addition to the coveted gold bracelet. Here's a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $319,580 |
| 2 | $197,461 |
| 3 | $140,957 |
| 4 | $101,819 |
| 5 | $74,434 |
| 6 | $55,077 |
| 7 | $41,257 |
| 8 | $31,290 |
| 9 | $24,032 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The player in early position opened to 1,600. The player in middle position called. Action folded to Natasha Mercier in the big blind. The dealer was about to accidentally muck her hand, but she saved it, and after peeking at her cards, moved all in for 10,000. The original raiser was the only caller.
Natasha Mercier: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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''Dealer, I wish you mucked my hand,'' commented Mercier.
But Mercier was wrong as the dealer spread a flop of ![]()
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giving her a full house. The
turn and
river completed the board and Mercier doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
The player in early position opened to 1,800. Christian Pham from one seat over, made the call, commenting: ''Long time no eat, I'm hungry!''
A flop reading ![]()
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was dealt. The player in early position checked. Pham threw in a bet of 1,700, good enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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36,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
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