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With the elimination of Jonathan Vuong in 10th place, the following players have been reseated at the final table as follows:
Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Rakan Abusaleh | 8,300,000 | 66 |
2 | Trung Pham | 4,125,000 | 33 |
3 | Alejandro Jauregui | 5,425,000 | 43 |
4 | John Ross | 2,025,000 | 16 |
5 | Ryan Freeman | 7,200,000 | 58 |
6 | Trevor Lewis | 6,750,000 | 54 |
7 | Dora Coyle | 5,900,000 | 47 |
8 | Joel Trevino | 4,475,000 | 36 |
9 | Brant Jolly | 6,750,000 | 54 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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8,300,000 | |
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7,200,000
6,550,000
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6,550,000 |
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6,750,000
1,425,000
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1,425,000 |
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6,750,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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5,900,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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5,425,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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4,475,000
4,055,000
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4,055,000 |
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4,125,000
1,975,000
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1,975,000 |
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2,025,000
495,000
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495,000 |
After a preflop betting war, Jonathan Vuong moved all in and was called by Rakan Abusaleh to put him at risk.
Jonathan Vuong: Q♦Q♣
Rakan Abusaleh: 7♣7♥
Vuong was a big favorite with his pocket queens, but the flop of 6♣4♠5♣ was trouble for him as Abusaleh flopped a straight draw.
"Come on, dealer! One time!" Abusaleh shouted, vivid images of a king falling on the river earlier to keep Vuong alive running in his mind.
This time, Abusaleh was heard as the 8♠ immediately fell on the turn to give him the straight and left Vuong drawing dead. The board completed with the J♦ and Abusaleh was awarded the pot while Vuong was eliminated in 10th place.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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8,300,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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Eliminé |
Mohammed Bassam open-shoved for around 1,300,000 and then Brant Jolly shoved for much more.
The action was then on Rakan Abusaleh who looked down at the 10♣ and then sweated the second card baccarat-style, revealing the 10♠. he then went deep into the tank to make this decision. he eventually decided to make the fold and the other two players tabled their hands.
Mohammed Bassam: KxQx
Brant Jolly: J♣J♠
Bassam would need to improve to stay alive in this flip, but the flop came jack-high to give Jolly top set of jacks. The runout changed nothing and Bassam was eliminated in 11th place while Jolly raked in the pot and Abusaleh let out a huge sigh of relief and patted himself on the back.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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5,850,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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Eliminé |
After an open from Alejandro Jauregui to 250,000, Michael Bahls three-bet to 585,000, and then Trevor Lewis four-bet to 1,000,000.
Jauregui quickly got out of the way and Bahls moved all in for a little more, which Lewis called.
Michael Bahls: A♦5♦
Trevor Lewis: AxJx
The flop came out jack-high to give Lewis a big lead, but Bahls picked up some outs with the 5x hit the turn. Unfortunately, he was not able to catch a third five on the river and he was sent to the railin 12th place.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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5,325,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
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Eliminé |
After some preflop back-and-forth, all the chips between Mohammed Bassam ad Ryan Freeman got into the middle, with Bassam at risk.
Mohammed Bassam: 8♣8♥
Ryan Freeman: 6♠6♣
"Eights again?!" several people laughed as Bassam has doubled every time with eights, and was in a good spot to do so again.
Sure enough, he even flopped ANOTHER set when the board ran out 8♦A♣K♣K♥K♦ to give him the bigger full house for the double.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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2,200,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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650,000
5,550,000
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5,550,000 |
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After an open from Rakan Abusaleh, Jonathan Vuong moved all in for around 1,300,000.
"Well, I don't like it, but here we go," Abusaleh said as he made the call to put Vuong at risk.
Jonathan Vuong: A♦10♠
Rakan Abusaleh: A♥Q♣
Vuong would need some help to stay alive, but the flop of Q♠J♠6♥ gave Abusaleh top pair.
"Oh man, no king, NO KING!" Abusaleh pleaded as Vuong did have a gutshot straight draw, and sure enough, the runout came 7♠K♦ to give him Broadway for the double.
"Nooooo!!" Abusaleh groaned and the table shook their heads.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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6,200,000
1,850,000
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1,850,000 |
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3,650,000
1,475,000
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1,475,000 |
Niveau: 28
Blinds: 75,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
The action was picked up on a heads-up turn of 7♠8♣3♣10♣ when Rakan Abusaleh moved all in and was called by Maxx Holland with less.
Holland flipped over 9♥9♦ for a pair with an open-ended straight draw but unfortunately for him, he was drawing stone dead as Abusaleh tabled A♣Q♣ for the nut flush.
The board completed with the K♦ and Abusaleh was pushed the pot to jump to over 8,000,000 while Holland was eliminated in 13th.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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8,050,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Eliminé |
On a flop of 9♠10♥10♣, Maxx Holland checked, Joel Trevino bet 175,000, and Holland check-raised to 450,000.
After some thought, Trevino just called and the two went to the river J♣. Holland promptly moved all in and Trvino-snap-called to put himself at risk.
Joel Trevino: 9♦9♥
Maxx Holland: 10♠8♣
"Wow..." Holland said in disbelief as he saw he was in bad shape, although he was still very much alive as any eight, ten, or jack would give him a superior full house. He did improve to a straight on the river 7♥, but it was not enough and Trevino was pushed the big pot for a double.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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1,900,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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420,000
1,430,000
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1,430,000 |