Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Pei Li
WSOP Bracelet winner Pei Li went on a run during the early evening hours and he appeared on track to make the final table.
But a single hand changed everything.
After the action folded to Li in late position, he moved all in for a little more than 16,000,000. Jefferson Guerrero, who had Li covered, took one peek at his cards in the big blind and quickly announced a call.
Li saw the bad news when the cards were tabled.
Guerrero: A♥A♦
Li: A♣5♠
“Oh, no,” Li said.
The dealer placed 2♣K♠3♠ on the flop, providing Li some possibilities, especially when 6♠ appeared on the turn. But 10♥ sent Li to the rail in 11th place for $26,233, as the dealer pushed the pot to Guerrero.
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Russel Probasco
Russell Probasco had fallen short stack as he shoved his last 2,000,000 into the middle from the small blind and Kenneth O'Donnell called in the big blind.
Russell Probasco: 6♥4♦
Kenneth O'Donnell: 9♣7♣
The A♠9♠6♦ flop gave both players a pair but O'Donnell was in the lead with his pair of nines. The 8♠ turn and 8♥ river didn't connect with Probasco as he hit the rail in 12th place.
Sachin Bhargava went all in for a bit more than 7,000,000 in chips and was called by Robert Gittelman on the button.
Sachin Bhargava: A♥9♦
Robert Gittelman: A♣4♣
Bhargava was in good shape to double up, but always a sweat, the board came 7♣6♠K♣ - giving Gittelman a flush draw. At this point Bhargava is standing up and the 7♦ came clean. Gittelman pleaded for his flush draw and when the 10♣ fell on the river, he burst into celebration.
Bhargava has over $300,000 in tournament cashes and we're sure this won't be the last of him we see this series.
Taylor Durmer made a stand at the start of Level 37 by moving all in with his remaining 6,000,000 stack.
Pei Li, who was to Durmer’s immediate left, called and the rest of the table folded.
Durmer: A♠9♠
Li: A♣Q♥
“I need a lot of black,” Durmer said when he saw Li’s hand.
The dealer placed 10♦3♠Q♣ on the board, and then 6♥ on the turn had Durmer drawing dead. The river card was a blank, giving Li the hand and sending Durmer to the rail in 14th place with a $16,644 prize.
Brian Chanley went all in from middle position and was called by Kenneth O'Donnell in the small blind. It proved to be an honest race when the cards were on their back.
Brian Chanley: 8♥8♠
Kenneth O'Donnell: A♥10♦
Chanley knew it was a sweat, but when the flop came 5♥A♠10♣ it knocked the wind out of his sails. The K♥ on the turn and the 6♣ on the river didn't help him.
