With just 22 players remaining and 21 getting paid — hand-for-hand play has begun.
With just 22 players remaining and 21 getting paid — hand-for-hand play has begun.
Josh Damm was down to a few thousand chips and was all-in against Ben Landowski.
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Landowski won the hand with a pair of queens, sending his opponent to the rail two away from the money in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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Busted |
With several bets already in the middle, Ryan Laplante and Joseph Maas were all in and covered by Alan Sternberg preflop.
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Laplante took the high, while Sterberg took the low — eliminating Maas in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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105,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted | |
Phil Hellmuth opened on the button and Josh Damm defended in the big blind with just about a single bet behind.
Hellmuth bet on the ![]()
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flop and Damm quickly called off for the rest of his stack.
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The board ran out ![]()
and Damm scooped the pot and secured a double-up with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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55,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Phil Hellmuth raised on the button and was three-bet by Eddie Blumenthal from the small blind. Action folded back to Hellmuth, who tossed in a call.
Blumenthal checked on the ![]()
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flop, prompting a bet from Hellmuth. Blumenthal called.
Both players checked on the
turn; however, Blumenthal decided to lead out on the
river.
"What the f***?" Hellmuth exclaimed before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
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350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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680,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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600,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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|
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570,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
560,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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||
|
|
470,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
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460,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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||
|
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450,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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|
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410,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
345,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
340,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
340,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
340,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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|
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305,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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|
|
300,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
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|
|
265,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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||
|
|
260,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
250,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
|
180,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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|
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130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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125,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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|
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100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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|
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85,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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80,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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50,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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The remaining 25 players are on their last break of Day 2. They will play one more level when they return and then the day will break.
Josh Damm was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ben Landowski.
Damm bet out on the ![]()
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flop and Landowski called. Damm then check-called on the
turn and again check-called on the
river.
Landowski tabled ![]()
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for a low and Damm showed ![]()
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for the high hand, and the two players split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000 | |
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130,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Ben Yu raised from middle position and was called by Mark Gregorich on the button and Ken Aldridge in the small blind.
Yu proceeded to bet when checked to on every street, and both Greogorich and Aldridge called each street. First on the ![]()
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flop, then on the
turn, and lastly on the
river.
Yu held the ![]()
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for two pair and a low and Gregorich held ![]()
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for the same low but an inferior high.
Aldridge mucked and Yu took down the majority of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
490,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
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|
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270,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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|
|
140,000
30,000
|
30,000 |