Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Tsugunari Toma is still building a massive stack, and Senovio Ramirez III got it in pre-flop for around 87,000 against the chip leader.
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Ramirez doubled up with threes full of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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210,000
14,000
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14,000 |
The action was discovered with Filippos Stavrakis who moved all-in for his remaining chips preflop and was called by Maury Barrett.
The hands were tabled and it was the ![]()
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held by Stavrakis that trailed the ![]()
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held by Maury.
The dealer spread the flop of ![]()
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and Maury remained in the lead.
The turn card was the
and changed nothing.
The river card was the
and that sealed the deal for Barrett who scooped the pot with an ace-high heart flush and a nut low, which in turn eliminated Stavrakis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
485,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
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670,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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500,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
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485,000 | |
|
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450,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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445,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
|
400,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
|
400,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
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||
|
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367,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
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|
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335,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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330,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
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|
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300,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
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|
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260,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
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190,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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155,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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150,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
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|
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120,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
With ![]()
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on the board and nearly 75,000 in the pot, Brian Orrico bet 24,000 and Noomis Jones shoved with Orrico covered. Orrico called.
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Orrico had the lead with tens and threes, but the turn came
and the river
gave Jones the nut flush to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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285,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted |
With around 200,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board, Adam Stone got it in for just over 200,000. Tsugunari Toma was the lone caller immediately to his left.
Adam Stone: ![]()
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The river was a brick
for Toma's straight draw and Stone secured the double up with three jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,060,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
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659,000
427,000
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427,000 |
The action was picked up on a flop of ![]()
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and Noomis Jones who had tossed out a bet of 32,000 chips and was raised the pot by Mike Matusow for 112,000 total. After he tanked for a few, Jones opted to call.
The dealer burned and turned the
and Matusow immediately moved all-in. This sent Jones deep into the tank.
"I know your exact hand," said Matusow.
"I know, but I do not think I can fold," Jones responded. "You got a 9-ball or a jack in there, dealer?"
"Exactly," mentioned Matusow.
Eventually, Jones opted to call and the hands were tabled and it was the ![]()
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held by Matusow that were in the lead against the ![]()
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held by Jones.
The dealer dealt the river card
and that sealed the deal for a Matusow double-up, and he was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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432,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
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31,000
254,000
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254,000 |
Players are now in a 15-minute break.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000

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