The 15 remaining players are back to hand-for-hand play until the bubble bursts.
The 15 remaining players are back to hand-for-hand play until the bubble bursts.
Anthony Zinno raised and Joao Vieira three-bet from the next seat over. Zinno called.
Zinno took two and Vieira drew one. Zinno check-called a bet from Vieira after the first draw.
Vieira drew one and Zinno stood pat on the second draw. Zinno committed his last 4,000 and Vieira called.
Both players were pat on the third draw. Zinno turned over ![]()
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, but Vieira turned over ![]()
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to take the pot and burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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353,000
114,000
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114,000 |
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Busted | |
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Now that the bubble has burst, the final 14 players are headed for the dinner break. They will return at 10:15 p.m. with 78:30 remaining in Level 15.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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940,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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725,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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725,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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|
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565,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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453,000
306,000
|
306,000 |
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|
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371,000
199,000
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199,000 |
|
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355,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
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|
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313,000
233,000
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233,000 |
|
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244,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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237,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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182,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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141,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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61,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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54,000
146,000
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146,000 |
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The remaining 14 players have returned from dinner break at 10:15 p.m. with all now in the money.
Daniel Zack raised on the button and Mike Matusow called from his short stack in the big blind.
Matusow then drew three, while Zack drew two. Matusow then led out after the draw and Zack called.
Matusow only drew one this time, while Zack drew two.
Matusow bet the last of his chips in the dark and again got a call from Zack. Matusow patted, and Zack still drew two.
Matusow showed ![]()
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, and Zack couldn't make anything to beat Matusow, giving him the double up.
"Two more double-ups and I'll be okay" said Matusow after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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542,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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102,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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Dan Smith raised from the button and Don Nguyen called from the big blind. Smith drew one card and Nguyen took two.
Nguyen checked the first draw and called a bet from Smith. Both players took one card on the second draw.
Nguyen checked again and called another bet from smith.
Smith stood pat on the third draw and Nguyen took one card.
Nguyen checked the last draw and Smith bet for the third time. Nguyen quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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270,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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266,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Don Nguyen limped from the small blind and Mike Thorpe raised from the big blind.
Nguyen took three cards and Thorpe stood pat. Nguyen checked the first draw and called a bet from Thorpe.
Thorpe stood pat on the second draw and Nguyen drew one card. Nguyen checked and called another bet from Thorpe.
Thorpe remained pat on the third draw and Nguyen took one. Both players checked.
Thorpe turned over ![]()
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to take the pot while Nguyen mucked the losing hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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216,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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115,000
54,000
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54,000 |
Nathan Gamble and Mike Matusow had gone back and forth with Gamble getting the best of Matusow to put him short, before finally finishing the Poker Hall of Fame nominee off in the following hand.
Matusow was all-in pre-draw versus Gamble and needed to draw two cards in all three rounds, while Gamble drew one, one, and then patted the end, telling Matusow he had a seven.
Matusow was drawing dead against Gamble's ![]()
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, exiting the tournament in 14th place, but winning Halloween with his great tandem costume with Phil Hellmuth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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222,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Busted | |
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With three draws completed and cards tabled, Shaun Deeb gathered his things and headed for the door.
Deeb had gotten the last of his chips in against Joao Vieira, who turned over ![]()
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and was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for $16,552.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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365,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Busted | |
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