Frank Kassela raised to 1,100 in the cutoff, Eric Kurtzman three-bet to 3,600 in the big blind, and Kassela called.
Both players drew one and Kurtzman bet 4,500. Kassela then raised to 18,000 and Kurtzman quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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61,000
4,000
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4,000 |
Eric Wasserson opened to 700 first to act and was three-bet to 2,300 by Brian Tate on the button. Action folded back to Wasserson, who called.
Wasserson took two off, and Tate stood pat.
Wasserson then fired 10,000 into the middle, and Tate quickly called.
Wasserson showed 4x4x3x3x2x for two pair, and Tate turned over 9x7x6x4x2x to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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45,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Brian Tate raised to 900 under the gun and Bariscan Betil called on the button. Eric Wasserson then three-bet to 4,200 in the small blind and both opponents called.
Wasserson stood pat, Tate took one, while Betil drew two. All three players checked and Wasserson showed 10x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.
Pedro Bromfman, the 2022 champion of this event, was among the latest players to join the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
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55,000 | |
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55,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Ali Eslami opened to 1,100 from the hijack and was three-bet to 4,100 by Arthur Morris on the button. It was folded back to Eslami, who called.
Both players drew one and then Eslami check-folded facing a 7,000 bet from Morris.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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53,000
5,500
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5,500 |
Eric Wasserson raised to 800 in middle position before Christopher Claassen three-bet to 2,000 in the hijack. Brian Breck called in the cutoff and Brian Tate four-bet to 7,000 on the button.
Wasserson folded, but Claassen and Breck both called. Claassen and Tate stood pat, while Breck took one.
All three players checked and Claassen showed a nine, but Breck turned over 8x6x5x3x2x to win the pot, raising his arms in the air as the chips were pushed to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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62,000 | |
|
53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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Robert Massman opened to 800 from under the gun and was three-bet to 3,000 by Scott Seiver in the cutoff. Action folded back to Massman, who called.
Both players drew one and then Massman checked to Seiver, who overbet the pot for 13,000.
Massman thought a bit before sticking in a call and Seiver tabled 8x7x6x4x2x. Massman couldn't beat it and tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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46,000
14,000
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14,000 |
Chance Kornuth raised to 600 in the hijack, Arthur Morris three-bet to 1,800 on the button, and Kornuth called.
Kornuth took one and Morris stood pat. Kornuth then led out for 3,500 and Morris called.
Kornuth showed 9x8x6x5x2x, but Morris turned over 9x8x5x4x2x to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Darren Elias opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and was called by Eric Kurtzman in the big blind.
Eric Kurtzman took two off and Elias stood pat.
Kurtzman then checked to Elias, who bet 2,000. Kurtzman check-raised to 5,500 and Elias quickly called.
"Ten," Kurtzman announced.
Elias then fanned out 9x8x7x4x2x for a nine and Kurtzman sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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46,000
15,000
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15,000 |
Eric Kurtzman raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and Thomas Taylor called on the button. Pedro Bromfman then three-bet to 5,500 in the small blind and Frank Kassela four-bet to 17,300 in the big blind.
Kurtzman called, while Taylor got out of the way. Bromfman, though, came back with a five-bet to 30,500 and Kassela took a minute before folding, while Kurtzman again called.
Bromfman stood pat and Kurtzman took one. Bromfman then moved all in, having Kurtzman's remaining 20,000 covered, and Kurtzman snap-folded.
"That was such a hard fold for me," Kassela said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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|
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40,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
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|
|
20,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Naoya Kihara opened to 900 from under the gun and was three-bet to 3,000 by Ryan Riess in the hijack. Kihara called.
Kihara drew one and Riess stood pat.
Kihara then bombed the pot for 14,000 and Riess tanked a while before opting to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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66,000
66,000
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66,000 |
|
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55,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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