Level: 25
Limit Flop: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits, 10,000 Ante
Level: 25
Limit Flop: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits, 10,000 Ante
Razz
Joseph Santagata: Ax6x7x/8x2x8x7x
Travis Kubota: Ax4xKx/5x6x10x9x
Joseph Santagata completed and was raised by Travis Kubota. Santagata called.
Santagata called bets from Kubota on fourth and fifth street and then Santagata bet after catching a seven on sixth. Kubota called.
Both players checked on seventh and Santagata showed an eight. It was best against Kubota's nine and Santagata dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
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1,000,000
350,000
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350,000 |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Ari Engel raised in the hijack. Stanislav Ivanov called on the button, as did Thomas Taylor in the small blind.
It checked to Ivanov on the 6♠4♣9♠ flop, who bet. Taylor called, while Engel got out of the way.
Taylor also check-called Ivanov's bet on the 10♥ turn before the A♠ river went check-check.
Taylor showed A♥K♣6♥2♣ for aces and sixes, but Ivanov had aces and tens with his A♣10♣3♣3♦ and was awarded the full pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
1,350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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1,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
|
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550,000
350,000
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350,000 |
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Heads-up on a flop of 5♥A♦9♠, Blaz Zerjav bet from under the gun and Joe Jeffery called on the button.
Zerjav bet again on the 10♦ turn and Jeffery called once more. Zerjav then checked the 4♠ river, Jeffery bet, and Zerjav called.
Jeffery showed Q♥6♥3♦2♠ for a rivered wheel and Zerjav mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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350,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Tony Ma bet his last 80,000 from the button on a board of K♠2♣10♥5♣ and Nicolas Milgrom put him at risk in the big blind.
Ma showed A♥A♦8♠4♥, while Milgrom had J♦7♣6♦2♥. The river J♥ improved Milgrom to two pair as he cracked Ma's aces to send the poker veteran to the rail in 22nd place.
"What the heck," Ma muttered to himself as he made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
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Limit Hold'em
Michael Palermo raised in the hijack. Clarence Judkins put in a third bet in the cutoff, which Palermo called.
Palermo check-called bets on the 9♣6♦4♠ flop and 2♠ turn before the 10♣ river was checked down. Palermo tabled 8♠8♦ for a pair of eights, winning the pot when Judkins mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
665,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Stud Hi-Lo
Marcel Vonk: A♥6♥5♦/4♦3♠10♠7♣
Tony Ma: XxXx/5♥5♠8♣K♥/Xx
Marcel Vonk completed and was called by Tony Ma.
Both players checked on fourth street and then Vonk called a bet from Ma on fifth.
Vonk then bet himself on sixth and seventh and Ma called him down. Vonk showed A♥6♥5♦ for a seven-high straight and Ma sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
380,000
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380,000 |
|
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|
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275,000
275,000
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275,000 |
|
|
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Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Thomas Taylor was all in for 170,000 and up against Michael Palermo.
Palermo ended up with A♦K♦6♦3♣Q♥Q♠4♠ for two queens, while Taylor had 4♦Q♣4♥5♥A♥4♣3♦ for trip fours to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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920,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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350,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Stud Hi-Lo
Tyler Schwecke: 2♣3♦/3♠A♦10♣5♠/A♣
Clarence Judkins: 7♠7♥/2♠7♦9♥K♥/J♦
The action was picked up on fourth street, where Tyler Schwecke bet and Clarence Judkins raised. Schwecke called to fifth street, where he bet again.
Judkins raised, and Schwecke called all in. Judkins had trips sevens, which remained the best hand when Schwecke bricked his wheel draw on seventh street.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
240,000
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240,000 |
|
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Busted |
Stud Hi-Lo
Benjamin Tang: 7♣3♦/6♥4♥3♣9♠/K♥
Stanislav Ivanov: J♠2♥/A♥A♠10♣10♠/10♦
Heads-up on fourth street, Benjamin Tang called a bet from Stanislav Ivanov and then raised all in facing a bet from Ivanov on fifth. Ivanov called and boards were run.
Ivanov drew to a full house, while Tang was left with just a pair of treys to be eliminated in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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Busted |