Now that the money bubble has burst, dealers' shouts of "Payout!" can be heard echoing across the room as the players quickly fall to the wayside trying to double up or bust.
Now that the money bubble has burst, dealers' shouts of "Payout!" can be heard echoing across the room as the players quickly fall to the wayside trying to double up or bust.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
655,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
|
|
505,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
470,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
289,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
|
271,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
270,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
145,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
130,000 | |
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Cameron Dhaliwal moved all in from middle position for around 160,000 and got a single call from Bruno 'Da Butcher' Fiorenza .
Cameron Dhaliwal: A♣Q♦
Bruno Fiorenza: Q♥Q♣
Fiorenza was looking to evade an ace and the 7♦J♣6♦ flop was a good start.
Dhaliwal didn't improve on the 4♦ turn, or 8♥ river, and took home a minimum cash of $1,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
Busted |
PokerNews missed the hand, but was told after the fact by the proud winner:
Daniel Wong-Fung got it all in preflop against two other players, with him being the shortest stack.
Daniel Wong-Fung: 10x10x
Player 2: AxKx
Player 3: JxJx
The flop came out AxKx5x and Player 2 was shouting "I'm the man!" I'm the man!" as he took a big lead with two pair, but the turn fell a 10x to give Wong-Fung the superior hand, who then replied with his own "I'm the man!"
The river evidently changed nothing and Wong-Fung was pushed the pot for the triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
176,500
|
176,500 |
The 610 players remaining are now on their final 20-minute break of the night and will return to action shortly. The yellow 1,000 chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Jean Osta moved all in and got a single call from the small blind, who she covered.
Small Blind: K♣Q♣
Jean Osta: 4♠4♦
Osta was looking to hold with pocket fours and the 9♦7♣3♦ flop didn't ruin her chances.
The A♦ river was also good for Osta, and the J♣ river sealed her the near double.
The small blind bust out of the tournament with around 550 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
Adam Vargas opened to 50,000 preflop and action folded around to the small blind who moved all in for 160,000.
The big blind thought about it for a good while but eventually decided to let it go and Vargas quickly made the call.
Small Blind: 7♥7♦
Adam Vargas: A♦K♣
Vargas would need to improve in this flip to win the hand, and the at-risk player rolled his eyes when the ace peeled off on the turn 5♥J♣4♠A♠ to put him in second. the river was the Q♥ and the pot was shipped over to Vargas while his opponent headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
The cards were already face-up with two players all in.
Opponent: A♦9♦
Ivan Balzano: 7♠7♦
The 5♠4♥A♣6♣3♥ gave the opponent top pair, but Balzano had picked up a straight to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |