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Biao Guo and Ioannis Angelou Konstas got all-in preflop with Guo being the player at risk.
Biao Guo: A♣A♦10♣10♠
Ioannis Angelou Konstas: A♥Q♣J♥4♦
The board ranout 4♠3♠K♥9♦10♦ and Guo had been eliminated at the hands of Konstas.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Ioannis Angelou Konstas | 3,100,000 | |
Biao Guo | Eliminato |
With two players seeing a board of A♠4♥2♣8♥, Michelle Maynard checked in the big blind and Grant Wang bet 420,000 from early position. Maynard moved all in and Wang called with a covering stack to put Maynard at risk.
Michelle Maynard: K♠5♣3♠3♦
Grant Wang: A♣A♥7♣6♦
Maynard had the wheel straight, but the 8♣ river improved Wang to a full house to take down a massive pot, and Maynard made her exit from the tournament area.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Grant Wang |
4,450,000
2,140,000
|
2,140,000 |
Michelle Maynard | Eliminato |
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Dapreesch Scates opened 125,000 and Naor Slobodskoy called before Bohdan Demianenko three-bet 500,000 from the big blind. Scates four-bet for the maximum forcing Slobodskoy to quickly fold and both hands were revealed.
Bohdan Demianenko: A♠A♦6♦2♠
Dapreesch Scates: J♠9♣8♣6♠
The K♠J♣J♦ flop gave Scates trip jacks to take the lead over Demianenko aces. The 5♠ turn gave Demianenko a flush draw and the 4♠ river completed the flush for Demianenko as he threw a fist pump in the air.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Naor Slobodskoy |
2,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Bohdan Demianenko |
1,500,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
Dapreesch Scates |
805,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Michelle Maynard raised to 150,000 from early position and Christopher Frank called from middle position.
Maynard bet 300,000 on the 2♥4♥2♠ flop and Frank called.
Both players checked the 2♣ turn to see the 6♣ fall on the river. Maynard led out for 500,000 and Frank snap-called. Maynard mucked her hand and Frank picked up the pot without having to show.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Christopher Frank |
3,840,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
||
Michelle Maynard |
1,280,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |
Action picked up on the 8♥6♣7♥ flop with Kevin Hyde announcing "pot" and putting himself all in from the button. Naor Slobodskoy made the call.
Kevin Hyde: J♠J♦8♦7♣
Naor Slobodskoy: A♥A♠5♥4♦
"Oh wow, I'm in bad shape," Hyde remarked as the dealer completed the board with 9♣K♠.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Naor Slobodskoy |
2,600,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
Kevin Hyde | Eliminato |
Christopher Vitch opened to 125,000 from under the gun, Naor Slobodskoy called from the cutoff and Kevin Hyde moved all in for 310,000 from the big blind. Vitch announced a pot-sized raise and Slobodskoy folded leaving Hyde at risk against Vitch.
Kevin Hyde: A♠K♥Q♥8♠
Christopher Vitch: A♥Q♦10♣9♣
The board ran out 5♥J♥7♠J♠6♦. Neither player had connected with the board and Hyde's ace-king was good at showdown to score the double up through Vitch.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Christopher Vitch |
2,575,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
||
Naor Slobodskoy |
1,650,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Kevin Hyde |
975,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
Action was picked up with Moses Saquing all in from the hijack for 265,000, Edward Leblanc all in from the small blind for 390,000 and Joe Firova having called from early position covering both players.
Moses Saquing: K♥Q♣Q♦7♥
Edward Leblanc: A♥J♥J♠8♠
Joe Firova: K♠9♠8♦7♦
The board ran out 8♥Q♥7♠7♣6♥. Saquing was good with queens full of sevens to take the main pot and continue his comeback while Firova took the side pot with sevens full of eights. Leblanc was third-bet with two pair and was sent to the rail in 24th place.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Joe Firova |
2,425,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Moses Saquing |
875,000
805,000
|
805,000 |
Edward Leblanc | Eliminato |
Michelle Maynard opened 150,000 on the button and Grant Wang three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Maynard made the call.
When the A♠J♠7♣ flop hit the felt, Wang continued for 700,000. Maynard thought about it for a few moments and made the call.
The A♦ hit the turn and Wang wasted no time jamming for his last 735,000 and Maynard's cards flung into the muck.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Grant Wang |
2,310,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
Michelle Maynard |
2,100,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |