Color-Up Break
The players have gone on a 20-minute break.
The players have gone on a 20-minute break.
Nível: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The players have come back from their 20-minute dinner break and the tournament registration has closed.
The clock reads 1,305 entrants, seeing a near 500 entrant uptick from last year's version. Players will play until the end of level 15 tonight before bagging.
Scotty Nguyen raised to 5,000 from under the-gun and Yueqi Zhu defended the big blind.
The flop came out and Zhu checked to Nguyen who bet 10,000. Zhu moved all in for the 19,000 Nguyen had total and Nguyen called.
Scotty Nguyen:
Yueqi Zhu:
Zhu had flopped a set and a better low draw against Nguyen's top pair and worse low draw. The turn gave Nguyen a myriad of outs to stay alive, but the river ensured that Zhu would take down the pot, eliminating Nguyen in the process.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Yueqi Zhu |
59,500
34,500
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34,500 |
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Scotty Nguyen | Eliminado | |
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A hand was picked up on the flop with Michael Wang on the button with a player in the cutoff.
The board read and the player bet pot which was 15,000 and Wang responded by moving all in for 23,000 effective, which the player called.
Opponent:
Michael Wang:
The board ran out and Wang's straight held up as the best hand while his opponent exited the tournament area. At the same table, Phil Hellmuth sat down.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Michael Wang |
93,500
25,500
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25,500 |
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Phil Hellmuth | 25,000 | |
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A player raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and Alex Foxen defended his big blind.
The flop of saw action check through to the turn which saw Foxen check-call a bet of 5,000 from his opponent.
The river checked through and the cutoff player turned over for sevens-up and an eight-low, while Foxen turned up for kings-up with a seven-low, which was good to scoop the pot.
At another table, Ryan Laplante was eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Alex Foxen | 41,500 | |
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Ryan Laplante | Eliminado | |
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Nível: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
With 20,000 in the middle and a flop of , the big blind and Paul Zapulla in the cutoff got it all in.
Paul Zappulla:
Opponent:
The turn was a to give Zappulla a flush and with the on the river and no low on board, his opponent was sent out of the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Paul Zappulla | 43,000 |
Action picked up on a flop between Dan Zack in early position and and player on the button.
The flop read and Zack check-called a bet of 11,000 from his opponent.
The turn came out a and Zack checked to his opponent once more, who moved all in for 31,000 which sent Zack into the tank. After some time he put in a frustrated call and his opponent tabled his hand.
Opponent:
Dan Zack:
The river filled up both players, but it was Zack's jacks full of kings that was good to eliminate his opponent and take down the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Dan Zack | 154,000 | |
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Nível: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500