The Defending Champion Takes a Hit
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 125 ante
Norway's "fredbulll" raised to 3,000 and called a three-bet to 9,000 by Fraser "BigBlindBets" Russell from one seat over in the cutoff. On a flop of 
, "fredbulll" bet 6,000, Russell raised to 16,725 and called a reraise to 33,000.
The 
turn brought a bet of 10,000 by "fredbulll" and a call by Russell and the same action repeated for 15,000 on the 
river. "fredbulll" tabled 
for queens and eights, which won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
314,700 | |
|
172,875 | |
|
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