Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
A completed board of 5♥3♦2♣10♣3♣ was spread across the felt and Valeriano Moreno was already all in and ready to leave the table. Pete Chen and Nazar Buhaiov were heads-up in the side pot that had well over 100,000 in the middle at this point.
Chen checked from early position and Buhaiov splashed in a bet of 140,000. Chen quickly called and tabled 10♠8♠ for top pair. However, Buhaiov turned over K♥10♥ for a better kicker to win the side pot and Moreno's A♥J♣ went into the muck for the main pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,865,000
1,670,000
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1,670,000 |
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220,000 | |
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Busted |
Heads-up on a flop of 8♣A♣3♦, Robert Borick in the small blind bet, Clément Meunier under the gun raised all-in and Borick snap-call, finding himself at risk for 170,000.
Robert Borick: A♠10♠
Clément Meunier: Q♣10♣
Borick flopped top pair but Meunier still had a flush draw. The 8♥ turn didn't change anything, but the 5♣ river completed Meunier's flush. "French are very lucky," Borick was before walking away. "I agree," Meunier answered while scooping the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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710,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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Busted |
Action folded to Jake Schwartz in the small blind, and he raised large enough to play for all of Faraz Jaka's chips. Jaka made the call quickly and the cards were revealed.
Faraz Jaka: A♦J♥
Jake Schwartz: 4♦4♣
The board came out K♠Q♦9♦2♠2♦, meaning Jaka had busted from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Thomas Cannuli raised from under the gun to 25,000 and was re-raised by Thomas Boivin in the small blind, who went all-in for 132,000. Cannuli made the call.
Thomas Boivin: A♣6♣
Thomas Cannuli: 8♠8♣
The board ran out 9♦4♣2♥6♠6♦, and Boivin found the double.
Nicholas Wright announced he folded a six.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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800,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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600,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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|
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550,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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|
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400,000
299,000
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299,000 |
|
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275,000
150,000
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150,000 |
On a flop of 10♥5♦K♣, Thomas Eychenne in the cutoff bet 17,000 and Mustapha Kanit check-called from the big blind.
Both players checked the 4♦ turn leading to the A♠ that Kanit checked again.
With his mouth covered by his hood and hidden behind sunglasses, Eychenne raised to 65,000. Kanit called but lost to Eychenne's top pair with A♣8♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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505,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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350,000 | |
Samad Rashid raised it up from the cutoff and was called by Daniel Dangoor on the button and Jon Shoreman in the big blind. An action flop of J♣9♥4♣ hit the felt and the players quickly got all of their chips in the middle.
Samad Rashid: Q♦J♦
Daniel Dangoor: K♣Q♣
Jon Shoreman: A♣5♣
Shoreman had the two shorter stacks covered and Rashid started cheering for a clean runout.
"Deuce of hearts! Deuce of hearts!" he shouted as the 5♦ hit the turn but the 3♣ rolled off on the river. "F*** me! F***me man! You guys have each other's blockers!"
Both Dangoor and Shoreman rivered a flush but it was Shoreman who had the best one, sending both of his opponents to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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945,000
820,500
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820,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Keith Lehr under the gun was all-in and at risk for 130,000 against Weizheng Zhong in the small blind.
Keith Lehr: A♠A♦
Weizheng Zhong: K♣10♠
Lehr flopped a set on Q♣9♥A♣, but the J♠ turn gave a straight to Zhong, so Lehr was eliminated after the 3♦. He took a photo of the board so his friends "could believe him" and left in 81st place for $11,284.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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310,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted | |
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Artem Riabov raised under the gun to 24,000. Only Renan Bruschi made the call in the big blind.
The flop came Q♥6♥5♠ and Bruschi checked. Riabov bet 20,000, and Bruschi called.
The turn was the 2♣, and now Riabov bet 55,000 when Bruschi checked. Bruschi again tossed in the call.
The river brought the 5♦ and Bruschi checked again. Riabov bet 100,000 this time. Bruschi went into the tank for a while, and finally folded. Someone at the table encouraged Riabov to show the bluff, and Riabov obliged by showing the 8♦7♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000
355,000
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355,000 |
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360,000
157,000
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157,000 |
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After winning a big pot to climb to 2,600,000, Erwann Pecheux opened to 25,000 from the button and was called by both players in the blinds.
All three of them checked the J♣K♦9♦ flop leading to the 5♦ where the blinds checked again. Pecheux bet 75,000 and Joey Couden in the small blind was the only one to call.
The 9♥ river completed the board. Coudey checked and Pecheux moved all-in. Coudey went into the tank for a few seconds and called off his last 240,000.
Pecheux flipped over J♦6♦ for a flush. Upon seeing the hand, Couden mucked and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,950,000
2,010,000
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2,010,000 |
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Busted | |
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