Here are some chip counts from two of the five remaining tables in the tournament.
Here are some chip counts from two of the five remaining tables in the tournament.
Pierce Mckellar has been seen atop the leaderboard throughout the majority of the day, having been one of the first players to both two- and three million chips. He now nears the four million mark as play nears the end of the penultimate level of the night.
Chips just flew on Table 519 as two all-in bets and a call were announced. There was already around 430,000 in the pot on a board reading ![]()
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and both Marton Czuczor and Nicolas Careme were all in for their last 220,000 and 600,000 respectively. Nicolas Careme had called them both and all three pairs of hands were tabled.
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Careme and Czuczor both had straights and needed to fade Baluska's outs to the full house and the full scoop. The river came
and Czuczor and Careme split the main pot while Careme took the remainder of Baluska's chips in the side pot and sent him to the showers.
Pierce McKellar raised to 50,000 under the gun, action folded to Erkut Yilmaz, who called from the button. Action was on Kai McCue-Unciano who three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind, McKellar and Yilmaz called.
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was checked around and the dealer burned and turned the
. Action was checked to McKellar who bet 250,000 and that was enough to get both of his opponents to fold.
Nicolas Careme was reshoved all in for 890,000 from the big blind over a raise from Robert Baluska. Baluska quickly made the call and the two turned their hands up.
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Careme was in a potential cooler situation for his tournament life until the board ran out ![]()
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and he secured the double up at Baluska's expense.
The tournament is now down to its final six tables as the following players have been eliminated in 37-42nd place ($8,545).
The under-the-gun player moved all in for 175,000, he was called by Cameron Marshall from the small blind.
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The flop came ![]()
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and Marshall had flopped a set of queens leaving his opponent drawing dead.
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and Marshall eliminated his opponent.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Players are coloring up their T-1,000 chips and taking their final break of the night.