Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Mark Kirkpatrick raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Bernard Muhire pushed a stack of reds across the line and cut two off the top for a raise to 90,000. The big blind folded and Kirkpatrick called for the floor, asking if it was a legal raise. The floor came by and was somewhat confused about why it would not be a raise and ruled it a raise to 90,000. Kirkpatrick called.
The dealer fanned a flop of ![]()
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and Muhire bet 65,000. Kirkpatrick announced all in for 379,000 and had Mehire talking aloud. "I knew that was a preflop angle," he said while pondering his decision. About 30 more seconds passed before Muhire tabled the
and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000 | |
|
|
584,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
237,000
488,000
|
488,000 |
|
|
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|
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150,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
James Meadows raised from the hijack to 33,000. The big blind called after everyone else folded and the two were heads up.
Both players checked the ![]()
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flop.
The
caused the big blind to bet 27,000, to which Meadows called.
The
was delivered to the river. The big blind checked, and Meadows announced he was all in. His opponent folded and Meadows showed ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
778,000
778,000
|
778,000 |
Robin Guillaumot raised to 30,000 in the hijack before it was folded to Vladimir Vasilyev in the small blind who took his time before dropping a raise of 111,000 into the middle.
The big blind quickly folded and Guillaumot pushed his cards toward the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,270,000
588,000
|
588,000 |
|
|
651,000
829,000
|
829,000 |
|
|
610,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
There are 88 players left in the first flight of this series as they go into their final break.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,020,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
930,000 | |
|
|
925,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
|
630,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
350,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
310,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Michael Gragg raised before the flop and Ariel Albilia defended his big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of ![]()
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and Albilia check-called a bet of 45,000.
The
hit the turn and Albilia took the lead, firing 80,000 in the middle. Gragg didn't waste much time before folding as he showed ![]()
. Albilia returned the favor, flashing the
as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
410,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Christian Calcano raised to 40,000 on the button and Calvin Anderson who is hot off his third-place finish in the World Series of Poker $1,500 Razz event for $49,557 jammed all in from the small blind. The big blind quickly folded and Calcano gave it some thought before dropping a chip across the line to call off his 600,000 stack.
Christian Calcano: ![]()
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Calvin Anderson: ![]()
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Anderson had two overs to Calcano's pocket pair but the ![]()
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flop missed both players as Anderson picked up a gutshot straight draw. The
turn was safe for Calcano but the
river sent him to the payout desk as Anderson continues to build a massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,060,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
With most of the hand retold to PokerNews, the action started with a player in early position raising to 45,000. Allen Kessler shoved 400,000 into the pot and James Meadows re-shoved his 600,000 stack. Everyone else folded and they were left heads up.
James Meadows: ![]()
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Allen Kessler: ![]()
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"There was even an ace in the window!" Kessler announced about the flop come-out.
That flop gave Meadows a set with ![]()
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and the ![]()
on the turn and river did nothing to help improve Kessler's hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,120,000
342,000
|
342,000 |
|
|
710,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
475,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
460,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
|
350,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |