Chris Ferguson, 2000 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion and 2017 Player of the Year, just took a seat in this event and has a fresh stack of 15,000.
Ferguson has his eyes on adding a seventh gold bracelet to his collection.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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The late registrations just closed and a total of 502 players entered the event today.
Pete Chan was all in holding 
for a stack around 5,000 left and was facing Bertrand Grospellier holding 
.
The dealer brought a board 
, giving Chen the double-up he needed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,600
-16,400
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-16,400 |
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12,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
The action folded to the button player who limped for 1,600 and the small blind raised it to 5,000. After some consideration, Alex Foxen chose to push all in for a stack around 41,000 and made his both opponents fold their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000 | |
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67,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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52,000 | |
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45,000
29,700
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29,700 |
|
45,000 | |
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14,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
Tom von Bergen raised from the cutoff and it folded to Maria Lampropulos in the small blind who moved all in for a stack worth 27,000. Von Bergen made the call and both players flipped over their cards.
Holding 
, Lampropulos had to win the flip against von Bergen with 
, which she did after a 
board fell, improving her hand into a set of nines on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
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50,000
-20,800
|
-20,800 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
39,000
23,300
|
23,300 |
|
34,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
28,000
15,900
|
15,900 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Dan Zack raised in the cutoff position and Dylan Wilkerson called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn fell a 
and Zack bet 5,500 after a check from Wilkerson. The latter tanked for a minute and called.
A 
completed the board and Wilkerson checked once more. Zack fired 13,000 and Wilkerson ended up mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
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|
55,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
