There are just 150 players remaining and below are assorted eliminations towards the end of the fourth level. That included Matt Grapenthien and Jason Phamolivo, the former just headed out of the tournament area with a few minutes to spare before the next break.
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A short-stacked Nickolai Orlov was all in preflop with the ![]()
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and was called by Joseph Brodsky. The latter turned over ![]()
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and proceeded to hit a wheel on the board of ![]()
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to deal the final blow to Orlov.
The same table also features Benny Glaser, who has slowly but surely grinded up a decent stack.
After a raise by Gregory Dinkin from early position, James Klimkoski called all in for less on the button.
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The board came ![]()
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and the pair of queens claimed the high pot for Dinkin, who also took the low with his ace-deuce.
A very short stacked Nickolai Orlov went all in for 2,300 under the gun and Joseph Brodsky, Robert Mizrachi, John Racener and Matthew Bathurst all called. On the ![]()
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flop, Mizrachi bet and all other players folded.
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The board ran out with the
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. Orlov paired his six to win the high, Mizrachi played his ace-four for the low and the pot was chopped.
Kevin Brewer was already all in and at risk with Brandon Ageloff and Raymond Davis still to act. The remaining two active players checked the ![]()
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turn and Ageloff's bet on the
river forced a quick fold from Davis, who mucked pocket kings face up.
Ageloff turned over the ![]()
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for the second nut low, while Brewer had ![]()
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for the wheel to rake in the entire pot. Ageloff remains the far biggest stack at his table, though.
The third level of the day is in full swing and the field has already been reduced to the last 171 hopefuls. Among those to bust before the money were Paul Sokoloff and Benjamin Dobson, among others.
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the remaining few chips of Jason Stockfish found their way to the middle of the table and he was quickly looked up by big stack Kate Hoang.
Sotkfish tabled ![]()
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and was in dire shape, as Hoang had flopped the flush with ![]()
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. Hoang also blocked one of Stockfish's back door outs for a full house, and the
turn left him drawing dead. This made the
river a mere formality and Stockfish was already gone from his seat as soon as the last community card was barely revealed.
Nível: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
David Wonnenberg was all in first to act for fewer than a full big bet and picked up two callers, Mikhail Semin in the big blind checked his option. On the ![]()
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flop all three remaining active players checked to see the
turn and again no betting action took place.
After the
river, Semin's bet forced two folds and he tabled ![]()
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for a flush.
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and since there was no qualifying low, he was sent to the rail.