Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 8 has begun, and that means registration will be closing at the end of the break before the start of level 9.
The total number of entries has climbed to 1,060 so far, and there are sure to be quite a number of last-minute registrants.
A player in middle position raised to 1,500 and Patrick Serda decided to defend his big blind.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Serda checked, and his opponent bet 2,500. Serda asked for a confirmation of the bet and quickly called. The river was the and Serda checked again. His opponent checked back and Serda tabled for ace-high, and his opponent mucked.
Serda has built his stack up to about 35,000 and is looking to lock up his first career bracelet. For those who have been following poker in the last year, Serda is most well known for his runner-up finish in the final EPT Prague High Roller event with William Kassouf at the end of last year. Serda took home slightly better than an ICM chop in exchange for Kassouf signing for first place and taking the trophy. This sparked a lot of controversy, but Serda was able to lock up more than a million dollars in Canadian funds for his deep run. He will be playing a full schedule this summer, and is most certainly one to watch.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Serda |
35,000
12,700
|
12,700 |
Action folded to the button, who raised to 1,700. Jake Schindler tank-called in the small blind. Gaurav Raina, in the big blind, responded with an all in for 19,000.
The button folded, and once again, Schindler tank-called, putting at risk his last 6,500 chips only to see the bad news.
Gaurav Raina:
Jake Schindler:
The board came , giving Schindler a little hope, but the turn and the kept Raina's aces ahead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gaurav Raina |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Jake Schindler | Busted | |
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Farah Galfond has!
Yuriy Boyko is fresh off a final table performance in the Millionaire Maker, finishing in sixth place for a career-best $241,303. He currently has a mountain of chips in front of him and looks to take another crack at scooping his first bracelet.
Here is a look at some counts around the room:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yuriy Boyko |
75,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Jason Wheeler |
60,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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Sam Trickett |
45,000
22,300
|
22,300 |
Adrian Mateos |
42,000
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
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Daniel Wagner |
35,600
28,600
|
28,600 |
Nipun Java |
33,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
||
Ken Aldridge |
30,200
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
||
Martin Jacobson |
30,000
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
||
Jeremy Ausmus |
15,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
Jason Koon |
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Andy Spears |
7,200
7,200
|
7,200 |
The clock shows 1,073 entries as the final break of the day begins. Registration will close in 20 minutes when the break is over.
Kristen Bicknell opened under the gun to 1,200, and Natasha Mercier defended her big blind.
On a flop of , Mercier checked-called the 1,200-chip continuation bet from Bicknell. The turn was a , to which both players checked. The river came the , and Mercier checked-called a 4,000-chip bet from Bicknell.
Bicknell showed to win the pot, and Mercier sent her hand to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Natasha Mercier |
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Kristen Bicknell |
22,000
10,700
|
10,700 |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joshua Beckley |
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Jason Wheeler |
58,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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Budwey Salhab | 44,000 | |
Raffaele Sorrentino |
40,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Adrian Mateos |
39,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
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Natasha Mercier | 26,000 | |
Maria Konnikova |
23,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Kristen Bicknell | 22,000 | |
|
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John Dolan | 22,000 | |
Adrien Allain |
9,000
-10,400
|
-10,400 |