Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are now on a 10-minute break.
On the flop, Rono Lo was all in for approximately 335,000 with the against the for Max Altergott. The turn was the and the river the . Altergott made a straight to best Lo's flopped straight, and he won the pot to hit 990,000 in chips. Lo was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Max Altergott |
990,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
Rono Lo | Busted |
Rono Lo was all in for 167,000 with the and in dominating position against the for Viktor Blom. The board ran out , and Blom was crippled to 22,000 in chips.
On the next hand, Blom moved all in for 21,000 from middle position. Dan Smith raised on the button to 39,000, and Lo called from the big blind.
The flop came down , and both Lo and Smith checked to see the pair the board on the turn. Lo checked, and Smith bet 18,000. Lo folded, and Smith first collected the side pot before revealing his hand against Blom's.
Blom tabled the , which was still live against Smith's . The river completed the board with the , and that was the end of the road for Blom. Smith moved to 660,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dan Smith |
660,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
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Rono Lo |
315,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Viktor Blom | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Philipp Gruissem |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Igor Kurganov | Busted | |
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Doug Polk and Rono Lo were all in preflop, and Lo was the player at risk. Polk had the and Lo the . The board ran out , and Lo doubled up for 89,500 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk |
295,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
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Rono Lo |
185,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Fabian Quoss was all in for 79,000 with the against fellow German Philipp Gruissem with the . The board ran out to give Quoss the come-from-behind victory and the double up. Gruissem was left with 21,000 in chips and all in on the next hand.
Gruissem's all-in hand was the against Phil Ivey's . The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Gruissem was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Ivey |
325,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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Fabian Quoss |
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Philipp Gruissem | Busted | |
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Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has been the beneficiary of a bit of a rush here in Level 6. First, he busted five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner John Juanda, and then he scooped two pots to follow.
On the hand Mercier busted Juanda, Juanda opened to 16,000 from the hijack seat, and Mercier reraised to 40,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Juanda jammed all in for around 155,000, and Mercier called.
Mercier had off suit against Juanda's . The board ran out , and Juanda was eliminated.
After that, Mercier raised to cutoff seat and Rono Lo called from the button. The flop came down with two diamonds, and Mercier check-called a bet of 16,000 to see a land on the turn. Both players checked, and the river was a repeat . Mercier bet 45,000, and Lo called.
Mercier tabled for rivered trips, and Lo mucked his hand.
Then on the next hand, Mercier opened to 16,000 from under the gun, Lo called from the cutoff seat, and Tony Bloom called from the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down , and action checked around. After the landed on the turn, action checked around again. Then, the landed on the river, and action checked to Lo. He bet 8,000, Bloom folded, and Mercier called.
Lo showed for king high, and Mercier tabled the winner with the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
John Juanda | Busted | |
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After busting out, Igor Kurganov has reentered.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igor Kurganov |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000