Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Action began with a preflop raise out of the hijack, as Travis Pearson tossed in 275,000. Ren Lin called from the button, as did Peng Shan from the big blind.
The flop came 7♣3♥A♠. Pearson bet 500,000. Lin came along as Shan folded.
The river brought the 7♦. Pearson bet once more for 1,000,000. Lin considered his options for about two minutes before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,710,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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3,300,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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3,000,000
900,000
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900,000 |
Oswin Ziegelbecker raised under the gun to 325,000, finding Stanislav Halatenko in the big blind who defended.
On a flop of Q♣5♣J♦, Halatenko bet the pot for 1,020,000. Ziegelbecker shoved all in over the top and Halatenko called.
Oswin Ziegelbecker: A♥Q♥10♥9♦
Stanislav Halatenko: J♣9♥8♣6♦
The turn and river came the 5♠ and the 6♣ respectively, giving Halatenko a flush and eliminating Ziegelbecker in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,500,000
3,600,000
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3,600,000 |
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Busted | |
There are nearly 55 minutes left in the level and the updated counts of the final nine players are as follows.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren Lin | China | 3,285,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Kosei Ichinose | Japan | 2,705,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 680,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Arthur Morris | United States | 4,835,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Travis Pearson | United States | 3,525,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Peng Shan | United States | 2,960,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Ap Garza | United States | 9,935,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Stanislav Halatenko | Ukraine | 13,855,000 | 115 |
| 9 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,980,000 | 17 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,855,000
355,000
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355,000 |
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9,935,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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4,835,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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3,525,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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3,285,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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2,960,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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2,705,000
715,000
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715,000 |
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1,980,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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680,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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Dimitar Danchev had all of his chips in the middle preflop, being put at risk by Ren Lin.
Dimitar Danchev: Q♦8♠8♦7♠
Ren Lin: K♠10♠10♥5♦
Lin's tens were ahead, but the 3♥3♠Q♠ flop put Danchev in the lead. He remained there when the 7♦ turn arrived, but the 4♠ river gave Lin the higher flush, eliminating Danchev on the bubble of the official final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,915,000
630,000
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630,000 |
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Busted | |
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Ap Garza raised to 250,000 from under the gun and was called by Stanislav Halatenko, Peng Shan defended the big blind.
On a flop of Q♣8♣8♠, it checked to Halatenko and his bet of 400,000 won the pot.
Halatenko then raised to 300,000 and earned a call from Ren Lin. Arthur Morris in the cutoff three-bet the pot to 1,380,000 and it folded back to Lin. "You gamble too much," Lin said and tossed his cards into the muck after some 30 seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,200,000
345,000
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345,000 |
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9,500,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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5,000,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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3,800,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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2,700,000
260,000
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260,000 |
Ren Lin raised to 335,000 from under the gun. Sam Soverel then bet the pot as the big blind, raising to 1,065,000. "How much you have behind?" Lin asked Soverel.
"Not much," Soverel replied. Lin made the call.
The flop came 2♥J♥6♣. Lin checked, and Soverel bet his remaining 795,000. Lin made the call, and both hands were turned over.
Sam Soverel: A♥A♦8♠6♠
Ren Lin: Q♠J♠10♥10♣
Soverel's aces held through the 8♣ turn and K♦ river, and he added a good portion of Lin's stack to his own.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,925,000
1,945,000
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1,945,000 |
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1,900,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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Ap Garza raised to 300,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Stanislav Halatenko from the button.
Garza bet 300,000 on the 3♠A♦10♣ flop. Halatenko waited a few moments before raising to 1,000,000. Garza considered his options before tossing in a call.
The 2♦ hit the turn, and Garza checked. Halatenko counted out a bet of 1,800,000. In response, Garza folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,800,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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8,100,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
Stanislav Halatenko raised to 300,000 in the cutoff and Kosei Ichinose defended the big blind. On a flop of J♥10♣5♣, Ichinose checked and Halatenko bet 400,000 to take down the pot.
Halatenko raised to 300,000 again the next hand and Ren Lin glanced over at him from the other side of the dealer. "Just fold to heads-up," Halatenko joked and claimed the blinds soon after.
Sam Soverel then raised to 350,000 and was called by Travis Pearson in the big blind. The 10♥5♠2♣ flop went check, check, before Pearson bet the 8♦ turn for 400,000. Soverel called and faced another bet of 1,000,000 by Pearson after the 2♦ river.
Soverel double-checked his cards twice, gave it some consideration for almost two minutes and flung the cards with force into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,450,000
650,000
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650,000 |
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4,650,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
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2,975,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
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|
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2,600,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Sam Soverel raised the pot to 360,000 out of the small blind and Ren Lin forfeited his big blind and big blind ante.
Soverel then limped the button and Lin came along from the small blind, Kosei Ichinose checked out of the big blind. On the J♠10♥4♠ flop, it checked to Soverel and he bet for 150,000. Lin folded and Ichinose called.
The 6♦ turn was checked and Ichinose bet the 4♣ river for 125,000. Soverel called and was good with the K♥Q♣10♣8♦ as Ichinose's Q♥9♥7♣5♦ had missed multiple straight draws.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,925,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
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|
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3,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
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305,000
1,595,000
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1,595,000 |
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