Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Under the gun moved all in and got a single call from Akihiro Konishi in the big blind. Konishi was covered by the under-the-gun player and all in and at risk, for around 30,000.
Akihiro Konishi: 4♦4♣
Under the gun: 6♦6♣
Both players were sitting with a low pocket pair and it was Konishi who needed to improve.
The K♣A♥2♦ flop wasn't looking too promising for Konishi but the 3♥ turn brought in the backdoor straight.
The 5♠ river got Konishi there and gave him the straight to save him from elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000
76,000
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76,000 |
Dan Martin, Derek Shannon, and Ryan DePaulo were all in preflop with cards on their backs; the latter two were 32,500 chips or less and Shannon covered both easily.
Dan Martin: A♦6♣
Ryan DePaulo: J♥10♥
Derek Shannon: K♦K♠
Shannon was well ahead in the hand with his pair of kings when the board ran out 5♥4♣8♠2♦ but the A♣ from space peeled, awarding the pot to Martin with his pair of aces and sending DePaulo on his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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Brent Gregory was involved in a three-way all-in preflop, having both of his opponents covered.
Opponent: A♣8♦
Opponent: J♣J♠
Brent Gregory: K♥Q♥
The board ran out Kx6x7x3x9x, and Gregory's pair of kings sent both of his opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
315,000
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315,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
[Removed:497] moved all in from the small blind after seeing the 10♦9♥A♦ flop, and the action was on the button to make the call for their remaining 100,000 stack. The button made the call and players flipped over their hands.
Button: A♣Q♠
[Removed:497]: J♦8♦
Rachedi had a flush draw and an open-ended straight draw which came in with the Q♥ turn. The 5♣ river came and the player on the button stood up as he was knocked out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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415,000
415,000
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415,000 |
Angelo Karimalis raised to 12,000 from middle position, the hijack called, the small blind called, and the big blind three-bet shoved for 62,000. Action folded back around to Karimalis, who reshoved for 130,000 total, getting folds from the hijack and small blind.
Big blind: 3♦3♠
Angelo Karimalis: J♣J♥
Karimalis flopped his opponent all but dead on J♠6♥9♥, improving to a set of jacks. The K♥ turn and 8♦ river saw the pot being pushed Karimalis' way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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222,000
222,000
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222,000 |
Qu Feng isolated a short stack that was all in preflop for just under 80,000.
Short Stack: A♣K♥
Qu Feng: 9♠9♣
The board ran out in Feng's favor 6♦4♥Q♠8♥5♣ and has quite the stack to be reckoned with just a few hundred eliminations from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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420,000 |
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Blong Moua moved all in pre-flop for around 30,000 chips which got two calls from the opponents in the blinds.
The flop came 8♠2♠7♣ and the small blind moved all in, and the big blind got out of the way, leaving Moua and the small blind to battle it out heads up.
Blong Moua: 7x7x
Small Blind: JxJx
Moua had hit a set on the flop, which held on the 9♦ Q♦ runout, giving him the triple up, just before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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119,000
119,000
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119,000 |