Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
We found Jay Melancon, who began the day with the chip lead, all in for about 200,000 after a flop of . Jim Lawrence made the call.
Lawrence:
Melancon:
Melancon needed a club, but he found only spades on the turn and
river, and the former chip leader made his exit.
At the other table, Don Morency II and Mike Lang got all in on a with Morency II covering.
Morency II:
Lang:
It was a classic cooler, and after fading the one-outer, Lang now has over 1 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,100,000
610,000
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610,000 |
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500,000
448,500
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448,500 |
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32,000
-303,000
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-303,000 |
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Busted |
We found Ken Pates with a bet of about 100,000 in front of him, and Steve Senger jamming all in. Pates quickly called with the board reading .
Pates:
Senger:
Pates had caught Senger shipping a pair and a gutter.
"Put a ten out there," Senger said.
The dealer didn't, though, as a hit the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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950,000
765,000
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765,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
A player shoved all in for 127,000 in early position, and Brian Soja made the call from middle position. The big blind agonized before folding.
Soja:
Early position:
The big blind let out a sigh of disgust as the dealer spread a flop, saying he folded two eights. The
hit the turn and the
the river, and Soja added the pot to his stack.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
A player opened for a raise in early position and was three-bet by Tony Lazar on the button. The raiser shoved all in for about 200,000, and Lazar made the call.
Lazar:
Early position:
"Nice hand, Tony," the early-position player said after the dealer spread a flop of , giving Lazar a set. The
ended things on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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800,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
We found Nes Coburn all in from middle position, and Blake Bohn called off his stack of about 90,000 in the cutoff. Everyone else bowed out.
Coburn:
Bohn:
Bohn had Coburn dominated, and the flop kept him well in front. The
turn gave Coburn a flush draw, and the
river completed it.
Coburn proclaimed that he had yet to lose a race.
"That's not a race," Bohn said with a laugh. "You know that's as far away from a race as you can get."
"Love this game," Bohn said as he walked away from the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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200,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
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Busted |
Here are the first nine players to bust in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |