The players head to their first break of the day, which has been extended to 20 minutes rather than the 15 that were initially planned.
Play will resume at 2:25 p.m. local time
The players head to their first break of the day, which has been extended to 20 minutes rather than the 15 that were initially planned.
Play will resume at 2:25 p.m. local time
Joshua Thomas and Michael Rossitto got it all in preflop in a classic coin flip situation, with Thomas the one at risk.
Joshua Thomas: Ax10x
Michael Rossitto: 7♣7♠
Thomas paired his ace on the 7♦A♥4♥ flop, but Rossitto improved to a set. The 10♠ turn and 6♥ river offered no help to Thomas and he was the first elimination of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,700,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Busted |
After a raise to 120,000 from Tzur Levy in the hijack and a call from Jordan Westmorland, Linyang Song called on the button, leaving both the blinds to get out of the way.
Three players saw the 7♦3♦J♥ flop, and action checked to Song who, with ultimate position, bet out for 250,000. Levy was his only customer.
The turn brought in the 6♣ and after being checked to Song bet out again, this time for 615,000. Levy took plenty of time to ponder what to do, he asked how much Song had behind, and Song let him know that it was an even million. Levy checked his cards one last time, before announcing "all in." Song snapped him off and asked, "pocket jacks?" worried that he was drawing extremely thin, but soon found out he couldn't have had it any better.
Linyang Song: 7♠7♥
Tzur Levy: A♥J♠
Levy was drawing stone dead, and the dealer ceremonially brought the cards into the middle to put out the K♣ river, which was always going to be inconsequential. Song's second set of the day gets him paid for a second time, as he joins Westmorland at the top of the chip counts, whilst Levy spins the opposite way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
4,525,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
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4,300,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
|
500,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
Tian Liu and Jason Wheeler got it all in preflop, with Liu at risk.
Tian Liu: J♣J♠
Jason Wheeler: A♣K♦
The board ran out 9♥4♥6♠7♥2♠ and Liu won the flip for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,060,000
1,015,000
|
1,015,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
|
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Linyang Song was on the button when he flatted Tian Liu's raise to 120,000. This action prompted Stephen Wheeler to rip in his stack of 760,000. Liu decided that his hand wasn't strong enough to make the call, as he folded, but Song was having a harder time coming to a decision. Eventually, he put in the 11 big blinds needed to make the call.
Stephen Wheeler: 7♥7♦
Linyang Song: 10♥8♥
The A♣2♠3♠4♣J♦ board came clean for Wheeler, and he celebrated as he was alive and kicking again in the shootout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
3,140,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
1,940,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
|
1,770,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
|
||
Punnat Punsri raised to 135,000 on the button and Duff Charette defended in the big blind.
The flop came 6♦7♠Q♣ and Charette check-called a bet of 120,000 from Punsri.
On the 5♠ turn, Charette checked again and Punsri sized up with a bet of 450,000, forcing Charette to surrender his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
3,200,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
||
|
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2,475,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Duff Charette raised to 125,000 on the button and Zyad Qasem defended in the big blind.
Both players checked it down to the river on a runout of J♥5♠3♠3♦6♦.
Charette tabled A♥7♠, besting the K♥9♠ of Qasem.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,675,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Zyad Qasem who was under the gun, Michael Lavin on the button, and Michael Rossitto in the big blind.
With the board reading 6♦J♦8♥10♣, Rossitto checked, Qasem bet 95,000, Lavin folded, and Rossitto raised to 375,000. Qasem made the call.
On the 7♦ river, Rossitto bet 300,000 and Qasem tossed his cards into the muck after taking some time to think through his decision.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
2,625,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,200,000
375,000
|
375,000 |