Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Hector Berry raised to 2,000,000 from the button, and Harrison Ashdown defended his big blind.
They both checked through the J♦7♥2♠ flop to the 4♣ on the turn. Ashdown check-called the 1,900,000 bet of Berry.
The J♥ completed the board, and Ashdown checked it for the final time. Berry fired a bet of 3,600,000 out for Ashdown to call but muck when Berry tabled the 10♣7♣ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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40,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
|
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34,000,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
|
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33,500,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
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Harrison Ashdown opened to 2,500,000 and Luke Varrasso called.
Varrasso check-called 1,800,000 on the 2♦2♣Q♣ flop and the pair checked down the J♥5♣ board.
Varrasso tabled K♣J♠ for jacks and deuces and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000,000
11,000,000
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11,000,000 |
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43,000,000 | |
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32,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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28,000,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
Hector Berry raised to 2,400,000 from the button and Branden Shimamoto three-bet jammed from the small blind for Harrison Ashdown to quickly fold his big blind and get out of their way.
Hector Berry: A♠Q♦
Branden Shimamoto: A♥10♦
"I need a ten," Shimamoto shouted out to his rail.
The dealer delivered just that when they revealed the 5♣10♣K♠ on the flop for Shimamoto to hit a pair of a tens but Berry also picked up the straight draw.
The turn was the 7♦ which didn't change things but the J♠ on the river did as Berry hit his straight to double up and leave Shimamoto short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,000,000
32,000,000
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32,000,000 |
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9,500,000
33,500,000
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33,500,000 |
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Branden Shimamoto shoved from the button for his last 9,300,000. Luke Varrasso was in the big blind and called.
Branden Shimamoto: J♦9♠
Luke Varrasso: A♥10♥
The flop K♣Q♥5♣ gave Shimamoto a gutshot straight draw and a chance at survival. The turn Q♦ bricked and the river was the 2♦, with start-of-day chip leader Shimamoto sent to the rail in fourth place for $105,122.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,000,000
8,000,000
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8,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Blind on blind Hector Berry raised to 3,200,000 and Harrison Ashdown called.
The flop came Q♠9♠8♣ and Berry continued for 2,400,000 and Ashdown raised in position to 7,500,000.
Berry called and checked the A♦ turn. Ashdown moved all in for around 15,000,000. Berry snap-called.
Harrison Ashdown: Q♣9♦
Hector Berry: J♦10♦
It was a massive cooler short-handed in the PokerNews Deepstack Championship with Ashdown needing to improve to a full house to stay alive. The river was the 4♥ and he was eliminated in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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98,800,000
34,800,000
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34,800,000 |
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54,500,000
4,500,000
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4,500,000 |
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Busted | |
The final two players are taking a ten-minute break before resuming heads-up play.
Luke Varrasso opened from the button and Hector Berry called.
The pair checked the 10♦9♣4♥ flop and the turn was the 10♠. Berry bet 1,800,000 and Varrasso raised to 4,500,000.
Berry called and the river was the A♠. Berry checked and Varrasso bet 2,500,000. Berry then check-raised to 12,500,000.
"Show the bluff?" said Varrasso has he deliberated, before eventually open-folding A♥K♣. Berry did not show.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,000,000
10,200,000
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10,200,000 |
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|
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44,000,000
10,500,000
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10,500,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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118,000,000
9,000,000
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9,000,000 |
|
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35,000,000
9,000,000
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9,000,000 |
Hector Berry opened to 2,500,000 and Luke Varrasso called.
Varrasso bet out for 1,500,000 on the 6♥4♣3♣ flop and Berry called. The pair checked the 3♥ turn and the river was the 10♣.
Varrasso bet 3,000,000 and Berry folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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111,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
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42,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |