Claassen Survives Twice
Level 21
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
In the first hand, Nathan Gamble had tabled his 8x7x6x5x3x at showdown and Christopher Claassen had 8x7x3x2x open in front of him. He tightly squeezed the final card and revealed the 5x to make a better eight.
In the next hand, Claassen three-bet after Brian Brunner had opened. The Arizonian's final chips went in after the second draw this time. Going into the final draw, Claassen stood pat and Brunner drew one.
Claassen opened up 9x7x6x5x2x and Brunner was drawing dead with 9x8x4x2x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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530,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
390,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
200,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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|
100,000
230,000
|
230,000 |