Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Brandon Sheils opened to 800,000 from the hijack and faced Andjelko Andrejevic who defended from the big blind.
Sheils continued for 775,000 on the 8♦Q♦3♥ flop, but Andrejevic check-raised to 1,600,000. Sheils went deep into the tank and called.
Andrejevic checked the J♦ turn, so Sheils seized this opportunity to bet 1,000,000. Andrejevic called.
The 5♠ river completed the board but was checked by both players so Andrejevic revealed Q♥10♣ for top pair, but Sheils had two pair with Q♣J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,300,000
3,900,000
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3,900,000 |
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6,600,000
3,800,000
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3,800,000 |
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Adrien Delmas raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Niall Farrell defended from the big blind. The flop came 6♠5♥4♠ and both players checked to the 6♥ on the turn.
Farrell led out with a bet of 600,000 and Delmas stuck around for the 3♠ on the river. Farrell spent over two minutes in the tank before putting out another bet of 800,000. Delmas raised to 2,900,000 and Farrell went back into the tank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000,000
3,100,000
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3,100,000 |
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7,700,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Andjelko Andrejevic opened to 2,000,000 from the button. Brandon Sheils in the small blind three-bet all-in and Andrejevic called to be the player at risk for 4,425,000.
Andjelko Andrejevic: A♦3♣
Brandon Sheils: 10♦10♣
Andrejevic flopped top pair then hit trips on A♥8♣K♥A♣7♦ to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,650,000
3,050,000
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3,050,000 |
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6,150,000
4,150,000
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4,150,000 |
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Adrien Delmas raised to 1,400,000 in the small blind and Andjelko Andrejevic reraised to 3,500,000 in the big blind. Delmas just called and the dealer fanned the flop of K♦2♣2♦.
Delmas checked to Andrejevic who continued with a bet of 900,000 and Delmas called. The J♥ landed on the turn and Delmas checked again. Andrejevic pushed all in for 4,850,000 and Delmas quickly called.
Andjelko Andrejevic: A♣K♠
Adrien Delmas: A♦J♦
Andrejevic had the best hand but Delmas had some outs with a pair and a flush draw. The river was the 10♣ and Andrejevic let out some emotion for the first time today as he doubled into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,900,000
9,250,000
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9,250,000 |
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14,050,000
4,950,000
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4,950,000 |
Andjelko Andrejevic opened to 800,000 from the button and was called by Matthew Zambanini in the big blind.
Andrejevic continued for 500,000 on A♣4♠8♥ and was called, then he fired a second barrel of 1,200,000 on the 2♥ turn. Zambini check-called once again.
The 3♥ didn't bring more action and Zambanini flipped over A♥10♣ to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,000,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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14,200,000
4,700,000
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4,700,000 |
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Brandon Sheils opened to 800,000 from the button. Niall Farrell in the big blind three-bet all-in and Sheils snap-called off his last 6,050,000.
Brandon Sheils: A♠K♣
Niall Farrell: A♥2♥
"We need a deuce," Farrell said before the flop of 5♥10♥2♦ gave him the deuce he needed. The 6♦6♥ runout completed the board. Sheils was slightly covered, so he was eliminated in fifth place for $203,292.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,650,000
5,950,000
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5,950,000 |
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Busted | |
Matthew Zambanini raised to 800,000 on the button and was called by Niall Farrell and Adrien Delmas in the blinds. The flop came K♣J♣3♠ and the blinds checked to Zambanini who bet 1,000,000. Farrell called and Delmas came along as well.
The 7♦ landed on the turn and the action checked through to the Q♥ on the river. All three players checked again and Farrell tabled K♥9♥ for top pair. Delmas flashed his K♦8♦ and Zambanini's cards also went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,200,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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16,050,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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11,200,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000