Nick Guagenti raised preflop two hands in a row, none of his tablemates wanted to tango with the big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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595,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Howard Mann raised from early position, Lee Markholt called in middle position and Juha Helppi three-bet from the big blind. Both players made the call. The flop came out J♠A♣10♥ and Helppi bet, Mann folded and Markholt moved all of his remaining chips into the pot. Helppi called.
Lee Markholt: Q♠J♦ 
Juha Helppi: Q♥Q♦
The turn brought the 9♥ and the river Q♣ sealed Markholt's fate and gave Helppi a new healthier stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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262,000
28,500
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28,500 |
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190,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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While still hand-for-hand, John Higa had been all in, in the big blind with just a single 1,000 denomination chip. He somehow scooped that hand to increase his stack to 3,000 right before the bubble burst, eventually making it into the money.
After doubling up after the break in another blind vs blind battle, he was finally thwarted when he was unable to improve against George Chen's pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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282,000
244,500
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244,500 |
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Busted |
Lee Markholt raised to 16,000 from the cutoff, Eddie Arroyo three bet on the button to 24,000 with 7,000 remaining in his stack, Markholt made the call.
The flop came 6♣6♠5♦. Markholt bet putting Arroyo all in and Arroyo made the call.
Eddie Arroyo: A♠Q♠
Lee Markholt: A♥4♦
The board ran out A♦10♦, and Arroyo secured a much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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35,000
69,000
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69,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
534,000
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534,000 |
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580,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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450,000
313,000
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313,000 |
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410,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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370,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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210,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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145,000
108,500
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108,500 |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
Players have gone on a 15-minute break and will return to the next blind level.
