Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Duff Charette opened to 60,000, Chun Kit Kwan shoved for 600,000 and Charette called to put Kwan at risk.
Chun Kit Kwan: Q♠Q♣
Duff Charette: K♠K♦
Both players had premium hands but Charette was well ahead with pocket kings. He remained so on the J♥10♠5♠9♥10♦ runout to send the start-of-day chip leader to the rail and take both the pot and chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Duff Charette |
2,900,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
Chun Kit Kwan | Busted | |
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Duff Charette opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Rami Hammoud defended from the big blind.
The flop came 6♣5♠4♣ and Hammoud lead out with a 75,000 bet that was called by Charette.
Both players checked the Q♠ turn leading to the 10♣ river. Hammoud bet 225,000 and Charette called.
Hammoud could only show K♥5♥ for a pair of fives while Charette tabled Q♣9♣ for a pair of queens to take down a healthy pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rami Hammoud |
2,115,000
-785,000
|
-785,000 |
Duff Charette |
1,940,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rami Hammoud | 2,900,000 | |
Jimmy Setna | 1,305,000 | |
|
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Duff Charette | 1,235,000 | |
Qingwei Meng | 915,000 | |
Kevin Jia | 850,000 | |
Steven Tripp | 805,000 | |
Chun Kit Kwan | 640,000 | |
|
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Vadym Sienichkin | 495,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The final 8 players are on a 15-minute break.
Rami Hammoud opened to 40,000 from early position and Chun Kit Kwan three-bet to 130,000 from middle position. Michael Noor shoved for 193,000 from the button and received calls from both opponents.
The flop came 8♦7♣5♠. Hammoud bet 700,000 and Kwan folded leaving Noor at risk against Hammoud.
Michael Noor: A♣Q♦
Rami Hammoud: 5♦3♦
Hammoud's pair of fives remained ahead when the board ran out 4♥8♥ and he collected his eighth bounty for the day.
Eight players remain and the two highest bounties of $50,000 and $10,00 are still up for grabs.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rami Hammoud |
3,065,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
Chun Kit Kwan |
710,000
-462,000
|
-462,000 |
|
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Michael Noor | Busted |
In a preflop confrontation, Adam Moore was all in from the big blind for his last 330,000 and up against Rami Hammoud who was under the gun and covered Moore.
Adam Moore: A♣6♠
Rami Hammoud: K♥9♠
Moore seemed poised to double up when the flop and turn ran out 7♦2♠3♥2♦ but Hammoud spiked kings up on the K♣ river to score the first final table knockout of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rami Hammoud | 2,115,000 | |
Adam Moore | Busted |
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
10 | 1 | Michael Noor | 255,000 | 13 |
10 | 2 | Duff Charette | 1,375,000 | 69 |
10 | 3 | Jimmy Setna | 1,100,000 | 55 |
10 | 4 | Kevin Jia | 900,000 | 45 |
10 | 5 | Adam Moore | 555,000 | 28 |
10 | 6 | Rami Hammoud | 1,760,000 | 88 |
10 | 7 | Chun Kit Kwan | 1,172,000 | 59 |
10 | 8 | Qingwei Meng | 935,000 | 47 |
10 | 9 | Vadym Sienichkin | 462,000 | 23 |
10 | 10 | Steven Tripp | 510,000 | 26 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rami Hammoud |
1,760,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Duff Charette | 1,375,000 | |
Chun Kit Kwan |
1,172,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Jimmy Setna |
1,100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Qingwei Meng |
935,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
Kevin Jia |
900,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
Adam Moore |
555,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
Steven Tripp | 510,000 | |
Vadym Sienichkin |
462,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
Michael Noor |
255,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000