Razz
Steven Albini and James Morgan played a big pot together, with Morgan betting all the way to seventh street.
Steven Albini: 
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James Morgan: /
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Albini folded on seventh street and was not very happy with that situation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,800,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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750,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
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Razz
Steven Albini: 
Richard Bai: 
Steven Albini completed, Richard Bai raised, Albini re-raised, and they got into a raising war that ended with Albini all in for his last 750,000.
"I don't like that very much," Albini said when Bai pulled a four.
"I like that very much," he added when he got a four to make a 8-6-5-4-A and secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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1,400,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
Stud 8 or Better
Jason Daly: /
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Richard Bai: /
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Richard Bai bet all the streets before Jason Daly raised him on the seventh. He hit the table pretty strong, not very happy, and finally made the call.
"Straight", announced Bai, with 
in his hands. It was the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,500,000
4,500,000
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4,500,000 |
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1,125,000
275,000
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275,000 |
Stud 8 or Better
Right before the dinner break, Richard Bai and Jason Daly got into a raising war on third street that ended with Bai all in for his last 765,000.
Richard Bai: 
Jason Daly: 
Bai started with a pair of sevens but was trailing the nines of Daly. He ended by catching two kings to make two pair and earn the double up, even earning a celebratory ding of Steven Albini's bell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,800,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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1,600,000
475,000
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475,000 |
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 10.01pm with four players remaining and a bracelet to win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,800,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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5,300,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,625,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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1,625,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Level: 34
Limits: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 0
Limit Hold'em
On the first hand back from dinner break, Richard Bai raised from under the gun before James Morgan reraised. Bai called to see the 
flop.
Bai check-called a bet and went all in for his last 650,000 on the 
turn. Morgan called with and was ahead of Bai's 
.
The river came the 
and Morgan won the pot with his king-kicker to eliminate Bai in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,000,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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Busted |
Limit Hold'em
Steven Albini managed to bet most of his chips before the flop and was facing off against Jason Daly.
The flop came and Albini pushed the rest of it in with his 
. Daly called and showed the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
giving Albini the double.
On the very next hand, Albini raised from the small blind and was call edin the big blind by Daly.
The flop came , Daly called a bet, and then folded on the 
turn after a second barrel from Albini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,500,000
4,300,000
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4,300,000 |
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4,000,000
2,375,000
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2,375,000 |
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