Brian Rast was in the big blind when the player in the small blind raised to 6,000 and Rast three-bet all in for 55,500, which was nearly all of his opponent's chips. The small blind went deep in the tank and after some time eventually made the call.
Brian Rast: J♠J♦
Small Blind: A♦10♦
The board ran out 2♦4♣Q♣7♣4♥ and Rast left his opponent with 1,500 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | |
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Tom Fuchs made a bold move, going all-in under the gun for 33,500, which drew calls from three players, two of whom were also all in.
Fuchs revealed J♥J♣ and had to hold against A♦10♥, 6♥4♠, and 3♦3♥. The board ran out Q♥9♠7♥7♦9♣, securing Fuchs' victory as his jacks held against all opponents. He tripled his stack, claimed a bounty, and built a solid stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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119,000
79,000
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79,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Vit Berger opened to 5,500 and Ravee Sundara three-bet from the small blind to 14,000, but then Alex Queen moved all in from the big blind.
Berger then responded by shoving for more and Sundara decided to get out of the way, admitting he had AxQx.
Alex Queen: J♦J♠
Vit Berger: Q♥Q♠
Berger looked poised to score a bounty, but the runout of 8♠10♥2♠J♥3♦ gave Queen a set of jacks on the turn to scoop the pot for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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62,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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Busted |
Picking up the action on the turn, Yueqi Zhu in the big blind was involved in a hand with a player in middle position.
With the board reading 3♦10♠9♣K♥ Zhu bet out 6,000 and was called.
The 9♦ river saw both players check with Zhu tabling 2♠2♣. The ducks were no good, however, as the middle position player had made a pair of tens to leave Zhu riding a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Michael Marder opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and then called after a player in the big blind moved all in for 23,500.
Big Blind Player: A♦7♦
Michael Marder: A♥6♦
Marder was not in great shape and his opponent's superior kicker played on the 2♠K♥5♠3♦9♥ runout to put a slight dent in his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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217,000 | |
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149,000 | |
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148,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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135,000 | |
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103,000 | |
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85,000
45,500
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45,500 |
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85,000 | |
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77,000 | |
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76,000 | |
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58,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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55,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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35,000 | |
Sylvain Loosli opened to 5,000 from middle position and receive a call from a player in the big blind.
Action checked to Loosli on the 10♠4♣A♠ flop. He continued for 4,000 with the big blind making the call to see a turn.
Both players checked through the 8♠ turn to the K♣ river at which point the big blind checked once more. Loosli followed suit and tabled K♠J♣ for a winner to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000 | |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Mike Holtz was in the big blind with an already massive stack when the small blind went all in for just 5,000. Holtz made the call and they were off the a flop.
Small Blind: 10♣8♦
Mike Holtz: Q♠J♦
The board ran out 5♥Q♣2♦8♥K♠ and Holtz picked up a bounty and a few more chips to add to his collection.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000 | |
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