The field is down to 447 players with 444 making the money. Hand for hand play is in progress as players anxiously await their chance at making the money and being one step closer to pulling the $1 million dollar top prize.
The action began with an early raise from Ronald Inman for 30,000. Being short-stacked, his opponent in the big blind went all in for 49,000. Inman called and flipped over 8♥8♠, facing his opponent's K♣5♠.
A flop of 8♣6♥7♦ gave both players a little something with Inman still having the leading hand.
The 3♣ turn followed by the case 8♦ on the river gave Inman quads to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
Bryce Wilson was all in for about 150,000 in the cutoff against Sean Baker in the small blind.
Bryce Wilson: A♣Q♣
Sean Baker: A♥Q♠
The board came out with 3♥10♣7♥3♦4♦ and the pot was chopped.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
Warren Maxwell was all in from the big blind for about 80,000 and was called by the small blind.
Both players flipped their cards, the small blind had Q♦7♠ and Maxwell turned over K♠10♦.
The board ran out 2♦4♠2♣3♣9♥ and Maxwell took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
174,000
174,000
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174,000 |
On a board of 10♦3♥9♦ with over 50,000 in the pot and two players involved, the first player led out 20,000 and received a call from Kyungmin Lee.
The turn brought the Q♠ and both players checked.
The river brought the A♥ and action was checked to Lee who bet 50,000. His opponent pondered for about five minutes before making the call.
Lee showed Ax3x for aces and threes, besting his opponent's AxXx to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
109,000
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109,000 |
On the bubble there were seven players at risk of being eliminated and five players busted out.
In one of the hands, Mikael Amar shoved for 113,000 in the small blind and James Romero called in the big blind.
Mikael Amar: K♥10♠
James Romero: Q♣3♣
The board ran out A♣K♣8♥3♥Q♠ which gave Romero the win with queens and threes to knock out Amar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
770,000
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770,000 |
|
Busted |
Sweden's Martin Jacobson, the winner of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, raised to 20,000 from middle position and the player to his left three-bet to 52,000. Action folded to the player in the big blind and they jammed for approximately 150,000.
Jacobson responded by moving all in over the top for 340,000 and then the three-bettor called off for right around 300,000.
Martin Jacobson: K♥K♦
Late-Position Player: A♦A♣
Big Blind: 10♦10♠
All three players held big pocket pairs, and none of them improved on the 4♥8♥9♠ flop.
The 9♥ turn gave Jacobson the only flush draw, but he didn't hit it. Instead, the dealer put out the K♠ on the river to fill him up and give him the double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
765,000
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765,000 |
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Chris Lewis raised to 25,000 and Quincy Borland came along with him to the flop.
The flop came J♥5♥9♠ and Borland announced he was all in for 159,000. Lewis quickly called.
Borland turned over Q♣J♦, as Lewis showed J♠9♥ for the top two pair. The turn and river changed nothing as Borland was eliminated in 443rd for $1,161.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Multiple tables were awaiting the bubble to burst. In the hand, Steven Buckner was all in versus an opponent who had a shorter stack.
Both players flipped over their cards and Buckner showed A♠K♥ and the other player flipped over Q♠Q♥.
The board ran out 4♠A♥10♣7♦10♠. Buckner took down the pot and sent the player to the rail as one of the bubble eliminations.
Buckner loudly declared "Let's Go!" and "I am never folding this hand".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
443,000
98,000
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98,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
