Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Michael Holtz moved all in for around 150,000 and Brian Pinkus moved the rest of his short stack all in. Martins Kleins called both players, having them well covered.
Kleins showed and Pinkus . Holtz tried to merge his hand with Pinkus' as he had .
"Sometimes the ace-queen wins, and you just got to accept it," Holtz said heading to the flop.
Kleins paired his ace on . "Deuce," Holtz called for on the turn, but he and Pinkus were already drawing dead when the dealer turned over the .
The 2021 WSOP.com Player of the Year, along with Pinkus, were eliminated on the hand as Kleins climbed up to more than 1,200,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martins Kleins |
1,250,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
Michael Holtz | Busted | |
|
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Brian Pinkus | Busted |
A player in the small blind moved all in for 180,000 and Dave Smart called from middle position.
All-In Player:
Dave Smart:
The all-in player picked up a straight draw on the flop before Smart made a pair on the turn.
"How about a queen," Smart's opponent called for heading to the river, but he instead got the as he headed for the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dave Smart |
800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Joining the action on the flop of . Action checked to the middle position player who bet 50,000. Craig Wilson in the big blind raised to 80,000 and his opponent called.
The turn was the and Wilson bet 170,000. His opponent moved all in for 400,000 effective. Wilson called.
Craig Wilson:
Middle Position:
The river came the giving Wilson the double up.
The very next hand Robert Simmons moved all in on the button for 190,000. Wilson moved all in over the top for 930,000. The big blind folded.
Robert Simmons:
Craig Wilson:
Simmons stood up as his tournament life was on the line and he was behind. The flop came giving Simmons some extra outs. The turn was a which was a blank. However the river of the saved Simmons as he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig Wilson (UK)
|
730,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
Robert Simmons |
430,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
In a blind versus blind battle, the small blind moved all in for around 350,000 and Hartt Stearns called.
Small Blind:
Hartt Stearns:
Stearns' two nines stayed ahead as the board ran out to absorb his opponent's stack into his massive pile of chips.
"Enjoying the game, sir?" a tablemate asked Stearns, who is simultaneously watching a baseball game on his iPad.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hartt Stearns |
1,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Joining the action on the turn with the board action checked to Terence Etim who bet 200,000. His opponent thought about his decision before making the fold as Etim took in the chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Terence Etim |
1,950,000
1,140,500
|
1,140,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lucille Cabrera
|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Brad Carroll moved all in for 315,000 from early position and the player on the button called with a big stack.
Brad Carroll:
Button:
Carroll was in trouble through to the turn on a board of , but he spiked the on the river to double up.
The next hand, the same player woke up with and went up against Fernando Brito with . Brito was also behind heading to river as the board ran out , but he hit the on the river to double up for 400,000.
The defeated player, who had aces and kings cracked on the river in consecutive hands, got up from his seat and took a walk around to cool off before returning to the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fernando Brito |
800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Brad Carroll
|
630,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Joining the action on the board of Donna Capute was in the big blind. This is the 3rd time Capute has cashed in the Colossus and she will look to have a deep run.
Her opponent in early position continued for 80,000 and Capute moved all in for 340,000. Her opponent went into the tank before folding.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Donna Capute |
700,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |