Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
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, a player under-the-gun led out and was called by Stephen Bilodeau in the cutoff and Michael Krasienko on the button.
Krasienko tabled ![]()
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, which was good for half the pot against the ![]()
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of Bilodeau and ![]()
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of the utg player. Bilodeau and his other opponent had to settle for a quarter of the pot with their ![]()
lows respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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33,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Barry Greenstein raised on the button and was called by both players in the blinds.
The player in the small blind led out on the ![]()
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flop and both the big blind and Greenstein called.
Action checked to Greenstein on the
turn, who bet. Only the player in the big called.
Both players checked on the
river. Greenstein tabled ![]()
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for a flush and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | |
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Level: 3
Limits: 300/600
Ante: 0
The field is now up to 407 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
29,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
24,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
23,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
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A player in the cutoff called and John Esposito raised out of the small blind. The big blind called, as did the initial limper.
Esposito continued on the ![]()
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flop and was called by both of his opponents.
Esposito fired again on the
turn. This time, only his opponent in the big bind called.
Both players checked on the
river and Esposito's opponent tabled ![]()
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for a straight.
"I can't beat a straight," the WSOP bracelet winner said as he mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
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Level: 2
Limits: 200/400
Ante: 0
Players are slowly filling tables as play gets underway. Several tables are still under the required four to begin play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 1
Limits: 200/400
Ante: 0