The start of Level 6 has seen the Day 1e field already become the largest opening flight of the $1,500 Platinum Player Championships.
The prize pool sits at $1,066,000, with late registration remaining open until the start of Level 10.
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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 |
Panjak Gogia limped in early position before Alex Lee raised to 4,000 on the button. George Kanan called in the big blind, as did Gogia to see the A♣J♥2♥ flop.
Kanan and Gogia checked over to Lee, who continued for 5,500. That was enough to produce two folds, as Lee raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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84,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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58,000 | |
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48,500
-1,500
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-1,500 |
Charles Tran limped in early position before Toby Giles raised to 4,600 in the hijack. Olaf Breuer promptly three-bet to 20,000, with Tran quickly folding.
Giles took a moment before committing the rest of his short stack, and was at risk heads up.
Toby Giles: 7♠7♣ 
Olaf Breuer: 5♠5♣
Giles held through the K♠Q♦9♠3♦9♥ runout, winning with his pocket sevens to double through Breuer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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37,500
37,500
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37,500 |
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31,000
-18,400
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-18,400 |
Day 1e continues to grow, with entries now hitting 200 for the flight.
Late registration will officially close after Level 9, at approximately 9 p.m. local time.
Players have been sent on a 30-minute break.
Action will resume on Level 7, with blinds of 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Jacque Ramsden opened to 3,000 in middle position and was called by Javad Etaat in the cutoff. Aaron Dall'acqua also called in the big blind, and the dealer revealed the 3♦5♠Q♦ flop.
Action checked to Etaat, who fired 5,000. Dall'acqua called, while Ramsden folded. Both players then checked the 6♥ turn.
Dall'acqua and Etaat again chose not to commit chips on the 9♦ river, with Dall'acqua turning over 6♦4♥ for a pair of sixes. Etaat showed A♠6♠ for the same pair with an ace kicker to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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218,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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131,000
131,000
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131,000 |
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63,500 |
Michael Brahim opened to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by Andy Pham in middle position. George Zhang then three-bet to 13,000 in the big blind, with both opponents coming along.
Zhang led out on the J♠8♦6♣ flop for 13,000 before Brahim raised to 28,000. Pham folded, while Zhang took some time before moving all in. Brahim called with his smaller stack and the cards were turned up.
Michael Brahim: K♣J♦
George Zhang: A♥J♥
Brahim was trailing and could not catch up on the 9♣2♠ runout to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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224,000
224,000
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224,000 |
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46,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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274,000
224,000
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224,000 |
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245,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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235,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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232,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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222,000
222,000
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222,000 |
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205,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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192,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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190,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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180,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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172,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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168,000 | |
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142,000
142,000
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142,000 |
