Dan Cates Eliminated in 6th Place ($168,305)
Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
John Esposito raised to 130,000 from the hijack, Josh Arieh called in the cutoff, and Dan Cates came along in the big blind.
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flop, Cates potted it for 415,000, and Esposito folded. Arieh raised the pot, and Cates called off his last 1.33 million.
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Both players had flopped flush and straight draws, but Cates had the lead at the time with his pair of sevens, although Arieh was actually a 60/40 favorite to eliminate Cates. The
turn gave Arieh the nut flush and ended Cates' run before the
could fall on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,400,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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Busted | |
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