In a blind versus blind situation, Event #42: $800 NLHE Deepstack winner Qiang Xu put Victor Matsubara at risk.
Victor Matsubara: K♠J♦
Qiang Xu: Q♦9♥
The board ran 7♥10♠A♦10♦4♣ and Matsubara doubled up.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
A player in middle position raised to 38,000 and got called by Anthony Hice on the button leading to a 8♦9♠A♣ flop.
The player in middle position continued with a bet of 44,000 and found a call from Hice to send both players to the K♦ turn.
Action checked through and both players arrived at the 2♠ river. The player in middle position chose to toss out a bet of 72,000.
Hice spoke aloud, wondering if his opponent may have made a set somewhere along the way, but he ultimately decided to toss in the call and saw the good news when his opponent turned up the A♦3♦ which was second best to his A♠Q♥.
Steve Zolotow moved all in from the cutoff for 126,000 and the big blind called.
Steve Zolotow: 7♥8♥
Big blind player: K♣10♣
The board came 8♣5♣5♥3♦10♦ and Zolotow hit the rail.
Ryan Eriquezzo opened to 35,000 in early position and Michael Hildebrand moved all in in middle position for 217,000.
From the button, Manuel Bravo Martins decided to cold call and Eriquezzo folded and showed A♥J♥.
Michael Hildebrand: 10♦10♠
Manuel Bravo Martins: J♣J♠
The board ran out J♦7♣4♥5♦8♥ and Portuguese Bravo Martins knockout one.
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Action folded to the the button who jammed for around 170,000. He got called by Brian Schaniel called from the big blind, sending the pair to a runout with the button player at risk.
Button: K♥2♥
Brian Schaniel: A♦3♦
The board ran out 8♦3♠4♠5♥Q♠, leaving the button player unimproved and looking for the exit.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Samuel Harris moved all in in early position for 56,000, and Ari Engel called from the button.
Samuel Harris: K♣J♣
Ari Engel: A♦10♥
The board ran 2♦6♥7♥8♦6♦ and Harris hit the rail, while Engel keeps adding to his massive stack.
Michael Chittick in early position raised to 40,000 and a player in late position jammed for 67,000 total. The button called as did Chittick, sending three players to the 10♠9♠6♥ flop.
Action checked the two active players to the 9♣ turn. Action checked through again to arrive at the 9♦ river.
Both active players checked once more and Chittick turned over J♣J♦ with was good to take the pot and send the all in player to the rail.
Action was on a flop Q♣5♠7♥ and Franco Gasparini was at risk against Anthony Hendricks.
Franco Gasparini: K♥Q♠
Anthony Hendricks: A♠A♦
The turn 5♥ and the river 3♥ eliminated Franco Gasparini at the worst place, just before the money.
All 646 players left secured a $800 payout.
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