Level: 37
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Level: 37
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Jamey Mckay shoved for 6,250,000 from early position and Eric Revak moved all in behind for around 11,000,000 in the next seat.
Jamey Mckay: A♣K♥
Eric Revak: J♣J♥
It was a fair fight and Revak kept his advantage through the 6♦7♦4♥ flop. A 7♥ on the turn left Mckay one card from the rail, but the A♠ on the river gave him a pair of aces to earn the double-up and stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,000,000
12,700,000
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12,700,000 |
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5,000,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
Michael Wilklow went into the tank after Astivan Batoo opened in late position to 1,600,000. Looking somewhat frustrated, Wilklow announced all-in for about 34,000,000 sending Batoo to the tank.
Batoo started counting his stack which was around 15,000,000, then said, "I really want to play this hand." Stating he needed time, he went Shakespeare and went to himself, "It's to be or not to be." After a few seconds more, he hesitantly folded his hand.
Still not letting go of what happened, he went to Wilklow and said, "You must have a monster hand." But had to settle for Wilklow's reply of "Could be."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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36,000,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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15,500,000
3,500,000
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3,500,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Eric Revak moved all in for 4,700,000 from middle position.
Michael Marks came over the top for 8,750,000, and all other players folded.
Eric Revak: 10♠7♠
Michael Marks: A♥K♣
A glimmer of hope for Revak on the 10♥Q♥A♣ giving him two pair and trips opportunities, but the K♥ on the turn seals the deal for Marks, giving him a better two pair, leaving Revak praying for a ten on the river. No such luck when the 2♣ came on the river and Revak was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,500,000
4,300,000
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4,300,000 |
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Busted |
Wesley Fei opened from under the gun to 2,000,000 and Diana Allen called from the hijack. Artem Riabov also came along from the big blind.
The flop came Q♠K♠5♥ and after Riabov checked, Fei continued for 2,000,000. Allen then made a quick min-raise to 4,000,000 and Riabov took around a minute before he folded.
Fei had around 11,000,000 behind and was smiling to himself while he decided how to proceed. Eventually, he flashed the K♣ and said that he folded ace-king! Allen responded by showing a 5♦, but slid the other card into the muck.
"You had a set of fives, easy!" said Fei after Allen flashed the five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000,000
12,000,000
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12,000,000 |
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11,000,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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10,000,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
Action was picked up with Jose Fernand Garcia Gutierrez, at risk, and Robert Rothstein in an all-in showdown.
Jose Fernando Garcia Gutierrez: 7♦7♠
Robert Rothstein: 8♠8♦
Rothstein was ahead with his snowmen and stayed in the lead on the flop of 6♠J♠J♣. His hand improved when the 8♣ dropped giving him eights full of jacks. The Q♦ river was a formality before Gutierrez was sent to hit the rails.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,750,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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Busted |
Michael Muffoletto slid his 4,350,000 chips into the middle from under the gun. Action folded to Benjamin Eilers in the small blind who made the call.
Michael Muffoletto: K♠Q♥
Benjamin Eilers: A♥10♦
The 8♣5♣2♥7♥6♠ runout was not enough to take down the ace high of Eilers, and Muffoletto's tournament run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000,000
5,500,000
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5,500,000 |
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Busted |
Shanon Grundland responded with an all-in shove for almost 13,000,000 after Daniel Strelitz opened to 2,000,000 under the gun. Action folded to Shaun Giap, in the big blind, asked for a count then considered his options. He finally made the call which made Strelitz get out of the way leaving the two players to go heads-up.
Shanon Grundland: A♦8♥
Shaun Giap: 9♥9♦
The dealer dealt a board of 6♥3♣7♣5♠K♥ and with no ace in sight, Giap boosted his stack as Grundland left the floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,000,000
30,200,000
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30,200,000 |
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Busted |
Linda Ngo and Robert Rothstein were in for 4 million chips each preflop, then after 7♥A♣9♣ hit the board, the action really heated up.
Rothstein raised Ngo all in, and she made the call with her remaining 33.5 million chips, building the biggest pot of the tournament to date.
Linda Ngo: A♥Q♠
Robert Rothstein: A♠9♠
Ngo groaned when the players turned their cards over as she saw Rothstein was ahead with two pair, aces and nines. She wasn't behind for long.
The turn brought the Q♦ to put her ahead. The Q♣ on the river gave her a full house, and a chip haul that put her atop the tournament leaderboard with just 34 players remaining in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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74,500,000
66,000,000
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66,000,000 |
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5,150,000
40,600,000
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40,600,000 |