Heads-up play has begun at table #449 between Taylor Black and Orson Young.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000
1,153,800
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1,153,800 |
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600,000
352,000
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352,000 |
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Clayton Kalisek got his remaining 230,000 or so chips in preflop and was at risk against Christopher Brand.
Clayton Kalisek: 
Christopher Brand: 
The flop came 
, and the 
came on the turn to give Kalisek additional outs. One of those additional outs spiked the river with the 
to counterfeit Brand's nines.
Now, all four players at table #451 are close in chips and any of them could be the one to advance from the table.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
353,000
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353,000 |
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540,000
294,000
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294,000 |
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460,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
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400,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
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Gershon Distenfeld relayed details of a hand from just before the break that gave him the chip lead.
He raised to 27,000 on the button and Clayton Kalisek defended the big blind.
The rainbow flop was 
and Kalisek check-raised a 27,000 bet up to 100,000. Distenfeld called.
The 
came on the turn and Kalisek jammed. Distenfeld snap-called, which caused his opponent to utter a single word: "S--t".
Clayton Kalisek:
Gershon Distenfeld:
The flop connected well for both players, but it was Distenfeld with the set. The 
completed the board to give Distenfeld the lead at his table and send Kalisek home.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,045,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
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580,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
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375,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
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In their very first hand of heads up play, Gershon Distenfeld raised from the button then Christopher Brand moved all-in for 570,000. Distenfeld snap-called.
Christopher Brand: 
Gershon Distenfeld: 
The board ran out 
. Brand spiked the nine on the turn to best the pocket eights of Distenfeld to get the double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
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800,000
-245,000
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-245,000 |
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Craig Trost and Mats Ullereng are now heads up and one of them will continue their run at the final table tomorrow.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
1,053,000
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1,053,000 |
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700,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Seven of the nine tables left are currently in heads-up play. One is three-handed and another is four-handed.
