Level: 8
Ante: 500
High Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Level: 8
Ante: 500
High Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Players are now on the last 15-minute break of the day.
There are two more hour-long levels left to play tonight before players bag up for Day 2. The tournament clock currently shows 90 entries so far on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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180,000
109,000
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109,000 |
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160,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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130,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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130,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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120,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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90,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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90,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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40,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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35,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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35,000
7,800
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7,800 |
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35,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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25,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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25,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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15,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Yueqi Zhu: 7x6xAx/4x10x5x4x
Brian Rast: XxXx/5x5x8x10x/Xx
Brian Rast and Yueqi Zhu were heads up to fourth street, where Zhu led out with a bet. Rast made the call and did so again after Zhu bet on fifth street.
Zhu paired up on sixth but fired again, with Rast making another call. Zhu then bet one last time, taking down the pot as Rast mucked.
Zhu smiled as he showed the table his seven-six, adding more chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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98,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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22,000 | |
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Denis Strebkov: XxXx/4x3x8x7x/Xx
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/8x5xKx2x/Xx
Four players went to fifth street where Denis Strebkov put out a bet. Only Jordan Siegel called as Andrey Zhigalov and David Funkhouser both folded.
Strebkov bet again on sixth and Siegel called. Both players then checked seventh.
Strebkov showed Jx3x2x for 8-7-4-3-2 and Siegel mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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75,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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50,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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40,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Ren Lin: XxXx/9xQx3x7x/Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/4xKx8x9x/Xx
"I'm a professional. No bet," Ren Lin said as he checked over to Daniel Negreanu on fourth street. Negreanu then bet.
"I beat Daniel every hand," Lin said, calling that bet and another on fifth.
"When you find a way," Negreanu replied. Lin then bet on sixth and Negreanu called.
"Drawing dead," Lin said heading to seventh, where he bet again. Negreanu quickly called.
"Nine, better kicker," Lin said, showing Ax7x2x for 9-7-3-2-A. Negreanu mucked.
"Every time very lucky," Lin added as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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75,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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John Monnette: XxXx/5x4xAxJx/Xx
Jay Kerbel: XxXx/2x6x9x6x/Xx
John Monnette bet on fifth street and Jay Kerbel called.
Monnette bet again on sixth and Kerbel called. Monnette tossed out another bet on seventh, but this time Kerbel came back with a raise.
Monnette then reraised. "Wheel?" Kerbel asked as he called.
"Yeah," Monnette replied, turning over 9x3x2x for the nuts as Kerbel mucked to fall to around 12,000.
A few hands later, Monnette knocked out Kerbel as well as two other opponents for a triple knockout, boosting his last up to around 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Busted | |
Daniel Negreanu: 8x7x5x/4x3x2x9x
Clayton Mozdzen: XxXx/5x6x2xJx/Xx
Three-way action became heads-up after Sebastian Pauli folded on fourth street, leaving Clayton Mozdzen and Daniel Negreanu to battle for the pot.
Negreanu checked on fifth, calling after Mozdzen tossed out a bet. Another check-call from Negreanu followed sixth street, with Mozdzen betting again.
Negreanu checked one last time on seventh, with Mozdzen slowing down and tapping the table. Negreanu flipped over a seven-five, catching up to Mozdzen who could only muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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158,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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64,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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27,000
3,000
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3,000 |
$10,000 Seven Card Stud champion James Obst and $10,000 Dealer's Choice champion Robert Mizrachi have recently joined the field, as did Michael Moncek.
At the other end, Brian Hastings was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Carlos Chadha: XxXx/3x2xJx7x/Xx
Simeon Tsonev: XxXx/2xQxAx2x/Xx
Simeon Tsonev bet on fifth street and Carlos Chadha called.
Chadha then opened the betting on sixth and Tsonev called down to seventh, where Chadha bet again. Tsonev took his time before folding as Chadha took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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115,000
20,000
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20,000 |