Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,500
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,500
Dario Sammartino raised to 15,000 from under the gun, Robert Mizrachi called from the hijack, and Mike Watson called from the button.
Sammartino stood pat, Mizrachi drew one, and Watson drew one.
Action checked to Watson, and he bet 60,000. Only Sammartino called.
Watson tabled ![]()
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, Sammartino mucked, and Watson won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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350,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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108,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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60,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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Robert Mizrachi has been eliminated in 14th place and earned $15,333. Mizrachi is the first player to be eliminated in over two hours. Once the money bubble burst, the short-stacked players seemed to find a way to rebuild.
On this hand, Mizrachi shoved all in, and Shaun Deeb called. Mizrachi stayed pat with ![]()
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Deeb was drawing and showed ![]()
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and eliminate Mizrachi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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290,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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Konstantin Maslak raised to 16,000 and claimed the pot. The next hand, Maslak opened to 16,500, and Paul Volpe three-bet to 45,000 in the cutoff. Darren Elias four-bet to 150,000, and all opponents folded.
Maslak raised to 17,000 two hands thereafter, and Elias three-bet to 57,000 on the button, which Maslak called. Elias stood pat, while Maslak took one. Both players checked, and Elias won the pot with ![]()
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Over on the other table, John Monnette opened to 15,000, and Mike Leah called in the cutoff. Dario Sammartino moved all in for around 168,000 in the small blind, and Monnette quickly folded. Leah asked for a rough count and folded, as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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530,000
149,000
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149,000 |
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460,000
28,500
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28,500 |
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225,000
117,000
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117,000 |
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154,000
74,500
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74,500 |
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James Chen raised to 16,500 from middle position, Per Hildebrand three-bet to 50,000 from the cutoff, Chen four-bet to 116,500, and Hildebrand tanked for a while before he called.
Both players stood pat and proceeded to check.
Chen tabled ![]()
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, but Hildebrand took it with ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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420,000
126,000
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126,000 |
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165,000
104,500
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104,500 |
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Mike Leah opened the button to 15,000, and Shaun Deeb called from the small blind.
Each player drew one, and Deeb checked. Leah bet 45,000, and Deeb called.
Leah showed ![]()
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, and Deeb mucked.
This is at least the third time Leah has made a nine-perfect. He doubled through Mike Gorodinsky earlier in the day after making one, and he was dealt a perfect nine on a hand where John Monnette was dealt an eight-six. After the dust settled, Monnette had won a 700,000-chip pot, and Leah was left with slightly more than 100,000.
Since then, Leah has been on a roll, building his stack back up to almost 550,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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542,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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229,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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Shaun Deeb raised to 15,500 from under the gun, and John Monnette called from the button.
Each player drew one, Deeb checked, and Monnette bet 40,000. Deeb check-raised all in for about 210,000, and Monnette confirmed the estimate before he called with ![]()
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"Nice hand, John," said Deeb, as he tabled a defeated ![]()
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to bust in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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878,000
214,000
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214,000 |
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John Monnette raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, and Mike Watson three-bet to 50,000 on the button. Monnette called, and both players drew one card. Monnette checked, and Watson bet 150,000 with another 160,000 behind. Monnette gave it some consideration and folded.
The next hand, Monnette raised to 15,000, and Dario Sammartino defended his big blind. Again, both players drew one, and Sammartino checked. Monnette bet 21,500, and Sammartino called. Monnette briefly showed his cards, though Sammartino tabled ![]()
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as the winning hand to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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790,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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430,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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220,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Darren Elias raised to 18,000, and Xavier Kyablue called, as did Paul Volpe in the big blind. All three players drew one card apiece, and the action checked to Elias. His bet of 70,000 forced two folds.
Soon after, Volpe made it 17,500 to go, and James Chen called in the cutoff. The duo drew one card each, and Volpe checked, Chen bet 21,000 and won the pot.
Chen claimed another pot with a jack-nine against Jon Turner after that one and chipped up some more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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560,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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505,000
122,500
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122,500 |
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435,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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180,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Mike Leah raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, Mike Gorodinsky three-bet shoved from the big blind for 153,000, and Leah called after a few moments.
Gorodinsky stood pat, Leah drew one, and Gorodinsky fanned ![]()
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Leah showed ![]()
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but was unable to improve as he drew a
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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385,000
157,000
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157,000 |
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348,000
162,000
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162,000 |
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