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Ben Tollerene made it 90,000 to go in the cutoff and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 250,000 on the button. Both blinds folded and Tollerene then four-bet to 530,000. What followed was the shove by Bonomo and Tollerene quickly called.
Ben Tollerene: K♠K♥ 
Justin Bonomo: Q♥Q♦
The superior pair remained ahead all the way on the 10♣4♦3♦7♥J♦ runout and Tollerene doubled for 2,095,000 to leave Bonomo with just ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,290,000
2,015,000
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2,015,000 |
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390,000
2,210,000
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2,210,000 |
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Barak Wisbrod raised to 85,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from Jake Schindler and Mikita Badziakouski, in the respective blinds.
The 10♣7♦3♣ flop saw the action check to Wisbrod, who bet out 100,000. Schindler folded and Badziakouski called.
The 3♠ turn checked through to the J♥ on the river. Badziakouski took the lead for 100,000 and Wisbrod went deep into the tank.
Wisbrod used two full time extensions before making the call. Badziakouski elected to muck his cards, conceding the pot to Wisbrod without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,950,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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1,330,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Alex Foxen opened to 85,000 in the cutoff and Charles Hook three-bet to 225,000 on the button, which Foxen called. They checked the K♠7♣7♦ flop and Foxen check-folded the J♣ turn when Hook wagered 225,000 once more.
Foxen then asked for the stack size of table short stack Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind before opening to 80,000. Seth Davies on the button, Santhosh Suvarna in the small blind and Ponakovs all called. The quartet checked the K♣Q♠7♠ flop and Suvarna's bet of 130,000 on the 8♥ turn won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,200,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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3,150,000
1,565,000
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1,565,000 |
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1,775,000
835,000
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835,000 |
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1,650,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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490,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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Artur Martirosian raised to 85,000 from under the gun, Jake Schindler three-bet to 250,000 from middle position and Brian Kim cold four-bet to 560,000, from the button.
Martirosian got out of the way and Schindler went deep into the tank. Schindler burned through two time extensions before pitching his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,550,000
525,000
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525,000 |
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2,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,550,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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Brandon Wilson opened to 80,000 from the hijack before Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Wilson, who jammed for 815,000. Ausmus called for the cards to go on their backs.
Brandon Wilson: J♦J♥
Jeremy Ausmus: 10♣10♥
Wilson had the better pair and it remained best following the sweat-free 7♦4♣3♦8♠4♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
415,000
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415,000 |
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695,000
805,000
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805,000 |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Talal Shakerchi raised to 65,000 from under the gun and was called only by Brian Kim in the big blind. The flop brought 8♦6♣4♣ and both players checked. On the A♦ turn, Kim checked once more and Shakerchi made it 100,000 to go. Kim then check-raised to 230,000 and won the pot without any further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,025,000
565,000
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565,000 |
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2,500,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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2,100,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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1,550,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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1,475,000
275,000
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275,000 |
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650,000
340,000
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340,000 |
