Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 45,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 45,000
Timothy Wong raised to 75,000 on the button and in the big blind, Jorge Ufano defended.
Both players drew one and Ufano bet 150,000, prompting Wong to raise him all in for 190,000.
Three minutes went by and Ufano tossed his hand away, ceding the pot to Wong.
Dylan Smith moved all in from the small blind for 310,000 effective and Brian Breck snap-called in the big blind.
Smith drew one while Breck stood pat.
Brian Breck: 10x9x5x4x2x
Dylan Smith: 10x6x5x3x Xx
Breck's ten was ahead against Smith's draw, but that all changed when Smith peeled an 8x to give him a better ten and eliminate Breck from the tournament.
Stephen Hubbard opened to 65,000 from the hijack before Christopher Chung three-bet to 590,000 from the button with 5,000 behind, and Hubbard called.
Hubbard drew one and Chung stood pat. It checked through.
Christopher Chung: Jx9x6x3x2x
Stephen Hubbard: Jx6x5x3x2x
Hubbard had the better jack to leave Chung with one chip.
A couple hands later, Chung put his last 5,000 in from under the gun. Philip Jaffe raised to 60,000 in the hijack, and Gabriel Paul came along from the big blind.
Paul took two, Chung took two, and Jaffe took one. The side pot checked through.
Christopher Chung: 8x6x3x
Gabriel Paul: 8x5x2x
Philip Jaffe: 7x6x4x2x
Paul drew a Kx and 8x to make a pair of eights. Jaffe peeled a 2x to make a pair of two.
Chung had to make no pairs to survive. He first flipped over a 10x, but his last card was a 6x, pairing his six and he was eliminated at the hands of Jaffe.
Jerry Wong opened to 75,000 from the hijack and David "ODB" Baker flatted on the button. In the big blind, Timothy Wong jammed for 125,000. With the action reopened, Jerry Wong made it 300,000 and Baker called.
Timothy Wong took two after a small tank, Jerry Wong took two, and Baker took one.
On the side pot, Jerry Wong check-folded to a 600,000 bet from Baker after a tank of his own.
Timothy Wong: 8x5x4x
David "ODB" Baker: 8x7x4x4x2♠
Baker had paired his four and won the side pot with his bluff. Wong peeled two deuces to finish with a pair, but his lower pair was enough for the triple up.
Per Hildebrand raised to 60,000 from under the gun and in late position, David "ODB" Baker three-bet to 175,000. Action folded back around to Hildebrand who moved all in for 530,000 and Baker called.
Hildebrand stood pat and Baker drew one.
Per Hildebrand: 9x7x6x5x2x
David "ODB" Baker: 8x7x4x3x Xx
Baker flipped over a 3x to pair up, leaving the Swedish player to double through the WSOP bracelet winner.
Dylan Smith opened to 50,000 in the hijack and was called by Stephen Hubbard on the button and Christopher Chung in the big blind.
Chung drew two, while Smith and Hubbard took one.
It checked to Hubbard who bet 225,000. Chung quickly got out of the way before Smith flicked in the call. Hubbard tabled 9x7x5x4x3x for the winner as he scooped another pot.
The players have taken their seats and cards are back in the air.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 35,000
The final 13 players are taking a 60-minute dinner break with play set to resume at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Play resumes in Level 22 with blinds of 10,000/25,000 with an average stack of 1,200,000.