Daniel Negreanu raised to 6,500 from under the gun and was called in middle position, and by the big blind.
The flop came 8♥3♣Q♠.
Negreanu bet 11,000 and received two quick folds. He turned over A♠A♦ before pulling in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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163,000
93,000
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93,000 |
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Gheorghe Butuc limped from under the gun with a player in middle position limping behind.
Action folded to the button who raised to 13,000. The blinds got out of the way and Butuc potted to 43,000. The middle position player folded to put action back on the button who thought for a short period before announcing all in.
Butuc quickly called off the rest of his chips to put himself at risk and headed to a runout.
Gheorghe Butuc: A♦K♥K♠7♦
Button: A♣K♦9♠2♣
The board ran out J♦2♦10♣4♦Q♥, giving Butuc the nut flush and keeping him ahead the whole way through to secure a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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208,500
208,500
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208,500 |
Kao Saechao raised to 5,500 in early position and was called by a player in late position, the small blind, and Maxim Urvantsev in the big blind.
Four ways they saw a flop of 9♦6♠10♥ and the table checked through.
The turn brought the K♦ and this time one check led to Urvantsev betting 21,000 into his three opponents. One by one they folded and he showed a hand with QxJxXxXx for the nut straight plus a redraw.
The players have gone on their final 15-minute break for the evening and the floor will be racing off and coloring the purple 500 chips.
They are approximately 20 players away from the bubble bursting and will play two more levels before bagging and tagging.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A player in early position limped only to see David "ODB" Baker raised to 8,000 right behind him. Bill Welch called from the big blind as did the initial kimper to bring out the 10♥Q♠6♣ flop.
Welch and the early position player checked over to Baker who fired out a bet of 10,000. Welch came along and the player in early position got out of the way leading to a 3♥ turn.
Welch checked again and Baker tossed out another bet, this one in the amount of 25,000. Welch called once more to see the 9♣ fall on the river.
Welch checked to Baker once more who checked behind and Welch turned up the 8♠6♠6♦5♥. Baker tossed his cards into the muck, prompting the dealer to send the pot in Welch's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000 | |
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190,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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The small blind checked a flop of 6♦5♦6♥. Thomas Skaggs in the hijack, put out a bet of 12,000. Frederic Normand on the button, folded and the small blind made called.
The turn came Q♥ and got a check from both players.
On a 3♥ river, the small blind led out for 40,000 and Skaggs had to think for 30 seconds or so before finding the call.
The small blind revealed A♦J♠10♦4♥ but Skaggs showed A♥K♥8♣8♦ to take it with the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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215,000
215,000
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215,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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137,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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87,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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82,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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51,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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47,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The clock has been paused, as players are now on the direct bubble.
Each hand of play will remove two minutes from the tournament clock and play will return to normal once players are in the money.
