Kevin Killeen was all in for 9,500 and had been called by Julien Sitbon. David Peters had then raised, forcing Sitbon out of the hand.
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and Killeen was eliminated.
Kevin Killeen was all in for 9,500 and had been called by Julien Sitbon. David Peters had then raised, forcing Sitbon out of the hand.
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and Killeen was eliminated.
Alex Foxen opened to 5,300 and got one caller before Danny Tang three-bet all in for starting stack from the big blind. Foxen four-bet all in and the third player in the hand called it off for less.
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"Good spot for me," said Tang.
"I folded an ace," said another player.
The board came ![]()
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with Tang tripling up. Foxen still sits with a stack of over 100,000.
Justin Ligeri was talking on his phone while standing up: "I'm standing, up, I am waving!" and waved around.
"Pizza guy! Pizza guy!" Ligeri kept shouting while waving.
A pizza delivery guy walked over and Ligeri signed for his order for the pizza guy to drop off five pizzas which Ligeri seemed to be sharing with his table and some other random players from several tables spread over the room.
The tournament clock is showing 500 entries with late registration still open for four more levels plus the dinner break.
| Year | Field | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 452 | Phil Hellmuth | $485,082 |
| 2017 | 505 | Christopher Brammer | $527,555 |
| 2016 | 524 | Ankush Mandavia | $548,139 |
| 2015 | 454 | Kevin MacPhee | $490,800 |
Kevin MacPhee raised to 2,500 from late position and was called by the player in the hijack while the rest of the table folded.
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, MacPhee check-raised the 1,400 bet of his opponent to 5,200 and that was enough to pick up the pot.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are going on their second 20-minute break of the day.
David Peters opened to 2,500 on the button and Michael Mizrachi defended his big blind. The flop was ![]()
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. Mizrachi checked and Peters continued for 2,200.
Mizrachi check-raised to 6,500 and Peters called. The pair checked the
turn and Mizrachi bet 9,000 on the
river.
Peters called. Mizrachi announced king-high with ![]()
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for the winner.
Jesse Yaginuma was seen walking away from his table with his ![]()
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board for two pair to eliminate Yaginuma just before the break.