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Level: 19
Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
After completing the remainder of Level 18, the remaining 13 players have been sent on a 15-minute break. They will be playing one more full 100-minute level before being moved to the stream tables.
No-Limit Hold'em
Maxx Coleman opened to 60,000 from the hijack and Alex Livingston defended his big blind. Livingston check-called for 50,000 on the K♠9♥5♣ flop before the 7♠ turn checked through to the K♣ river. Livingston's small bet of 30,000 pushed Coleman off the pot.
On the next deal, Roy Thung raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Nick Guagenti called from the cutoff. Livingston three-bet to 275,000 from the small blind and took down the pot.
On the last hand before break. Kristopher Tong limped in from the small blind and Chris Brewer checked his option. It checked through to the river, where Tong check-called a small bet. Brewer had QxJx for a queen-high straight and Tong mucked.
No-Limit Hold'em
Paul Volpe raised to 60,000 on the button. Small blind Phil Ivey called, and the duo saw the J♦Q♠6♠ flop hit the felt. Volpe continued for 80,000, which Ivey check-called.
Ivey checked again on the A♠ turn. Volpe sized up to 250,000, quickly folding Ivey out of the hand.
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
The action started with a raise by Phil Hellmuth and Benny Glaser called out of the small blind to then discard one whereas Hellmuth took two cards. Glaser check-called a bet and both discarded one each on the second draw.
Glaser bet and Hellmuth called with fewer than half a full bet behind before both elected to pat the final draw.
Glaser bet again and Hellmuth called without any hesitation to get shown the 8x7x5x3x2x by Glaser.
Hellmuth vaulted out of his chair to flick through his cards and first tossed the 7x6x4x2x on the felt before also showing the 8x as well. His elimination in 14th place for $109,459 was confirmed and he instantly said "nice hand buddy" before shaking hands with everyone at the table, leaving the tournament area with a "good luck guys".
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Jason Mercier raised in the cutoff and called a three-bet by big blind Chris Brewer. Both players took one card on the draw, after which Brewer check-called a bet by Mercier.
Brewer still needed one on the second draw, with Mercier remaining pat behind. After another check, bet, and call, the roles reversed as Brewer stood pat and Mercier broke his hand by drawing one card.
They then checked it to showdown, where Brewer tabled 9x8x7x4x2x, and Mercier mucked what he claimed was a nine-eight-seven-five.
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Alex Livingston: XxXx / 3♠8♣J♣3♣ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Kristopher Tong: XxXx / K♦A♣2♠2♣ / Xx
Chris Brewer: XxXx / 5♠7♠9♥4♦ / Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx / 4♥9♣ - folded on fourth street
Kristopher Tong called before Chris Brewer completed. Maxx Coleman, Alex Livingston and Tong all came along.
Brewers bet on fourth street only folded out Coleman before fifth street checked through. Livingston and Tong made pairs on sixth street, and check-called another Brewer bet.
It checked to Brewer on seventh, and he bet once more. Livingston quickly folded before Tong put in calling chips after some thought.
Brewer tabled A♦3♦10♥ for just a low, and Tong showed down Q♦10♦7♣ to take the high with a pair of deuces.
Nick Guagenti: XxXx / 3♠A♥5♥9♠ / Xx
Chris Brewer: XxXx / 2♥6♠2♠Q♣ - - folded on sixth street
Roy Thung: XxXx / 2♠10♦2♠A♦ / Xx
Roy Thung complpeted and was called by Nick Guagenti. Brewer came along from the bring-in. Guagenti picked up the betting lead on fourth, and bet. Both opponents called.
Brewer and Thung both made open deuces on fifth, and Thung checked. Guagenti bet and received two more calls.
Thung found an ace on sixth, and bet. Guagenti called before Brewer folded.
Thung then check-called a bet on seventh street, and the pot was chopped.
Thung had aces and deuces with his A♠10♠3♣, while Guagenti took the low with his 7♠6♣5♣.
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Jesse Lonis raised and was called only by Benny Glaser in the big blind, who then check-called a bet. Glaser took two cards and Lonis patted. Glaser check-called another bet and then took one versus a pat. Glaser check-called once more and the action repeated for the final draw with one versus pat.
Both then checked it down and Lonis' 8x7x5x4x3x won the pot.
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Phil Hellmuth: 8♠8♥/4♥K♥2♥2♠ - folded on sixth street
Paul Volpe: XxXx/A♣J♠A♦A♠
Phil Hellmuth was the bring-in, and he called when Paul Volpe completed. Volpe bet on fourth and fifth street, with Hellmuth calling both times.
Volpe then caught his third open ace on sixth street. He bet again, but this time Hellmuth folded.
"I'm glad I didn't raise," Hellmuth chuckled as he surrendered a significant portion of his stack.
Benny Glaser: A♦7♥6♣/4♦A♠8♦A♥
Josh Arieh: XxXx/8♥5♣4♠10♣/Xx
Benny Glaser bet on fourth street, and Josh Arieh called. Glaser bet again on fifth street, this time seeing Arieh raise. Glaser called, after which the duo checked through sixth and seventh street.
Glaser tabled three aces and an eight-low, enough to scoop the pot as Arieh added his cards to the muck.
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Nick Guagenti: XxXx / 6♦6♠2♠4♦
Chris Brewer: XxXx / 7♠A♦9♣K♦ folded on sixth street
Alex Livingston folded on fourth street when Nick Guagenti bet his pair of sixes while Chris Brewer stuck around. Another bet on fifth street by Guagenti was called before he bet again sixth street and Brewer folded.
Benny Glaser: XxXx / 6♦3♦7♠ folded on fifth street
Phil Ivey: XxXx / 4♣5♦8♦
On the other table, Jesse Lonis gave up on fourth street with the Q♠10♥ showing when Phil Hellmuth bet his 3♣4♣.
Lonis then got out of the way in three-handed action in which Benny Glaser bet fourth street and Phil Ivey called. Glaser bet again fifth street and then faced a raise by Ivey, after which he mulled it over for a few seconds before he folded.
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