Level: 23
Ante: 15,000, Bring-in, 20,000, Complete, 60,000.
Limits 60,000/120,000
Level: 23
Ante: 15,000, Bring-in, 20,000, Complete, 60,000.
Limits 60,000/120,000
Play has paused momentarily for another 10-minute break.
Ben Yu: 10♦9♥/9♣Q♥3♥2♥/3♠
Maxx Coleman: A♠A♥/8♣4♦7♣10♠/7♥
Brian Yoon: XxXx/Q♦ - folded third street
Dan Shak: XxXx/7♠ - folded bring-in
After Dan Shak brought it in, Brian Yoon completed, Maxx Coleman called and Ben Yu then made it two bets to go off his short stack. Shak and Yoon folded, but Coleman now made it three bets to go.
Yu called, leaving himself just over 100,000 behind.
On fourth street, Yu went ahead and bet, Coleman raised, and Yu put in the rest to put himself at risk.
Yu had a split pair of nines, while Coleman was getting sneaky with his aces in the hole.
The cards ran out with Yu making a second pair of threes on seventh street, but Coleman also made a second pair of sevens to eliminate Yu in 4th place to bring the tournament to its final three players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Yoon |
4,200,000
1,075,000
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1,075,000 |
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Maxx Coleman |
2,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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Dan Shak |
900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Ben Yu | Busted | |
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Dan Shak: 9♥Q♣K♠/J♦10♥9♦10♠
Brian Yoon: XxXxXx/2♦5♥3♠6♦
Brian Yoon called from the bring in after Dan Shak completed with a Jack. Shak then check-called Yoon twice on fourth and fifth streets.
Shak took the initiative on sixth street with a bet which Yoon called. Shak bet again on seventh.
"I made a straight on fifth" Yoon said while pondering his decision. Soon after Yoon made the call and saw the bad news when Shak tabled a king-high straight for the winner.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Yoon |
3,125,000
-600,000
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-600,000 |
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Dan Shak |
1,300,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Ben Yu: J♣J♦/7♣A♠9♥4♦/4♠
Maxx Coleman: 10♠8♦/7♦10♣9♦Q♦/5♠
Brian Yoon: XxXx/2♣ - folded bring-in
Maxx Coleman completed Brian Yoon's bring-in and was met with a two-bet by a short-stacked Ben Yu. Yoon folded and Coleman called.
Picking up an ace on fourth street, Yu bet out with the lead and got another call from Coleman.
On fifth street, Yu bet again, but now Coleman raised. Yu called, leaving himself just a single big bet.
Yu went ahead and bet on sixth with Coleman calling to put Yu at risk.
Coleman held tens with an open-ended straight draw, while Yu had jacks in the hole for a superior pair to take to seventh street.
Yu picked up a second pair of fours on the end and Coleman failed to improve, sending a double-up to Yu.
Shortly after, Coleman lost a smaller pot to Dan Shak, sliding further away from chip leader Brian Yoon.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Yoon |
3,725,000
389,000
|
389,000 |
|
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Maxx Coleman |
2,100,000
-910,000
|
-910,000 |
|
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Ben Yu |
1,100,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
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Dan Shak |
1,025,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
Brian Yoon: Q♦10♦/A♥10♠K♣7♣/7♠
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/10♦Q♣Q♥8♠/Xx
Ben Yu: XxXx/3♥ Folded Bring in
Brian Yoon completed with an ace after Ben Yu brought in and Maxx Coleman made it two bets with a ten. Yu folded and Yoon made the call.
Maxx Coleman proceeded to bet every street from fourth to seventh and Yoon called down until the two were at showdown.
Yoon showed two pair which was enough to take down a decent pot and overtake Coleman for the chip lead in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Yoon |
3,336,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
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Maxx Coleman |
3,010,000
-765,000
|
-765,000 |
|
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Ben Yu |
575,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
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George Alexander: K♣2♦/A♥8♥9♠J♠/5♦
Brian Yoon: 4♠4♥/Q♥K♦7♣10♣/6♠
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/7♠ - folded bring-in
After Maxx Coleman brought in, George Alexander completed, Brian Yoon made it two bets, Coleman folded and Alexander put the last of his 80,000 chips in the middle.
Yoon started with a pair of fours, while Alexander had ace-king high. The cards were run out and neither player improved, leaving Yoon's fours the winner to eliminate Alexander in fifth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maxx Coleman |
3,775,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
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Brian Yoon |
3,100,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
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George Alexander | Busted | |
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Brian Yoon: XxXx/Q♠A♥K♥
George Alexander: XxXx/6♣7♠9♦ - Folded fifth Street
Dan Shak: XxXx/5♣ - Folded Bring in
Brian Yoon completed and George Alexander made it two bets. Dan Shak got out of the way from the bring in and Yoon made it three bets. Alexander called.
Alexander called another bet on fourth and then folded to a bet on fifth street, leaving less than T-100,000 behind.
"You got all my cards" Alexander said to his opponent as Yoon scooped the majority of Alexander's stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Yoon |
2,960,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
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George Alexander |
80,000
-220,000
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-220,000 |
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Maxx Coleman: XxXx/A♠6♠J♥J♣/Xx
George Alexander: Xx/7♣K♠10♠K♣/Xx - folded seventh street
After Maxx Coleman completed with his ace, George Alexander defended his bring-in.
Coleman held the betting lead on fourth and fifth streets, putting money into the pot on each street, with Alexander calling him.
Each player paired up on sixth, with Alexander's open kings taking the lead. He now bet and was called by Coleman.
On seventh street, Alexander checked and Coleman placed a bet.
With just three big bets left, Alexander went into the tank for two minutes before opting to fold.
The pot solidified Coleman's lead, while also putting Alexander on the shortest stack at the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maxx Coleman |
3,800,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
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George Alexander |
300,000
-775,000
|
-775,000 |
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Ben Yu: 7♣9♥J♣/9♣J♦J♠2♠
Maxx Coleman: Q♠3♥Xx/3♠8♦5♦5♠
Maxx Coleman defended his bring in after Ben Yu completed. Coleman then called bets from Yu from fourth through sixth street with the last bet putting Yu all in and at risk.
Coleman had two pair which was not enough to overcome the Yu's Jacks full of nines and Yu received a healthy double up as a result.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Maxx Coleman |
3,525,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
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Ben Yu |
480,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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