Jeff Stellwagon was in the cutoff when a player from middle position raised to 13,000. Stellwagon made the call and the rest of the players folded, leaving the two players heads-up to the 9♣2♦5♥ flop. Both players checked the flop to the 6♥ turn. When Stellwagon bet 36,000 his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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275,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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93,000
30,500
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30,500 |
John Dobard was already all in for around 100,000 from a middle position pre-flop and got a single call from the button.
John Dobard: A♥A♦
Button: 10♥10♦
The 2♣3♠3♥ flop was looking good for Dobard and nothing changed on the 2♠, K♠ runout.
Dobard got the needed double to stay alive and another player at the table commented 'I knew I made the correct fold' after seeing the pocket aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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200,000
157,000
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157,000 |
A player in early position raised to 12,000 and action folded to WSOP bracelet winner Pei Li, who was in the big blind and made the call.
The dealer fanned Q♦9♦A♥, which Li checked. His opponent bet and Li called.
The 2♥ appeared on the turn, resulting in checks from both players.
The river produced 8♥ and lots of action. Li led out with a 25,000 bet, which put the original raiser in the tank.
After a few moments elapsed, Li’s opponent re-raised all in. Li looked to the dealer and asked for a count, which the dealer confirmed was 94,000.
Li counted out chips from his stack and took a few moments to study the board before making the call to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: 10♥10♦
Pei Li: 2♣2♦
Li’s set of deuces proved the winning hand and sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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740,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Gil Arenstein raised to 12,000 in early position and the player in the cutoff flatted. The player in the small blind squeezed, with a three-bet to 45,000.
Action folded back around to Arenstein, who carefully counted out his chips and considered his options, before putting out out a four-bet to 90,000.
The players in the cutoff and small blind quickly gave up their hands, and Arenstein dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000
56,500
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56,500 |
Action picked up after a player went all in from the small blind and called by the big blind and Junhao Wu in the cutoff. Wu and the big blind were in a side pot as they went to the 9♥7♥8♦ flop. Action checked to the 4♦ turn, at which point both players checked again. On the 5♥ river the big blind lead out for 7,000 and Wu raised to 75,000 which got the big blind to quickly fold.
Small Blind: 7♦5♠
Junhao Wu: A♥3♥
Hao took down both main and side pots with the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,155,000
1,032,500
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1,032,500 |
The player in early position raised to 13,000 and the player in middle position three-bet to 38,000. David Wintersberger then cold four-bet to 75,000, in the hijack.
Facing a lot of action in front of him, the player in the cutoff reluctantly tossed his cards into the muck, as did early position and middle position.
Wintersberger flashed Qx and pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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245,000
101,000
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101,000 |
Shiina Okamoto got it all in preflop versus her opponent, who she had covered.
Opponent: A♣7♥
Shiina Okamoto: A♥Q♣
The flop came 7♠Q♥9♠, with Okamoto pairing her queen and her opponent pairing his seven. The 10♠ turn and 5♠ river awarded Okamoto the pot, and her opponent was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000
84,500
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84,500 |
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313,000
313,000
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313,000 |
