Level: 23
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 8,750
Level: 23
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 8,750
Before the break, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi opened to 128,400 on the button and Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja three-bet to 474,000 in the small blind. Mike "SirWatts" Watson folded, Shakerchi jammed, and Radoja called off his 2,030,584 remaining chips.
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja:
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:
It was a classic race and the flop kept Shakerchi ahead but gave Radoja two more queen outs for Broadway. The turn took away those outs as they would give Shakerchi a full house, and the completed the board to keep the ladies in front and send Radoja out in third place.
Heads-up play now begins with Shakerchi starting with the chip lead over Watson, but the trophy is up for grabs for either of them.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi |
10,515,983
2,221,984
|
2,221,984 |
Mike "SirWatts" Watson |
6,734,017
324,000
|
324,000 |
|
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Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja | Busted |
Players are on a five-minute break.
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen opened to 129,000 in the cutoff and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi three-bet to 510,000 in the big blind. Pärssinen then shoved for 2,426,046 and Shakerchi called.
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen:
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:
Pärssinen was in rough shape against the ladies and found no help on the flop. The turn meant it was all over as Shakerchi made a set, and the meaningless sent Pärssinen to the rail and made Shakerchi the chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi |
8,293,999
4,306,666
|
4,306,666 |
Mike "SirWatts" Watson |
6,410,017
-589,340
|
-589,340 |
|
||
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja |
2,545,984
240,490
|
240,490 |
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen | Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 7,500
"v0I<u" open-shoved for 1,105,937 on the button and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi called in the big blind.
"v0I<u":
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:
"v0I<u" was dominated and was still behind on the flop. The turn meant he was drawing dead to the river, as Shakerchi took the big bounty and chipped up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike "SirWatts" Watson |
6,999,357
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
||
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi |
3,987,333
1,360,937
|
1,360,937 |
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen |
3,957,816
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja |
2,305,494
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
v0I<u | Busted |
Mike "SirWatts" Watson opened to 110,000 from the hijack, Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen called on the button, and Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden moved all-in for 1,638,801 from the big blind. Watson reraised and Pärssinen folded.
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:
Mike "SirWatts" Watson:
Vousden ran into rockets and was looking for a ten. The changed nothing, and neither did the turn. The completed the board to confirm Vousden's elimination as Watson extended his chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike "SirWatts" Watson | 7,086,357 | |
|
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Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen | 3,969,816 | |
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | 2,626,396 | |
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja | 2,424,494 | |
v0I<u | 1,142,937 | |
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | Busted |
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen opened to 107,500 in the hijack and Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford three-bet to 374,750 from the small blind. Pärssinen then jammed for 1,756,787 and Beresford called.
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen:
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
Pärssinen was well ahead and the board ran out to confirm the double for Pärssinen and leave Beresford with short stack.
A few hands later, Beresford jammed in his remaining 164,089 chips from the hijack. Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden re-jammed for 630,356 from the cutoff, and "v0I<u" re-jammed on the button. The blinds folded and hands were revealed.
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:
"v0I<u":
All players had a pocket pair but it was Beresford with the best of it. The kept the ladies out in front, but the hit the turn to vault Vousden into the lead. The completed the board to send the pot and bounty to Vousden, as Beresford was eliminated in seventh.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike "SirWatts" Watson |
5,123,556
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
||
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen |
3,593,574
2,073,787
|
2,073,787 |
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja |
3,114,494
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi |
2,780,396
-287,000
|
-287,000 |
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden |
1,541,801
710,445
|
710,445 |
v0I<u |
1,096,179
-942,356
|
-942,356 |
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
|
Busted |
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood doubled when he shoved in his 355,035 chips and Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford called in the big blind.
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
The board ran out to confirm the double for Greenwood.
A few hands later, Greenwood opened to 100,000 from middle position and Mike "SirWatts" Watson defended the big blind.
The came on the flop and Watson check-raised a 140,000 bet to put Greenwood all-in. Greenwood called off his 525,070 remaining chips.
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:
Mike "SirWatts" Watson:
Greenwood was in good shape with his overpair against top pair, until the came down on the turn to give Watson trips. The completed the board to send Greenwood to the rail in eighth.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike "SirWatts" Watson |
5,154,556
813,070
|
813,070 |
|
||
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
|
1,944,876
-217,035
|
-217,035 |
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 6,000