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The players have returned from break and after the first hand of play, the blinds have moved to Level 25.
The players have returned from break and after the first hand of play, the blinds have moved to Level 25.
Seat | Player | Chip Count |
1 | Mike Estes | 980,000 |
2 | Sergio Mireles | 815,000 |
3 | Kevin Ellis | 745,000 |
4 | Wesley Cannon | 1,795,000 |
5 | Ron Kohner | 1,560,000 |
6 | Gerald Cunniff | 2,425,000 |
7 | Joshua Kieval | 1,360,000 |
8 | Michael Williams | 1,465,000 |
9 | Alex Smith | 1,275,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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2,425,000 | |
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1,795,000
1,140,000
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1,140,000 |
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1,560,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
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1,465,000
-845,000
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-845,000 |
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1,360,000
540,000
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540,000 |
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1,275,000
-1,240,000
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-1,240,000 |
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980,000
-320,000
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-320,000 |
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815,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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745,000
-600,000
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-600,000 |
Gerald Cunniff raised to 120,000 on the button and was called by John Schroer in the big blind.
On the flop, Schroer check-raised Cunniff's continuation bet of 150,000 to 500,000.
Cunniff then moved all in for a little under 1,000,000 total.
After a couple of minutes of deliberation, Schroer called, slightly covered by Cunniff.
John Schroer:
Gerald Cunniff:
Cunniff's two pair led Schroer's top pair, top kicker, then held up as the dealer placed the on the turn and the
on the river.
With Schroer's elimination, the final table of nine has been reached and the players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,425,000
1,265,000
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1,265,000 |
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Busted |
"I don't wanna be the bubble!"
These were the words spoken by Michael Williams as he hesitantly called off his over 1,000,000 chip stack to a preflop three-bet jam from Sergio Mireles.
Williams had raised to 100,000 from the button before being put to the huge decision by Mireles, who hasn't show aversion to playing big pots today.
This would be his biggest, as Williams indeed called.
Michael Williams:
Sergio Mireles:
The massive flip was decided quickly as the dealer gave Williams a set with the flop, then a
on the turn to seal it before the irrelevant
on the river.
Mireles' stack tumbled to one of the shorter in the room, while Williams is now near the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,310,000
1,045,000
|
1,045,000 |
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700,000
-1,030,000
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-1,030,000 |
With approximately 400,000 in the pot on a board reading , Sergio Mireles overbet jammed for 695,000 effective to potentially put Joshua Reichard all-in.
Reichard tanked for a couple of minutes then called, only to see the bad news.
Joshua Reichard:
Sergio Mireles:
Reichard's call with a pair of tens couldn't beat Mireles' flopped top pair of queens.
Reichard was sent to the rail, while Mireles' stack is now back near the biggest in the room.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,730,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
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Busted | |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,515,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
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1,345,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
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1,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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1,265,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |
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1,160,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
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1,100,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
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955,000
-645,000
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-645,000 |
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915,000
-185,000
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-185,000 |
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890,000
-210,000
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-210,000 |
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820,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
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655,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The final 11 players have been sent on a 10- minute break.
When the final table of nine is reached, the players will be sent on a 45-minute dinner break.
Jeff Heiberg raised to 85,000 from under the gun, then call a three-bet to 260,000 from Alex Smith on the button.
On the flop, Heiberg checked, Smith moved all in for about 300,000 more, and Smith called.
Jeff Heiberg:
Alex Smith:
Smith's queens needed to fade Heiberg's flush draw and did just that as the dealer laid out the on the turn and the
on the river.
Smith is now the first player over 2,000,000 chips, and he's well over at that, with a sizeable chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,450,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted |
Alex Smith raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and was called by Sergio Mireles on the button and Jeff Heiberg in the big blind.
On the flop, after Heiberg checked, Smith continued for 105,000. Mireles then raised to 450,000 and Heiberg folded.
With action back on him, Smith moved all in for 700,000 total, and despite a potential call only costing him 250,000 more in the huge pot, Mireles opted to fold.
Smith showed the table as he dragged the huge pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,450,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
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1,100,000
-685,000
|
-685,000 |
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650,000
305,000
|
305,000 |