Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
On a flop of there were roughly 340,000 chips in the middle and Tai Cao announced all-in for 320,000. Thomas Vanden Berge made the call and both hands were tabled
Tai Cao:
Thomas Vanden Berge:
Cao had flopped an open-ended straight draw but was still behind Vanden Berge's ace-high. The turn and river were no help for Cao as he stood up from the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Vanden Berge |
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Tai Cao | Busted |
Mackenzie Kraemer raised to 50,000 on the button. It folded to Bradley Jansen in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came and the action went check, check.
The came on the turn and Jansen led out with a bet of 65,000. Kraemer called.
Jansen bet out 175,000 when the fell on the river. Kraemer quickly called.
Jansen tabled for the turned straight. Kraemer mucked and said that he thought Jansen was bluffing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bradley Jansen |
2,460,000
2,460,000
|
2,460,000 |
|
||
Mackenzie Kraemer
|
410,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
Jeremy Eyer raised on the button to 60,000. Tai Cao moved all-in for 210,000 in the big blind. Eyer reluctantly called.
Tai Cao:
Jeremy Eyer:
The board run out . Cao spiked a queen to make it to the final 30 players and his guaranteed $10,857.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Eyer |
900,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
Tai Cao |
480,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
Jason Stockfish raised in the cutoff to 55,000 and Mark Liedtke defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Liedtke check-called a bet of 50,000.
The turn was the and Liedtke checked and once again Stockfish fired in a bet, this time for 125,000. Liedtke took a few seconds before making the call.
The river was the and both players checked. Liedtke tabled for king-high while Stockfish tabled to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Stockfish |
2,720,000
2,120,000
|
2,120,000 |
Mark Liedtke |
850,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
Thomas Vanden Berge raised under the gun to 60,000. Jesse Yaginuma made the call from the button.
They went heads-up to the flop which came . The action checked through.
The turn card was the . Vanden Berge led out with a bet of 60,000 and Yaginuma quickly called.
The river came the and Vanden Berge led for 185,000. Yaginuma called.
Vanden Berge tabled for a pair of aces and Yaginuma let his cards go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Vanden Berge |
2,300,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Jesse Yaginuma |
1,500,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Joseph Rossi shoved all in for a total of 610,000 under the gun and Steven Morris made the call in the cutoff before the rest of the table got out of the way.
Joseph Rossi:
Steven Morris:
It was a coin flip situation and Rossi couldn't connect when the board ran out . Rossi was sent to the payout desk while Morris' stack had reached over 3,000,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Morris |
3,100,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
Joseph Rossi
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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The remaining 34 players are now on a 15-minute break. They are coloring up the 1000 chips.