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Before the end of the PCA, dealers will put out more than 200,000 hands. That crazy stat and more in this story from the PokerStars Blog.
Cary Katz was already all in by the time we reached the table, and Vladimir Shchemelev and Antonio Esfandiari had him at risk. The two still had chips to bet with on a flop of 
, and after a series of betting the rest went in the middle.
Katz: 
Esfandiari: 
Shchemelev: 
"Not eights," Katz sighed at the sight of Shchemelev's hand.
The turn was the 
, adding four more gut-shot outs for Katz, and the 
spiked on the river to give him a straight.
Esfandiari had Shchemelev well-covered, however, and the Russian hit the rail.
On an adjacent table, Zachary Hyman was eliminated with unknown action.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
110,000
-140,500
|
-140,500 |
|
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|
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
For once in their exceptional young lives, the likes of Jason Mercier, Isaac Haxton, Sorel Mizzi and Tony Gregg are just average, plain average. Allow PokerStars Blog to explain.
We arrived at the table to find Lawrence Greenberg all in and at risk for about 360,000 before the flop. Greenberg held 
and was looking for help against PokerStars Team Pro Vanessa Selbst's 
.
The board ran out 
and Greenberg was unable to improve. He took to the rail and Selbst collected his chips. She's now sitting on about 740,000.
Blinded down for a while and then doubled QQ > A7. 740k. Average is 583k, 24 people left.Follow @VanessaSelbst
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Vanessa Selbst opened to 26,000 from early position, and received calls from Justin Bonomo (cutoff), and Isaac Haxton (big blind). The flop fell , Haxton and Selbst both checked, and Bonomo bet 65,000. Only Selbst called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Selbst checked a third time, and Bonomo reached for chips before ultimately checking behind.
Selbst rolled over 
for a pair of kings, and Bonomo flicked his hand into the muck.
"You were reaching for those green chips," Selbst said, grinning.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
580,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
535,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
||
After doubling up Fabian Quoss in a massive race, Timothy Adams moved all in for 79,000 from under the gun, Bryn Kenney re-shoved from the hijack seat, and the rest of the action folded through.
Adams: 
Kenney: 
The board came 
, and Adams hit the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,433,000
653,000
|
653,000 |
|
1,049,000
934,000
|
934,000 |
|
782,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
638,000
438,000
|
438,000 |
|
411,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
390,000
-558,000
|
-558,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Ole Schemion raised to 30,000 from late position and found a single call from PokerStars Team Online member Isaac Haxton from the button.
The flop came down 
and Schemion continued out for 40,000. Haxton flatted and the 
fell on fourth street. Schemion continued his aggression with a bet of 111,000 and Haxton stuck around once again.
The finished off the community cards and Schemion announced an all in bet. Haxton leaned back in his seat and thought for a moment. This was a bet a for Haxton's tournament life and he pondered his action for about thirty seconds.
Ultimately, Haxton tossed a few chips forward which signified a call. Schemion confidently rolled over 
for a flopped set of queens. Haxton dropped his cards in the muck and was eliminated from play. Schemion scooped up Haxton's remaining chips which looked to be about 410,000.
Schemion is now toward the top of the chip counts with about 1.41 million.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,410,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
|
|
||
Before the break, Mike McDonald opened to 25,000 from late position, Sorel Mizzi moved all in for around 200,000, and the action folded back to McDonald, who called.
McDonald: 
Mizzi:
Max Altergott told Mizzi that he folded a queen, upsetting the Canadian a bit, and the flop came 
. McDonald was in great shape to record the knockout with a flopped set of sevens, and the hand was all over when the 
turned. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Mizzi hit the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Matt Glantz has eliminated two players, and were are now down to the final two tables of 16.
On the first hand, the action folded to Glantz in the small blind, and he eyed Guy Laliberté's stack in the big blind. Knowing his opponent was short, Glantz grabbed a handful of green T25,000 chips and splashed them forward. Laliberté moved all in, for a little more, and Glantz instantly called.
Glantz:
Laliberté: 
The board came 
, and Laliberté was eliminated.
"See you all at [The Big One for] ONE DROP," he said with a smile.
The very next hand, Noah Schwartz three-bet shoved over an open from Glantz. Glantz called with 
, which was racing against Schwartz's 
. The 
flop didn't connect with Glantz's holdings, but the on the turn gave him six extra outs to make the best hand. Any five or seven on the river would counterfeit Schwartz's lowly pair of deuces.
The river was the , and Schwartz was sent packing.
While Glantz was collecting chips from the consecutive knockouts, a big hand happened on the neighboring table:
Just coolered @LuckBoxJuanda KK > AK. Have 1.6MM, average is 900k ish with 15 leftFollow @VanessaSelbst
With those three eliminations, we are now down to 15 players.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,080,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado | |
|
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Justin Bonomo moved all in from under the gun for his last 163,000. Action folded to Tony Gregg in the cutoff who called. The rest of the table tossed their hands away and the cards were turned on their backs.
Bonomo:
Gregg: 
The board fell down 
and Gregg's ace-high was able to hold as the best hand. Bonomo exited the tournament in 15th place and Gregg's stack was boosted up to 1 million.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
|
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