Chad Holloway checked the turn in late position and soon faced a bet of 17,000 on the turn on a board reading 10♥2♣J♥9♦. Holloway did find a call and both players checked the K♣ on the river and Holloway showed the Q♠10♠ and his opponent was unable to best Holloway's rivered straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,000
67,700
|
67,700 |
|
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Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A player under-the-gun opened to 4,500 followed by Nicholas Cunningham calling in middle position and the big blind calling as well.
On a flop of 8♣A♣K♥, the under-the-gun player continued with a bet of 5,500. Nicholas Cunningham made the call and the big blind folded, leading to a 10♠ turn.
The under-the-gun player opted for a check that was met with a bet of 12,000 from Cunningham. The under-the-gun player called to see a board pairing A♠ on the river to which he quickly checked again.
Cunningham responded by quickly sliding enough chips forward to put his opponent all in. The under-the-gun player didn't waste much time before tossing his cards toward the muck and conceding the pot to Cunningham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
192,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
190,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
186,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
184,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
132,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
114,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
102,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
97,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
73,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
64,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
40,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
17,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
The cutoff raised to 3,000 promptly met by Kirk Chui's three-bet to 9,000. His opponent called and they both reached a flop of 3♥6♣3♠. The cutoff checked to Chui who continuation bet for 15,000.
After a call both players went to the Q♠ on the turn and the K♠ on the river. Again, once checked to Chui barreled for 24,000 and 45,000 respectively before getting the fold and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
187,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
Gavin Munroe placed an all-in bet of about 50,000 on the river on a final board of 5♣7♠5♠2♠A♠, he was in the big blind and had check-raised to arrive here. His opponent flashed A♦Q♥ after Monroe said "I was ahead on the flop!", showing the 2♣2♦ for a turned boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
On a board of 5♠8♣8♥6♦K♠, Justin McNeil led into his opponent with a pot-sized bet of 20,500. After thinking for a moment, McNeil's opponent looked pained as he made the fold.
McNeil responded by saying, "It's good for the game!" and turning the 10♠6♠ face up on the table as the pot was pushed in his direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Steven Perkins went all-in on a flop of 7♦10♠8♦ and was quickly called by his opponent in middle position.
Opponent: Q♣Q♦
Steven Perkins: 7♠7♣
The turn bricked with the 3♠ and the river brought the 9♥, allowing Perkins' flopped set to hold for a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
287,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
||
|
209,000
51,900
|
51,900 |
|
160,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
38,000
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
12,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
An official tally of 1,015 entries has created a prizepool of $426,300, of which 153 will earn at least a min-cash of $801, while the winner will take home $75,535 and a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
| PLACE | PRIZE | PLACE | PRIZE | PLACE | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,535 | 10-11 | $4,477 | 72-80 | $1,116 |
| 2 | $46,690 | 12-13 | $3,583 | 81-89 | $1,047 |
| 3 | $33,051 | 14-17 | $2,915 | 90-98 | $1,001 |
| 4 | $23,738 | 18-26 | $2,411 | 99-125 | $876 |
| 5 | $17,303 | 27-35 | $2,029 | 126-153 | $801 |
| 6 | $12,802 | 36-44 | $1,737 | ||
| 7 | $9,617 | 45-53 | $1,513 | ||
| 8 | $7,337 | 54-62 | $1,342 | ||
| 9 | $5,686 | 63-71 | $1,213 |
