Here are the top chip stacks as we approach the bubble.
Here are the top chip stacks as we approach the bubble.
Only 465 players remain and they have gone on a scheduled five-minute break. When they return, the money bubble will be looming with the top 450 spots paid and 12:35 minutes are left at the current blinds.
The action started with a min-raise to 32,000 by "dipper27" and Alexandru Papazian then three-bet to 88,000 in the small blind. Dante Goya opted for a four-bet to 195,200 in the big blind and the initial raiser folded. Papazian gave it some thought and then jammed for 322,993, picking up an instant call by Goya.
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board left Papazian without any chance and he was eliminated not far away from the money bubble.
Matthew "lethalbiz39" Benn open-shoved for his last 239,572 from early position and was called by Anatoly Filatov on the button. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.
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flop kept Benn in the lead, but the
turn vaulted Filatov into the lead with a pair of aces. The
river was of no help to Benn and he was eliminated.
Anson Tsang min-rqaised to 32,000 and was called two ways including by "table big stack "Sol1d" in the big blind. Only the Ukranian check-called for 39,600 on the ![]()
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flop and opted to check again the
turn. Tsang activated his time bank and then bet 107,200, picking up another call.
On the
river, "Sol1d" checked and Tsang jammed for the 165,000 he had behind. N call followed and the two-time WSOP bracelet winner claimed the pot without showdown.
Michael "MiguelFiesta" Lech open-jammed blind-on-blind against Ali Reza Fatehi and was called by the Iranian.
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board and Fatehi remained in contention.
At the end of the previous level, Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh raised to 25,200 and then four-bet jammed for three-bettor Van Trung "Nhong bong" Nguyen to call it off out of the big blind for more than 30 blinds.
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, Shehadeh remained ahead and scored the knockout.
Kayhan Mokri then limped the small blind and called a raise to 45,600 by Shehadeh to see a ![]()
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flop. The Norwegian check-called for 76,986 and did so again for 124,290 on the
turn. Mokri also check-called the
river for 292,467 and saw his ![]()
second best, as Shehadeh had the ![]()
for two pair.
Adrian Mateos opened to 26,400 first-to-act and action folded over to "wgm1828" in middle position, who three-bet to 109,200. It was folded back to Mateos, who called.
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flop, who continued for 81,972. Mateos responded by raising enough to put "wgm1828" all in for their last 247,997. "wgm1828" called and hands were revealed.
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Both players held an overpair, but "wgm1828" was best with his aces.
The
turn and
river changed nothing and "wgm1828" doubled through.
Level: 3
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000