Due to the stoppage time that occurred at the start of today's tournament, the players will be playing to the completion of Level 37, two levels shorter than scheduled for today's session.
Chris Hunichen opened the button to 700,000. The small blind jammed the rest of their chips in the middle for 2,900,000 and Hunichen made the call putting his opponent's tournament life on the line.
Small Blind: Q♠Q♣
Chris Hunichen: K♣2♦
The flop was the bearer of bad news for the at-risk player as it came A♣K♠8♠. No help on the turn and river and Hunichen won this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,600,000
12,550,000
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12,550,000 |
Colter Sanders opened to 875,000 from middle position only to see the player to his left move all in for 3,200,000. A player on the button called as did Sanders.
After the flop came 6♣A♦2♠ Sanders moved his last 1,000,000 into the middle and was promptly called by his active opponent.
Middle Position Player: Q♠Q♣
Colter Sanders: A♥K♠
Button Player: J♠J♥
Sanders had flopped well and looked set to secure a near triple up. Nothing changed on either the turn or river, sending a large pot to Sanders while the middle position player was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000,000
10,675,000
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10,675,000 |
Jason Sternberg opened in early position for 950,000. The action folded to Alejandro Perez in the hijack who three-bet jammed all in for approximately 10,000,000 covering Sternberg. With the remaining players left to act all folding, it was up to Sternberg to make a decision for his tournament life. Flicking in one chip for a call, it transpired he was on the right side of a cooler.
Jason Sternberg: A♣A♥
Alejandro Perez: A♠K♥
The board ran out Q♥4♥7♦K♦4♦ propelling Sternberg to over twenty million chips having come back from only 700,000 chips not long before the dinner break.
Perez left with just over one big blind, bust a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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20,400,000
19,070,000
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19,070,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
The remaining 99 players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante.
Just a few minutes before the dinner break, Eric Baldwin pulled a golden chest and headed to the stage to test his luck. That luck was in his favor as he managed to pull the top remaining bounty of $250,000. Now, only one six figure bounty remains, a $100,000 one, so the focus of the tournament will naturally shift towards the regular prizepool.
A player in early position opened to 500,000 and Shaun Davis opted to three bet to 1,500,000 next to act. There was then a player in late position who jammed his remaining 1,600,000 chips. The early position player called with about 1,500,000 back and Davis flicked in the extra 100,000. Three players were then off to a flop.
The 10♥4♥9♥ flop hit and without much hesitation the player with the short stack jammed. No thinking necessary as Davis snap called and we saw the hands.
Preflop all-in: K♥K♣
Flop all-in player: A♦J♥
Shaun Davis: A♥6♥
The board ran out clean and Davis scored a double bounty and sent two players to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000,000
20,525,000
|
20,525,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,165,000
13,110,000
|
13,110,000 |
|
12,210,000
6,610,000
|
6,610,000 |
|
||
|
|
10,090,000
9,245,000
|
9,245,000 |
|
|
9,075,000
7,065,000
|
7,065,000 |
|
|
8,320,000
8,320,000
|
8,320,000 |
|
|
7,250,000
6,310,000
|
6,310,000 |
|
6,900,000
5,565,000
|
5,565,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
5,130,000
|
5,130,000 |
|
4,110,000
-1,090,000
|
-1,090,000 |
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A player from early position raised to 500,000 finding a caller in Guang Chen in middle position as well as the big blind. The board came 4♠3♣J♥ and the original raiser continued for 600,000. Chen was the only caller; two players went to the turn.
Both players checked through on the Q♣ revealing the A♥ on the river. The out-of-position player took a stab at the pot for 1,300,000 prompting Chen to take some time to think over his decision before correctly tossing in one chip for a call. The aggressor tabled 6♥6♦ while Chen had picked him off with K♣J♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700,000
9,370,000
|
9,370,000 |
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