Players are going on their final 20-minute break of the day. They will return to play two more levels before bagging and advancing to Day 2.
Players are going on their final 20-minute break of the day. They will return to play two more levels before bagging and advancing to Day 2.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
A player in early position raised to 16,000 preflop. The player in middle position then reraised all in for 68,000. Tom Gottlieb, the hijack, four-bet all in for 116,000. The player in early position called, having both of his opponents covered.
Middle Position: K♥Q♥
Tom Gottlieb: A♥K♣
Early Position: A♣Q♠
Gottlieb was ahead, and remained so on the 2♦10♦9♥ flop. The K♠ turn gave him a pair, and he faded his opponents' outs to a straight on the 10♠ river, eliminating a player while seeing a lot of new chips coming his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000 |
Nipun Java raised to 13,000 preflop from early position. Alain Bauer made the call from the big blind.
The flop came 2♠K♣3♦, and Bauer checked. Java bet 9,000, to which Bauer raised to 25,000 in response. Java made the call.
The 3♣ arrived on the turn. Bauer bet 19,000 before Java moved all in. Bauer instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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410,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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158,000
158,000
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158,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Kane Kalas raised to 18,000 preflop from early position. His only caller was the player defending her big blind.
The 9♣9♦K♠ flop and 8♣ turn saw both players check.
Kalas' opponent bet 15,000 on the Q♥ river, but Kalas quickly called. She turned over 10♥2♣ for a bluff, and Kalas took down the pot with 10♣10♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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390,000
135,000
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135,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Tournament staff have announced that three more hands will be played before the day's play comes to a close.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of today's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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883,000
768,000
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768,000 |
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691,000
671,000
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671,000 |
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646,000
613,800
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613,800 |
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629,000
629,000
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629,000 |
|
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611,000
436,000
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436,000 |
|
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611,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
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|
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567,000
567,000
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567,000 |
|
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556,000
556,000
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556,000 |
|
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555,000
555,000
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555,000 |
|
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542,000
542,000
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542,000 |
|
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517,000
517,000
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517,000 |
|
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516,000
126,000
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126,000 |
|
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511,000
180,000
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180,000 |
|
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479,000
479,000
|
479,000 |
|
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|
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473,000
473,000
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473,000 |
|
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|
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469,000
469,000
|
469,000 |
|
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468,000
468,000
|
468,000 |
|
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466,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
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458,000
458,000
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458,000 |
|
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457,000
457,000
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457,000 |
|
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456,000
456,000
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456,000 |
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450,000
407,500
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407,500 |
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447,000
447,000
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447,000 |
|
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433,000
47,000
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47,000 |
|
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428,000
428,000
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428,000 |
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