Cards in the Air
The cards are in the air, and the unofficial final table is under way. Hand-for-hand coverage will begin when the official final table of six players begins.
The cards are in the air, and the unofficial final table is under way. Hand-for-hand coverage will begin when the official final table of six players begins.
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Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 1,320,000 |
2 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 535,000 |
3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | USA | 1,237,000 |
4 | David Borrat | France | 1,227,000 |
5 | Pierre Neuville | Belgium | 780,000 |
6 | Kevin Eyster | USA | 2,080,000 |
7 | Jeremy Kottler | USA | 939,000 |
Kevin Eyster raised to 45,000 on the button, Fabrice Touil moved all in for 270,000 out of the big blind, and Eyster called.
Eyster:
Touil:
The Frenchman was dominated, but there was a sliver of hope for a chop when the flop fell . The
on the turn was no help, however, as was the
on the river, and Touil was eliminated.
The seven remaining players are now transitioning over to the Mothership to form the unofficial final table. We will have full counts for you shortly.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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2,080,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
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Eliminado |
David Borrat raised to 40,000 from the small blind, Bryn Kenney called, and the flop fell . Borrat led out for 44,000, Kenney called, and the turn was the
. Borrat check-called a bet of 60,000, and the river was the
.
Borrat led out for 117,000, Kenney called, and Borrat revealed . Kenney mucked.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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1,330,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
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1,110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
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Mustapha Kanit raised to 32,000 in the cutoff, Pierre Neuville called on the button, and the dealer fanned . Kanit led out with a bet, Neuville called, and the turn brought a third diamond - the
.
Kanit moved all in for effectively 345,000 - pushing out 400,000 in chips - and his Belgian counterpart tanked for the better part of three minutes, standing then sitting back down, before calling.
Neuville:
Kanit:
Kanit could eliminate Neuville with any diamond other than the on the river, but the final card was black; the
. Neuville doubled to 860,000 chips, while Kanit dropped down to 410,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
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860,000
493,000
|
493,000 |
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410,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
Jeremy Kottler raised to 40,000 on the button, Fabrice Touil defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Touil check-called a bet of 41,000, and both players kunckled on the turn (
).
The river was a repeat eight - the - and Touil led out for just under 100,000. Kottler snap-called. T
Touil quickly flicked his cards into the muck, and Kottler revealed for tens and eights with an ace kicker.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
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1,020,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Bryn Kenney raised to 45,000 in the cutoff, Matt Jarvis moved all in for 300,000 out of the big blind, and Kenney called.
Kenney:
Jarvis:
The start-of-day chip leader was racing for his tournament life, and he was in need of some serious help after the dealer fanned . The Canadian failed to hit a two-outer as the turn and river bricked
,
respectively, and he was eliminated in ninth place.
Kenney, who lost a million-chip pot at the start of Level 23, chipped back up to 1.6 million.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
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1,600,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
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Eliminado |