| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
3,100,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
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2,775,000
-225,000
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-225,000 |
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1,400,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
Two hands after making a big fold on the river leaving himself with only 120,000 in chips, Qinghai Pan raised from the button and both Nick Guagenti in the small blind and George Chen in the big blind called.
The flop of 8♠9♥10♥ saw all three players check. All three players also checked the turn Q♦.
The river fell the 4♣ and Guagenti bet. Chen got out of the way and Pan shrugged and motioned to the 20,000 left in front of him before calling for less.
Qinghai Pan: K♠2x 
Nick Guangenti: 9♣6♣
Guagenti's pair of nines was good to scoop the pot and eliminate Pan from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,000,000
600,000
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600,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Bradley Carter was left with only a fraction of what he started the day with when his pair of fours was bested by the pair of fives of Juha Helppi in a postflop war.
There was a whisper of hope for him when he tripled up from the small blind shortly after.
Just one hand later:
Three ways to the the turn reading 2♦J♦6♠6♦, Joseph Brodsky checked, Juha Helppi bet, and Carter put a raise in. Brodsky made it three bets and both opponents called. Carter was just short of the third bet.
The river peeled the 7♥. Helppi called one last bet but was shown the bad news when Brodsky showed the K♦10♦ for a flush.
Carter showed the 7♦8♦ for a worse flush and was sent to payouts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
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1,200,000
-350,000
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-350,000 |
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Busted | |
Action folded to Nick Guagenti in the small blind and he raised. George Chen three-bet from the big blind, Guagenti called.
The flop was10♦9♠5♣. Guagenti checked, Chen bet. Guagenti raised and Chen called.
The turn was the 7♦ and brought more than a little action. Guagenti checked, Chen bet and Guagenti raised him again, this time Chen three-bet. Guagenti called.
The river was the 5♦ and saw only Guagenti’s call of a single bet by Chen, who turned over Q♦3♦ for a backdoor flush. Guagenti smacked his card into the table in frustration and a pot of around 750,000 was sent Chen’s way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,650,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
-400,000
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-400,000 |
|
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Juha Helppi raised in the cutoff and action folded to Bradley Carter in the big blind, who called.
The flop came 10♦3♣4♥ and Carter led. Helppi called quickly.
The turn 5♠ saw Carter bet again and Helppi called again.
Carter bet again on the river 9♠ and Helppi called once more.
Helppi showed the A♦5♦ for a pair of fives and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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|
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120,000
-1,080,000
|
-1,080,000 |
George Chen opened the action from the hijack, Juha Helppi was on the button and three-bet. Chen four-bet, Helppi called and they went to the flop.
It came 9♥K♠2♦. Chen bet, Helppi just called.
The turn was the 5♦; this time Chen checked and so did Helppi.
The river was the 4♠. Chen bet again and Helppi called. Chen flipped over K♥K♣ for top set.
A couple of hands later, Helppi was able to win a pot from Qinghai Pan by flopping top pair of tens with Q♥10♦, so he got some chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Bradley Carter raised and George Chen called from the button. The blinds folded.
The flop fell A♥10♠3♠ and Carter checked to Chen who bet. Carter then raised and Chen called.
The turn came K♣ and Carter bet. Chen raised and Carter called.
The river 8♥ saw Carter check-fold the river to a bet from Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-445,000
|
-445,000 |
Hand 1:
Juha Helppi raised from early position and was called by George Chen in the big blind. The flop scrolled across A♠7♠6♥ and Chen checked but quickly raised when Helppi bet. Helppi folded.
Hand 2:
Helppi raised from under the gun and it folded to Chen in the small blind, who called. Joseph Brodsky in the big blind folded.
The flop peeled A♥9♦Q♠; this time both players tapped the table.
The turn brought the 6♣ and Chen checked, then called a bet from the two-time bracelet winner.
Chen checked and called on the A♣ river, but was shown the bad news when Helppi rolled over 9♥9♣ for nines-full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,835,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
1,595,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
1,585,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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