Level: 5
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
The players are going on another 15-minute break midway through Day 1.
After losing a good chunk of his stack recently, Ben Heath was back in the saddle from the big blind when faced with a raise to 25,000 by Barak Wisbrod on the button. Heath just defended his big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of Q♦6♣2♠.
Heath checked to Wisbrod who continued with a bet of 20,000 and Heath called. The turn was the 9♣ and both players checked to the 8♦ on the river. Heath led out with a bet of 125,000 this time and Wisbrod wasted little time before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,430,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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685,000
615,000
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615,000 |
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A completed board of K♥J♥7♠Q♣4♣ was spread across the felt with a little over 200,000 in the middle. Leon Sturm checked from the big blind and Matthias Eibinger dropped in a bet of 150,000 on the button.
Sturm check-raised all in for 368,000 and Eibinger eventually called. Eibinger turned over K♣J♦ for two pair but Sturm had A♥10♣ for Broadway to earn a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,310,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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958,000
196,000
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196,000 |
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Matthew Belcher opened to 20,000 and Aram Oganyan put out a raise to 62,000 before verbally announcing 80,000. A floor ruling determined that the raise would stay at 62,000. Belcher called.
Belcher checked on the J♥6♣3♣ flop and Oganyan checked back. Both players checked again on the Q♣ turn and Belcher then bet 60,000 on the 8♠ turn. Oganyan quickly called, leading Belcher to muck without showing.
Around the same time, Alex Kulev became the first player eliminated from the tournament before buying back in on a second and final bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,085,000
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1,085,000 |
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|
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1,300,000
290,000
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290,000 |
Chris Hunichen opened the button and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind. Hunichen called.
Tollerene checked on the flop of 5♦6♥A♣ and Hunichen checked back. Tollerene checked again on the 4♠ turn and Hunichen bet 115,000. Tollerene called.
Tollerene checked once more on the 9♣ river and Hunichen bet 225,000. Tollerene used a time extension before raising to 1,107,000 with just a few chips behind. Hunichen went deep into the tank and used three time banks before folding to hang onto slightly less.
"Must just have aces," Hunichen remarked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,900,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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1,000,000
710,000
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710,000 |
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Brandon Steven and Alex Kulev were heads-up in a pot with around 250,000 in the middle and the board reading 8♣7♥5♦7♠. Steven checked to Kulev on his left who bet 155,000. Steven just called and the 5♣ rolled off on the river.
Steven checked again and Kulev gave it some thought but checked it back. Steven flipped over 8♥8♦ for a full house and Kulev was not going to beat that one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,970,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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1,500,000 | |
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1,500,000 | |
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415,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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Jesse Lonis opened to 22,000 from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way including Chris Hunichen in the big blind. The flop came J♣9♠5♦ and Lonis continued with a bet of 44,000. Hunichen was the only player to call and the 5♠ paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked this time and the 7♦ landed on the river. Hunichen led out with a large bet of 225,000 and Lonis was forced to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,780,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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1,710,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Adrian Mateos opened from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended in the big blind.
Chidwick checked on the flop of 6♦K♦J♣ and Mateos continued for 22,000. Chidwick called. Chidwick checked again on the 4♥ turn and Mateos sized up to 160,000. Chidwick laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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900,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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