Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Damir Stefanic raised to 60,000 in early position, and James Stern made it 160,000 on his direct left.
It folded halfway across the table to Timothy Neufeld, who went all in for 490,000.
Stefanic didn't take too long mucking his hand, but when it got to Stern, he went deep in the tank. He asked for a count and was then chastised by his table-mates for trying to get a read on Neufeld's hand by talking to him.
After doing what seemed to be some mental math and gymnastics, Stern eventually passed, pushing his hand in the muck, awarding the pot to Neufeld.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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695,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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650,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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620,000
189,000
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189,000 |
Stephen Goldstein began the hand with a raise to 40,000 from under the gun and was called in middle position by Barbara Lewis. The table folded to Martin Kohler in the small blind, who called, and Marcelo Bottino came along from the big blind.
Kohler and Bottino checked the flop of 9♣K♦6♦ before Goldstein fired 45,000. Lewis called while Kohler folded. Bottino stayed in the hand to keep it three-handed, headed to the turn.
Bottino checked the 4♥ turn, which led to an all-in bet by Goldstein for 280,000. Lewis contemplated before she folded, and Bottino yielded with a fold to end the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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605,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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580,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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515,000
235,000
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235,000 |
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365,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Ron Cole had his chips all in preflop and at risk against Michael Demeza.
Ron Cole: A♥K♣
Michael Demeza: J♥J♦
Cole was on his feet, sweating the board, as it ran out 3♥6♣6♠4♦9♠.
Cole was transparent about his feeling on the situation as he said, "Goddammit. I didn't want to lose," while his chips were pushed to Demeza.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,935,000
595,000
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595,000 |
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Busted |
It was a battle of the blinds when Timothy Sullivan from the small blind and Mayo Morgan from the big blind clashed in an all-in pot with Morgan at risk for his final 95,000.
Mayo Morgan: K♠9♦
Timothy Sullivan: Q♣4♠
The flop was favorable to Morgan as it came 8♦A♣2♦. The 9♥ turn gave Morgan a stronger footing as he reduced Sullivan's outs, which made the 4♥ river harmless as Morgan scored the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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475,000
129,000
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129,000 |
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200,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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With less than 100 players remaining, here is a look at some of the biggest and some of the shortest stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,150,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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2,175,000
705,000
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705,000 |
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1,800,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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1,650,000
1,090,000
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1,090,000 |
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1,400,000
455,000
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455,000 |
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260,000
440,000
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440,000 |
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255,000
259,000
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259,000 |
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205,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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135,000
146,000
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146,000 |
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130,000
83,000
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83,000 |
Marcus Weston shoved for 70,000 from middle position, which led to a call from Perry Burrell from the cutoff.
Marcus Weston: 8♣8♥
Perry Burrell: Q♣Q♦
Weston needed some help to stay in the tournament, and the 7♥6♦5♠ flop increased his equity to give him a fighting chance against Burrell's queens.
The 4♦ turn guaranteed Weston would at least survive the hand, and the 10♥ river awarded him the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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525,000
194,000
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194,000 |
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200,000
34,000
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34,000 |
Robert Baxter raised to 55,000 and was called by John Myers, who started the day among the chip leaders, but was on a short stack at the start of this hand.
The 3♠8♦7♠ hit the felt, and Baxter went all in, covering Myers. The latter shrugged and put in the call. Baxter let out a groan, as he didn't want to be called.
John Myers: 6♣7♣
Robert Baxter: 2♣2♠
The board completed with the 4♣ and Q♥, awarding Myers a full double with his pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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575,000
957,000
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957,000 |
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250,000
65,005
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65,005 |
With a full board showing 3♥8♣10♥6♥5♦ and roughly 350,000 in the pot, Gary Benson and Richard Frandsen were facing off.
Benson placed a bet of 160,000, and after some thought, Frandsen responded by moving all in for 685,000.
Action returned to Benson, who took his time to calculate all the information before deciding to return his cards to the dealer, conceding the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,195,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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940,000
590,000
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590,000 |
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