| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000 | |
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170,000 | |
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125,000 | |
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85,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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180,000 | |
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170,000 | |
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125,000 | |
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85,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Reigning WSOP Online Player of the Year Michael Holtz is still in the hunt.
Holtz, also known as "BrockLesnar" online, has nearly half a million in recorded earnings and owns a circuit ring.
He is still seeking his first bracelet and is currently sitting above chip average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000
230,000
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230,000 |
Peng Shan found himself all in and at risk on the ![]()
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turn.
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Shan was facing a set of kings and needed some help on the river.
"Queen one time?" asked Shan.
Just like that the
peeled off on the river to make Broadway for Shan and double him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
The board shows 220 players remaining and 216 will be paid.
The tournament will soon be hand-for-hand.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The field is one away from the money as hand-for-hand begins.
There was already 85,000 in the middle on the ![]()
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turn when an early position player bet 59,000 and the cutoff called.
The action was on Johann Ibanez who potted it up to 330,000, which appeared to cover both opponents. The early position player was sent deep into the tank.
"Clock," said Ibanez after a few minutes.
The floor counted down and the player mucked, the cutoff folded fairly quickly and Ibanez confidently showed ![]()
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for two flush draws and a double gutter as he dragged a big pot on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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615,000
330,000
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330,000 |
On the bubble, there was a few hundred thousand already in the middle on the ![]()
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turn. WSOP bracelet winner David Williams shoved for 375,000 and his opponent called after a long tank.
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Both players had trip nines, but Williams held the better kicker. The river was a blank and Williams got a full double, while his opponent was left with just 3,000 in chips.
"Let's go," shouted Williams as he stood on his chair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,170,000
1,170,000
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1,170,000 |
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There was about 65,000 in on the ![]()
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turn when Stephanie Chung got the last of her approximately 100,000 in against Matt Stout.
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Chung was ahead with a set of eights, but a heart peeled off on the river to give Stout a flush and send Chung out on the bubble. All remaining players are in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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515,000
515,000
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515,000 |
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Busted |
With 25,000 in the middle on the ![]()
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flop, the action checked to WSOP bracelet winner Aaron Steury, who bet 12,000.
Only Chad Holloway called to see the
turn and both players checked. The river brought the
and the action checked through again.
"I've got queens and deuces," said Holloway.
But Steury had it beat with ![]()
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a set of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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70,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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