| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | Owais Ahmed |
| 280 | 2 | Brent Hanks |
| 280 | 3 | Greg Dyer |
| 280 | 4 | Adam Geyer |
| 280 | 5 | Michele Limongi |
| 280 | 6 | Adam Kornuth |
| 280 | 7 | Desmond Portano |
| 280 | 8 | John Racener |
| 286 | 1 | John Juanda |
| 286 | 2 | Remi Boukai |
| 286 | 3 | Eric Buchman |
| 286 | 4 | Ben Yu |
| 286 | 5 | Mikko Pispala |
| 286 | 6 | John Monnette |
| 286 | 7 | Mayu Roca Uribe |
| 286 | 8 | Hooman Nikzad |
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Razz
Robert Rosengarten completed with the 
, Mayu Roca Uribe raised with the 
, and Rosengarten moved all in once it folded back to him. Uribe called.
Rosengarten: 
/ 
Uribe: 
/ 
Rosengarten wasn't sure if he could even win on seventh (he could), and it was all over when he peeled the for a jack-eight low. Uribe turned over the 
to improve his hand for kicks, and Rosengarten was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
Busted |
No-Limit Hold'em
John Monnette raised to 14,500 from the button, and Adam Geyer reraised to 42,500. Monnette shoved for 175,500 total, and Geyer didn't waste much time making the call with 
. It was a flip as Monnette showed up 
.
The board ran out 
, and Monnette spikes his pair to double up. He's back to 360,000 now, while Geyer falls all the way back to 227,000.
No-Limit Hold'em
From the hijack seat, Hooman Nikzad got his last ~52,000 into the middle with 
. That was nothing to brag about as John Juanda called from the next seat over with the dominating 
.
Nikzad could not find a five, but the 
board means the pot is split with aces full apiece. Nikzad gets his money back, and he's still alive and fighting here with 17 players left.
Table 286 is starting this level with no limit hold'em, where the ante is 1,500, and the blinds are 2,500-5,000.
"That's way too high," John Monnette told a floorperson. "We just played with the antes at 700."
Actually, during the last level, the antes in NLHE were 1,000, but the table never got to the game during their rotation.
"I understand," Monnette retorted. "But your structure is terrible."
Whether or not you agree with Monnette, the structure has been public for quite some time. Perhaps it will change in the future, but for now the players must deal with the established limits.
Level: 21
Blinds: /
Ante:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
419,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
418,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
404,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
351,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
313,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
280,500
-99,500
|
-99,500 |
|
||
|
245,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
211,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
209,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
204,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
||
|
178,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
||
|
138,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
||
|
107,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
74,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
51,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
49,500
-65,500
|
-65,500 |
|
|
26,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Razz
Desmond Portano: (
) / 
/ ()
Ben Yu: () / 
/ ()
We caught up with the action on fourth street, where Yu bet, and Portano called. On fifth, Yu check-raised all in for less than two bets, and Portano called.
Portano: 
Yu: 
Portano did not improve when he drew a 
on seventh, and despite pairing with another , Yu doubled to around 80,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Limit Hold'em
John Racener raised from the cutoff, Eric Buchman put in three bets from the small blind, and Racener called. The flop came down 
, and Buchman led out. Racener called.
The turn was the , Buchman bet again, and Racener called.
The river brought the , and Buchman fired one last bet. Racener put in a raise, and Buchman called.
Racener opened up for a rivered straight, Buchman mucked, and Racener raked the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
185,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
||
