The action was heads up on a board showing 8♥4♠Q♠A♦, with Allen Kessler's bet of 3,700 being called to the river.
Kessler fired another sizeable bet on a river Q♣, producing an instant fold to his left to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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71,500
11,500
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11,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
With the board showing Q♣4♥Q♦K♥, Viktor Blom was heads up and a bet of 1,600 had been called.
The river 5♣ saw Blom fire 5,000 into the middle, with his opponent taking a couple of minutes before making the fold. Blom took his bet back and added the pot to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.
The tournament clock currently shows 142 entries at the end of Level 2, halfway to last year's record total.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Matt Glantz and John Esposito were heads up on a board showing 9♣Q♦7♥5♣, with Glantz betting 2,000.
Esposito raised to 7,000, producing a fold from Glantz to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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89,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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74,500
14,500
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14,500 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000
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60,000 |
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With the board showing K♣Q♣9♥2♠, Christopher Vitch fired 3,300 into the middle. Alex Livingston tossed out a raise to 13,500 and the cutoff folded to his left.
Vitch asked for a count of Livingston's remaining stack before betting enough to put his opponent all in. Livingston quickly mucked his hand, giving Vitch the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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88,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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37,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Alex Livingston opened from under the gun and was called by a player in early position as well as the button. Chris Vitch then raised the pot out of the small blind with Livingston responding by moving all in for his last 8,000. Both the early position player and the button got out of the way while Vitch quickly called to put his opponent at risk.
Alex Livingston: Q♦6♦5♠3♠
Chris Vitch: A♥J♦7♥2♠
It was a fairly even fight and even result after the board ran out 7♦5♥K♦6♣4♦ to give Livingston the high and Vitch the low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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12,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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