The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,755,000
2,755,000
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2,755,000 |
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6,300,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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3,150,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Limits: 250,000/500,000
Badugi
George Alexander raised on the button and Benny Glaser called in the big blind.
Both players drew two and action checked through.
The following draw saw both players draw two again and Glaser bet while Alexander called behind him.
Glaser stood pat while Alexander drew two and he folded to Glaser's bet.
"Show it," said Schuyler Thornton, to which Glaser obliged and showed A♠8♠7♠ and the table got a good laugh out of Glaser's bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
5,855,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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4,300,000
1,150,000
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1,150,000 |
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2-7 Triple Draw
George Alexander opened from the button and Benny Glaser defended from the big blind, drawing two while Alexander took one.
Glaser check-called a bet from Alexander after the first draw and drew two more to Alexander's one. After the second draw Glaser check-called another bet.
For the final draw both players drew one and then checked. Glaser announced that he had a pair of threes and Alexander showed Qx8x5x4x3x to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
1,345,000
|
1,345,000 |
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5,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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3,200,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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A-5 Triple Draw
George Alexander raised on the button and in the small blind, Schuyler Thornton called.
Thornton drew two while Alexander drew one and Thornton check-called a bet from Alexander.
On the second draw, Thornton drew one while Alexander stood pat and the betting action repeated identically.
The third draw saw Thornton draw one while Alexander stood pat and Thornton checked over to Alexander. Alexander bet, prompting Thornton to raise and Alexander clicked it back. Thornton sighed and put in the call and mucked when he saw Alexander turn over 6x4x3x2xAx for number two.
Alexander shot back over the ten million mark while Thornton was left as the shortest stack remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,500,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
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3,200,000 | |
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|
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2,750,000
3,050,000
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3,050,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
George Alexander raised in the small blind and in the big blind, Schuyler Thornton called.
Alexander drew one while Thornton drew three and Thornton called the bet from Alexander.
On the second draw, they both drew one which saw Alexander check-call a bet from Thornton.
The final draw saw both players take one and Alexander bet, prompting Thornton to raise. Alexander thought for a bit and then called, only to see Thornton reveal 8x5x4x3x2x for number five and Alexander mucked his hand.
Thornton hoped back into the chip lead as his rail went wild.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
4,150,000
|
4,150,000 |
|
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6,550,000
3,950,000
|
3,950,000 |
|
|
||
|
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2,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
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2-7 Triple Draw
George Alexander raised from the small blind and Schuyler Thornton defended from the big blind, drawing two while Alexander drew three.
Alexander check-called a bet from Thornton after the first draw and drew three more while Thornton took one.
After the second draw Alexander checked, Thornton bet and Alexander called, drawing two while Thornton stood pat. Alexander then check-folded to another bet from Thornton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
5,900,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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A-5 Triple Draw
Schuyler Thornton raised in the small blind and Benny Glaser called in the big blind.
Thornton drew two while Glaser drew two behind him and Glaser called the bet from Thornton.
On the second draw, Thornton drew another two while Glaser drew one and the action saw Thornton check-call a bet from Glaser.
Both players drew one on the final draw and Thornton checked over to Glaser, then called when Glaser bet.
Glaser tabled 8x7x5x3xAx for an eight-seven which was good for the pot and he raked in a sizable pot off the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,400,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
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4,200,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
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Badugi
George Alexander opened from the button and Benny Glaser defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.
After the first draw Glaser bet and Alexander called. Glaser drew one while Alexander drew two.
Glaser continued with another bet after the second draw. Alexander raised and Glaser called, drawing one while Alexander stood pat. Glaser then check-folded to a final bet from Alexander.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,125,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
6,675,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,400,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
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Badugi
Benny Glaser raised in the small blind and George Alexander called in the big blind.
Both players drew two and Glaser check-called a bet from Alexander.
On the next draw, Glaser pitched two while Alexander pitched one and Glaser check-called a second bet from Alexander.
The final draw saw both players stand pat and they both checked. Glaser turned over 5♥2♠A♣ 10♠ for a three card five and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,500,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
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|
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3,700,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
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