Noel Rodriguez was seen standing up and waiting for payouts as Diego Ventura was stacking a large pot.
"I guess I'll go play the 10k" said Rodriguez as he waiting to walk to the payout desk, while the Peruvian pro grew his stack to close to one million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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990,000
810,000
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810,000 |
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Busted | |
Clement Richez raised from under the gun to 20,000 and got a call from the hijack. Patrick Leonard three-bet to 68,000 and Richez moved all in for around 190,000. The hijack took some time, and eventually folded, but Leonard threw a chip straight into the pot to make the call.
Clement Richez: A?A?
Patrick Leonard: A?K?
Richez was looking good with Aces, but the 9?10?Q? flop brought in the sweat of a gutshot for Leonard.
The 8? and 7? came in to complete the board, and Richez held with his pocket pair to stay alive and get the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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560,000
-190,000
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-190,000 |
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425,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Three players were in a hand on the river as the board read 7?3?10?10?6?. The pot had around 110,000 in it.
The big blind bet 60,000. Big stack Kevin Javier raised to 225,000 from early position which folded out Pavel Spirins in the small blind. The big blind also folded after a few moments as Javier added some more chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,270,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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565,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Action was caught after the flop of A?10?5? and David Brehme moved all in from the big blind. His opponent called from middle position and both players revealed their hands.
David Brehme: 10?5?
Middle Position: A?10?
The board ran out 6?5? for Brehme to find the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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363,000
18,500
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18,500 |
Aroha Ngata moved all in for 71,000 from early position and the button also moved all in with the superior stack and everyone else folded.
Aroha Ngata: K?8?
Button: 9?9?
The board ran well for Ngata with 4?Q?K?10?10? and two pair would double up Ngata nicely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
145,000
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145,000 |
The player in late position moved all in for his last 30,000 and Jose Brito who was already sitting with a big stack made the call from the small blind.
Late position: 9?9?
Jose Brito: J?J?
The runout was 5?Q?2?4?Q? and Brito added a little padding to his already big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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760,000
614,000
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614,000 |
An opponent moved all in with 17,000 from the hijack and action folded around to Bogdan Munteanu who defended the big blind.
Hijack: A?Q?
Bogdan Munteanu: 10?2?
The hijack was looking strong but the J?J?10? flop swayed things in Munteanu's favor.
The 5? 8? runout kept Munteanu ahead with two pair, and the hijack was eliminated from the tournament with around 280 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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595,000
425,000
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425,000 |
The player in the cutoff moved all in for 80,000 and Theo Tran made the call from the big blind with a monster stack.
Cutoff: A?6?
Theo Tran: 10?9?
The board went overboard in Tran's favor with 7?6?9?10?9? and a full boat was good for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,260,000
1,038,000
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1,038,000 |
