Christopher Basile raised in the cutoff and the small blind, Derek Thorne, shoved all in for about 1,000,000. Basile called.
Derek Thorne: 9♥9♠
Christopher Basile: A♥J♠
The board came out 10♠5♥Q♦A♣2♥ and Basile won with the pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,750,000
1,750,000
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1,750,000 |
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Busted |
French player Dorian Melchers was at risk for 2,735,000 against Anthony Askey.
Dorian Melchers: A♥9♥
Anthony Askey: A♠Q♦
The board ran K♦6♠7♣5♠9♦ and Melchers found his magic card on the river to survive in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,500,000
3,700,000
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3,700,000 |
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1,800,000
-900,000
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-900,000 |
Anthony Askey raised it to 500,000 from middle position, leaving 50,000 behind. Action folded around to Roslyn Quarto in the big blind, who reraised all in.
Askey stalled, admitting he was hoping a player would bust for the pay jump. "I would have looked smart if I said that was the reason I put you all in," Quarto said.
Askey apologized to the table and said he would only wait another thirty seconds, but when those thirty seconds were up and no one had busted, Askey called.
Anthony Askey: 10♣7♣
Roslyn Quarto: A♥2♣
Quarto hit a deuce on the 5♥3♥2♠ flop, improved to two pair on a 5♠ turn, and then rivered a straight on the 4♣ river just for good measure, and Askey was not able to survive to the next pay jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
1,670,000
|
1,670,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
During the chip color up while the players were on break, WSOP debuted a new 500,000 denomination chip in this event. It is magenta pink, with neon orange stripes. Among those sporting the nuclear quatrefoil in their stacks are:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,500,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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6,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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5,400,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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4,100,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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4,000,000
-1,500,000
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-1,500,000 |
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3,100,000
-750,000
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-750,000 |
Steven Thompson moved all in under the gun for 1,750,000 and Khoi Lang pushed his massive stack in the middle as well in the cutoff.
Steven Thompson: 10♣10♦
Khoi Lang: K♦K♣
Thompson was sweating until the board came out 6♥7♦9♣10♥6♠ and Thompson's full house gave him a lifeline.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
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1,575,000
-1,625,000
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-1,625,000 |
Olga Iermolcheva got it all in from late position against Kai Zheng in the cutoff.
Olga Iermolcheva: Q♣Q♠
Kai Zheng: A♣K♣
The 6♠2♣8♣ flop put two clubs on the board for Zheng. The turn was the J♠, but the 9♣ bounced Iermolcheva.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Brad Sailor moved all in for 750,000 in the small blind and John Ciccarelli called in the big blind.
Brad Sailor: Q♠K♣
John Ciccarelli: Q♣10♣
The board ran out K♠3♣J♦7♣A♣ and Ciccarelli hit the flush for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,250,000
3,750,000
|
3,750,000 |
|
Busted |
They are only 24 players left after Santiago Plante's elimination.
Redraw will take place in the three last tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Paul Grande, Ciaran Duffy, Pat Lyons got tangled in a three-way all in.
Paul Grande: 9♥9♣
Ciaran Duffy: A♦Q♣
Pat Lyons: J♣Q♦
Both Duffy and Lyons flopped a queen Q♥3♠5♠, but with Duffy holding the ace kicker. A 3♦ turn changed nothing, nor the K♥ river, and Duffy tripled up, while Grande was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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4,900,000
2,050,000
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2,050,000 |
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Busted | |
