Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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12,000,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
|
8,655,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
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|
|
6,800,000
4,800,000
|
4,800,000 |
|
|
6,300,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
5,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
4,540,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,260,000
1,540,000
|
1,540,000 |
|
|
3,690,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,355,000
2,345,000
|
2,345,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,340,000
1,465,000
|
1,465,000 |
The players are now on a 15 minute break. We will pick right back up on the action when play resumes.
Yew Kan got all his chips in the middle from the small blind position. He was holding ![]()
and needed to hit something against the ![]()
from Matt Silva.
The dealer spread out ![]()
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and with Silva making trips it was the end of Kan's tournament.
Kan received $35,087 for his 15th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Joel Wurtzel got his stack of 2,035,000 all in preflop holding ![]()
against the ![]()
of Scott Margereson. They saw a flop of ![]()
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Wurtzel's pocket kings maintained the lead.
Margereson picked up a gutshot straight draw when the
hit the turn but the
river card sealed the deal for Wurtzel to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
4,200,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Paawan Bansal raised to 250,000 from middle position and Michael Cohen moved all in from the button for 2,855,000. Thai Ha folded his small blind and Maurizio Fisicaro re-shoved all in from the big blind for 2,825,000. Bansal folded and the hands were shown.
Michael Cohen: ![]()
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Maurizio Fisicaro: ![]()
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The dealer spread the ![]()
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flop and Cohen picked up an open ended straight draw. He stood up from his chair in anticipation as the
hit the turn. "Come on" Cohen said quietly to himself and the
completed the board.
The table erupted as Cohen rivered his straight to eliminate Fisicaro in brutal fashion in 16th place. "I'll take it call me the king of suck outs" Cohen said to the table as he stacked his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,150,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
|
Busted |
With 16 players left in the tournament and a pay jump looming in the neighborhood of $7,500, play has slowed down significantly.
Scott Margereson and Sang Liu both have around 10 million in chips and have combined around 30% of the chips in play.
Reagan Rich moved all in for 1,705,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson called. Roberly Felicio went deep into the tank and asked the dealer to verify Rich's chip counts. He thought it over for more than a minute and eventually folded. The other two hands were then shown.
Scott Margereson: ![]()
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Reagan Rich: ![]()
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"I knew you had a big hand" Felicio says and he heads over to high five his rail when he sees Margereson's pocket aces. The board ran out ![]()
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and Margereson's aces held up to earn him the knockout.
Rich was the 17th place finisher and Margereson moved into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,300,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Michael Cohen raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and Steven Jones called from the big blind. They went heads up to the ![]()
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flop and both players checked.
The turn was the
and Jones checked to Cohen who bet 150,000. Jones called and the
completed the board. Jones checked to Cohen for a third time and Cohen bet 525,000.
Jones called and Cohen showed ![]()
for aces up to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
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Vincent Bartello moved all in from middle position for 1,260,000. It folded to Song Choe in the cutoff who called and the rest of the table folded.
Vincent Bartello: ![]()
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Song Choe: ![]()
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Bartello paired his ace to take the lead on the ![]()
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flop. The
turn and
river were no help to Choe and Bartello earned the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,805,000
1,495,000
|
1,495,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |