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The remaining nine players are going on a 15-minute break. Chip counts will be updated shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,065,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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2,860,000
1,110,000
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1,110,000 |
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2,770,000
1,140,000
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1,140,000 |
|
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1,395,000
465,000
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465,000 |
|
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1,230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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1,210,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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|
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880,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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775,000
425,000
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425,000 |
|
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350,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
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Alexander Wilkinson completed from the small blind and Ilija Savevski checked his option in the big blind.
Wilkinson drew three and Savevski drew two. Wilkinson checked, Savevski bet, Wilkinson raised, and Savevski called.
Wilkinson stood pat and Savevski took one and called a bet.
Savevski drew one again and called all-in when Wilkinson bet.
Ilija Savevski: 8x5x4x3x2x
Alexander Wilkinson: 7x6x5x4x2x
Both players made strong hands but Wilkinson's #4 beat Savevski's #5 and he was eliminated in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,600,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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Busted | |
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Steven Gray raised from the cutoff and both Sean Yu in the small blind and Anthony Lazar in the big blind.
Yu and Gray drew one while Lazar drew two and Yu bet with both players calling.
Yu stood pat with Lazar and Gray both drawing one, which saw Yu bet, Lazar raise, Gray fold and Yu called.
The final draw saw both stay path and Yu check-called a bet from Lazar and mucked when he saw 7♥6♠5♦4♣2♥ for the fourth best hand in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
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1,900,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
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590,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Anthony Lazar raised from the cutoff, Steven Gray three-bet from button, Lazar made it four bets, and Gray called all-in for 215,000.
Lazar drew two and Gray drew one.
Lazar stood pat and Gray took one on the second draw.
On the final draw, Gray drew one again.
Steven Gray: 8x6x3x2xXx
Anthony Lazar: 9x6x4x3x2x
Gray had outs to improved but he peeled the 10♥ on the end to bust in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,210,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
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Busted |
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Cummings | 3,200,000 |
| 2 | Yuichi Kanai | 3,465,000 |
| 3 | Heather Alcorn | 1,650,000 |
| 4 | Anthony Lazar | 2,210,000 |
| 5 | Alexander Wilkinson | 1,995,000 |
| 6 | Danny Wong | 190,000 |
| 7 | Sean Yu | 2,200,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,465,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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3,200,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
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|
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2,210,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
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2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,995,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,650,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
190,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
|
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Sean Yu opened the hijack, Heather Alcorn three-bet the small blind, Anthony Lazar made it four bets from the big blind, Yu capped it, and both players called.
Alcorn and Lazar drew one and Yu stood pat. Alcorn and Lazar check-called a bet from Yu.
Alcorn and Lazar took one again and both check-called another bet.
Alcorn now stood pat, Lazar drew one, and the action checked around.
Yu revealed 8x7x6x4x2x which was good enough to take down a massive pot on the first hand at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,160,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
1,170,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Heather Alcorn raised in the cutoff and in the big blind, Danny Wong called.
Wong drew two while Alcorn drew one and Wong check-called a bet from Alcorn.
On the second draw, both players drew one and Wong moved all in for his last chips which saw Alcorn call.
Both players stood pat on the final draw and Wong shook his head as Alcorn patted behind him.
Danny Wong: J♠8♦6♣5♥2♠
Heather Alcorn: 7♥6♠5♦4♣2♥
Wong had stood pat with a jack-eight, which was no good against Alcorn's number 4 and the final bracelet winner exited the tournament, bringing the field to its' official final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,500,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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