Level: 14
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
With 60 players remaining and only 59 of them getting paid, the tournament will progress hand for hand until the bubble has burst.
Matthew Belcher raised in early position to 50,000 but met resistance in the form of Josh McCully, who three-bet from the big blind to 165,000. Belcher took a moment to consider all his options, electing to move all in for 550,000. McCully called, and it was Belcher at risk.
Matthew Belcher: Q♠Q♥
Josh McCully: A♦K♠
Service was immediate for McCully on the 5♣A♠9♥ flop. Belcher had two outs to save his tournament life, but on this occasion, it wasn't to be.
The turn 4♣ and river 8♣ sealed his fate and he headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Joe McKeehen raised to 60,000 under the gun. Noel Rodriguez then moved in his stack of 240,000 from the hijack. It folded back to McKeehen, who also let his hand go after some thought.
With the $25,000 High Roller two spots away from the money, four stacks on McKeehen's table were spotted with stacks of under 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,575,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,275,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,260,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
305,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
275,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
With a Q♥9♣J♦ flop already dealt and roughly 160,000 chips in the middle, Keyavash Hemyari put out a bet of 35,000, and action was on Chang Lee.
Lee responded with a raise to 85,000 before seeing Hemyari click the action back to him with his own raise to 160,000.
Lee waved the white flag, surrendering the pot, and Hemyari added the chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
When it folded to Jovan Kenjic in the small blind, he jammed to put Jim Collopy all in from the big blind. Collopy had 340,000 in his stack and made the call to put himself at risk.
Jim Collopy: A♦K♦
Jovan Kenjic: K♠J♦
Collopy looked poised to double-up with Big Slick, if he could fade an unfortunate runout. The board came Q♥9♥6♥7♠7♥ and Collopy earned the much-needed double-up with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
610,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Joao Simao raised to 55,000 in early position. Asher Conniff was in the seat next to him and three-bet to 150,000. It folded back to Simao, who thought for a while before calling.
Coniff continued for 60,000 on the A♠5♠J♦ flop, which Simao check-raised to 185,000. Coniff tossed in a call to the 4♠ turn, where he tank-folded to the 230,000 bet of Simao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,080,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
825,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,085,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,435,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,150,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
1,140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
990,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
650,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
645,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
640,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
620,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
620,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
|
500,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
475,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
455,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
455,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
425,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
325,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Three more players have hit the rail as the field falls to just 61 players, leaving them just two eliminations away from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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