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The action folded around to Howard Mash on the button who shoved all-in for 625,000. Ting Zhou was in the big blind and hesitated for a while before announcing the call.
Howard Mash:
Ting Zhou:
Mash was behind with just king-high to Zhou's ace-high and the flop of didn't look promising. However, the
landed on the turn giving Mash a pair of kings to take the lead and the
on the river improved him to two pair to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,300,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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280,000
315,000
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315,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000

Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,600,000
1,895,000
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1,895,000 |
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3,500,000
2,240,000
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2,240,000 |
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3,400,000
2,130,000
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2,130,000 |
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3,400,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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3,300,000
1,145,000
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1,145,000 |
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1,500,000
755,000
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755,000 |
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1,400,000
235,000
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235,000 |


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Terry Mackie opened to 110,000 and Wang Rong made the call next to act before Rossi Smith three-bet to 360,000. The action folded back around to Mackie who took a few moments before ripping his entire stack in the middle.
Rong couldn't fold fast enough as his cards hit the muck and Smith asked for a count. After finding out it was 1,020,000 he counted out his own chips and said, "Well, I wouldn't be out if I lose, but it sure would hurt." He gave it a few more seconds before deciding to let the hand go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,615,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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1,300,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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820,000
445,000
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445,000 |
The action picked up with both players' cards face up on a board of .
Marty Stephans:
Brandyn Pedersen:
Stephans won the pot with a pair of queens to knock Pederen out of the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,165,000
1,165,000
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1,165,000 |
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In a three-way all-in before the flop, Both Huy Nguyen and Daniel Orgil were at risk against Lance Ha. Orgil having just under 500,000 in chips while Nguyen had 520,000.
Daniel Orgil:
Lance Ha:
Huy Nguyen:
The board ran out and as the river hit, Orgil celebrated thinking he had one the pot but he hadn't noticed the king on the flop. Nguyen, with his a pair of kings, doubled through Ha and eliminated Orgil.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,985,000
515,000
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515,000 |
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1,580,000
540,000
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540,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000

Jordan Bachrad opened to 85,000 under the gun, Venkata Emani called in the hijack before Scott Boxenhorn three-bet to 210,000 in the cutoff. The blinds folded and both Bachard and Emani made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of and all three players checked to the
turn. Before Bachrad checked he thought about it for about 20-seconds and Emani fired out a bet of 225,000. Boxenhorn quickly got out of the way and it looked like Bachrad had a tough decision as he took another 30-seconds before throwing his hand into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,155,000
1,515,000
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1,515,000 |
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810,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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470,000
375,000
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375,000 |