Chip Counts from Upstairs
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
90,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
85,000
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
85,000 | |
|
||
|
|
80,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
80,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
73,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
||
|
66,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
||
|
65,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
61,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
||
|
52,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
52,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
44,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
34,000 | |
|
|
||
|
31,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
26,000 | |
|
25,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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, and Katchalov checked. Cunningham continued out with a smallish bet of 2,500, Player 1 called, and the other two monkies in the middle ducked out of the way to leave he and Cunningham heads up to the turn.
, and Cunningham fired another bullet worth 7,000 chips. That sent Player 1 deep into the tank, and he would sit still for a long, long time. Someone at the other end of the table eventually called the clock, and by the time the floorman got a few seconds into his countdown, Player 1 raised all in for 27,000 total. Cunningham had 28,000 chips before his bet, and he double-checked his hole cards before sliding the rest of his stack into the middle, putting Player 1 at risk.
, just the nuts, and Player 1 sunk in his chair. It was no surprise to see him turn over 
for the second nuts, but second-best meant he was already drawing dead. The 
filled out the board, and the stacks were counted down to prove that Player 1 was indeed eliminated.
, but perhaps in hindsight will regret sqeeuzing into a showdown against 
, and there were two checks to Roberts who quickly bet 3,600, receiving equally quick folds all round. He went back to making a 100 chip walk back and forth across his knuckles with the nonchalance of someone who joked they hadn't been playing much lately because they were counting all their Vegas winnings...
. He made it 2,200 to go before Erik Seidel raised to 5,000. Lichtenberger thought, checked his holecards once again and then made the call.
on fourth street. He was heads up, and his opponent spent a minute to consider his options before splashing in the call.
river, and this time Cody checked. His opponent eventually bet 15,000, and Cody eventually called, though both of those actions took an agonizingly long time. When Cody called, the news he was faced with was not good; his opponent tabled 
for top set, and Cody grimaced and mucked.
and moved all in for 17,350 himself. That was enough to (eventually) fold the initial caller and get Mercier and Boich heads up and flipping:
to keep him in the lead. The turn 
turn sparked some fireworks, with Mattern checking, Seed betting 4,025 and Mattern then raising to 13,500. This surprise development left Seed dwelling up for quite a while as he thought about his 50k-ish stack, which he counted down a couple of times. He called, however, and they advanced to the 
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