Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Players are headed on another 15-minute break.
Levels will be 90 minutes from this point on.
Players are headed on another 15-minute break.
Levels will be 90 minutes from this point on.
Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/7♥3♦10♥7♠/Xx
Marco Johnson: XxXx/2♦4♥3♣7♦/Xx
Esther Taylor: XxXx/A♠9♠9♣Q♥/Xx
Three-handed going to sixth street, Marco Johnson bet and was called by both Esther Taylor and Arash Ghaneian.
Johnson bet again on seventh and Taylor called. Ghaneian then raised, Johnson reraised, and Taylor got out of the way. "I've got a flush," Ghaneian said as he called, showing 9♥8♥5♥.
Johnson turned over 10♠6♥5♦ for a low as his straight was denied a scoop by Ghaneian's lucky river card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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110,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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40,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Chris Vitch: 5♠2♦/4♦A♥4♥Q♦/3♣
Ali Eslami: XxXx/3♠A♣K♦9♣/Xx
On fifth street, Chris Vitch bet. Ali Eslami raised, which surprised Vitch "Oh what happened here?" he said as he paused to think about it before calling.
Eslami bet on sixth and Vitch called. On seventh, Vitch was the one to bet which Eslami called.
Vitch tabled a wheel and Eslami mucked.
Meanwhile, Gus Hansen was eliminated at a nearby table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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204,000
96,000
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96,000 |
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180,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted | |
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Jared Bleznick: XxXx/10♠6♥7♠Q♦/Xx
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/2♠7♣5♣Q♥/Xx
Tim Frazin: XxXx/A♠K♣A♥Q♣/Xx
Ismael Bojang: XxXx/J♦5♦10♣2♥ - folded on sixth street
Jared Bleznick moved all in on third street as Maximilian Schindler, Tim Frazin, and Ismael Bojang all came along to put him at risk.
Schindler then bet on fourth and Bojang and Frazin called. All three players checked on fifth.
Frazin bet on sixth and Schindler called, while Bojang mucked. Frazin and Schindler checked down seventh.
Bleznick was already standing up from his seat with his backpack around his shoulders as he peered at his last cards, tossing them into the muck and walking away before Frazin and Schindler even showed their hands. Schindler turned over 9♣7♥2♣ for sevens and deuces and Frazin mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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330,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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160,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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105,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted | |
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Allen Kessler: XxXx/4♥2♣2♦
Jared Bleznick: XxXx/5♥10♠8♣
Allen Kessler bet his last chips on fifth street and Jared Bleznick called.
"Please don't make running two pair," Kessler said as he showed 4♠6♦ for fours and deuces. Bleznick finished with A♣5♣K♥9♣ for just a pair of fives as Kessler caught Q♣3♠ to seal his double up.
"Allen, they have a button with your name on it," tablemate Tim Frazin joked, pointing at the All-In button.
"If he wins five or six hands, he'll have more chips than all of us," Richard Sklar added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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50,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/5♣7♣8♣8♠/Xx
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/7♥7♦A♠4♦/Xx folded on seventh street
Ismael Bojang: XxXx/K♥Q♣Q♥ folded on fifth street
Andrey Zhigalov bet on fifth street. Ismael Bojang folded his paint cards and Maximilian Schindler called.
Zhigalov bet on sixth and Schindler called again. On seventh, Zhigalov fired again. Schindler took his time to think it over but eventually he folded after about 30 seconds.
Zhigalov reeled in more chips to his stack which is seemingly magnetically attracted to every chip in the room as multiple players, even some from other tables, gave looks of shock when they saw the size of his stack as he has more than double the second largest stack in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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785,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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304,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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255,000
185,000
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185,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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330,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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320,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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300,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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220,000
27,000
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27,000 |
|
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210,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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210,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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200,000 | |
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170,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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170,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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170,000
60,000
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60,000 |
|
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160,000
76,500
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76,500 |
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150,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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150,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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140,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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130,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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130,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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120,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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120,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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120,000 | |
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110,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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110,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Richard Sklar: 5♠4♣/8♦3♣J♠7♥/Q♦
Allen Kessler: 3♥3♠/2♥8♣6♣9♦/K♦
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/4♠K♣ folded fourth street
Allen Kessler was getting dangerously low in chips in a three-way hand on fourth street. Richard Sklar bet, Allen Kessler raised, Andrey Zhigalov got out of the way and Sklar raised enough to put Kessler all in,
Kessler had a pair of threes while Sklar was looking good for the low. The next two cards didn't change much and kept possibilities alive as Kessler was still live for the low heading into seventh street but could also be eliminated if Sklar hit a better pair.
The river was a blank for both players and Kessler stayed alive by chopping the pot with his pair of threes staying the best high hand throughout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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295,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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31,000
49,000
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49,000 |
Norman Chad: XxXx/8♠3♥K♣Q♣/Xx
Dario Alioto: XxXx/2♠6♥5♠J♠/Xx
Heads-up on fifth street, Dario Alioto bet and Norman Chad called.
Alioto bet again on sixth and Chad called down to seventh, where he faced another bet from Alioto. Chad called once more.
Alioto showed J♥5♥3♣ for jacks and fives, but Chad turned over 8♦8♣ for trip eights to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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50,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Eric Wasserson: XxXx/5♥2♦J♣4♣/Xx
Nacho Barbero: XxXx/A♠4♠8♠5♠/Xx
Nacho Barbero bet on fourth street and Eric Wasserson called.
Barbero continued betting on fifth and sixth as Wasserson called. Barbero then bet on seventh and Wasserson called once more.
Wasserson showed 6♦6♠3♦ for a straight and Barbero mucked. "If you raise I probably call," Barbero told him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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60,000
69,000
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69,000 |
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