Late registration has ended after 270 minutes of play. A total of 1,253 entries created a prize pool of $873,900. 240 players will secure at minimum a min-cash of $1,310 while first place will take home $120,685 as well as a coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet.
Level: 17
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Justin "MadTitan" Turner opened to 2,400 and "GTbr0" three-bet to 6,300. Felix "madenspauwke" Van de Put four-bet all in to 8,975 and Turner opted to apply maximum pressure to "GTbr0" when he five-bet all in covering both players. "GTbr0" made the fold.
Felix "madenspauwke" VandePut A♠Q♦
Justin "MadTitan" Turner: A♦Q♥
Predictably the players chopped the pot after the board came out Q♠7♥2♠A♣4♠. Turner currently sits on the largest chip stack in play and is the only player above 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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201,071
201,071
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201,071 |
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33,183
33,183
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33,183 |
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13,325
13,325
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13,325 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
Action began with Cody "1eggadayMike" Bell raising 2,000 and Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone moving all in for 12,394. Bell made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone: A♥J♣
Cody "1eggadayMike" Bell: 7♥7♦
It was a flip preflop but Stone came out ahead on the J♥3♥4♦ flop. The A♠ turn and 3♠ river offered no improvement for Bell and Stone secured a full double up.
Cody Bell was left short-stacked and eliminated a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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27,288
27,288
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27,288 |
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Busted | |
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Steve "gborooo" Gross opened to 2,000 from the button and Altynai "afactor1" Fung defended from the big blind.
Gross bet again for 2,000 on the 5♥7♦10♦ flop and Fung made the call.
On the J♦ turn Gross bet again for 6,075 and received a call from his opponent.
Both players checked the 8♥ river. Fung showed K♠10♣ for second-pair which was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,707
22,164
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22,164 |
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51,636
51,636
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51,636 |
"mkstr.nv" opened to 2,200 from early position and Nouran "nhnynjbf" Hakimiam moved all in for 8,424 from middle position. "mkstr.nv" called to put his opponent at risk.
Nouran "nhnynjbf" Hakimiam: 8♠8♦
"mkstr.nv" : A♠6♦
Hakimiam managed to fade the ace on the board of 9♠2♦2♣K♥7♣ to secure the double up. "mkstr.nv" remains the overall chip leader of the tournament currently despite the minor setback.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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153,321
153,321
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153,321 |
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18,848
18,848
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18,848 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu raised from early position and Rod "sgolie" Fani called from late position. "Ctrlfreak1" three-bet to 4,000 from the button and Negreanu moved all in 14,800. "Ctrlfreak1" moved all in to put Negreanu at risk.
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu: A♦Q♦
"Ctrlfreak1": 5♠4♣
Negreanu was well ahead with trips on the A♣A♠9♠ flop. The K♣ turn left "Ctrlfreak1" drawing dead and the J♦ on the river was inconsequential. Negreanu secured a full double up and now has an average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,958
44,958
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44,958 |
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33,200
33,200
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33,200 |
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30,317
30,317
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30,317 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
