Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The action folded around to Mike Smith in the cutoff who limped in and both the small blind and Brandon Budd in the big blind came along.
The flop came 9♦9♣4♦ and the small blind checked to Budd who led out for 3,000, which only Smith called. On the 5♠ turn both players checked their options to the 10♥ river.
Budd took a few seconds before tossing out a bet of 4,000 and Smith double-checked his cards before eventually sending them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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66,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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27,500
27,500
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27,500 |
After a limp in middle position the cut-off raised, only to be three-bet by Lucas Martin in the small blind.
Ryan Depaulo in the big, got out of the way, leaving the cut-off to push all in. Martin, who covered, called quickly.
Cut-off: A♥A♦
Lucas Martin: Q♠Q♣
The flop fell 4♠6♣8♠, and Martin was drawing thin. But the Q♥ turn, reversed the situation and now it was his opponent who needed some luck. It didn't come and Martin gained some valuable chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
The players have left the tournament area for another 20-minute break and color up period. The action will resume shortly.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The action was picked up when all the chips were in the middle preflop from a player in early position and David Young on the button, who was all in for his last roughly 30,000.
David Young: K♠10♠
Opponent: A♠Q♠
"Well, I'm alive," said Young before the board ran out 9♠6♣4♣10♣8♣, giving Young a turned pair of tens to take the pot and score a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The action was picked up in a pot of close to 100,000 on a completed board showing K♣9♦4♦5♠A♠. Eric Brown moved all in from the small blind, covering the roughly 40,000 remaining for Martin, who was well in the tank.
After close to a minute of thought, Martin put his stack in the middle and the cards were shown. Brown announced "two pair" and tabled K♠4♥. Martin stood up and flashed 4♣5♣ for a worse two pair as he made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
279,000
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279,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action folded to the Hijack, who put in a raise. Justin Arnwine on his immediate left, three-bet all in. It was folded round and the Hijack called.
Justin Arnwine: A♠10♣
Hijack: A♦8♦
The board fell 10♥6♠4♥10♠J♥ and Arnwine received a timely boost to his chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
A total of 4,747 entries has generated a prize pool of $3,341,888.
1,612 players remain and 713 of those will be paid, with a min cash being worth $1,280.
Prize money for first place is $402,588.