Alex Keating got it all-in preflop, having his opponent dominated. Keating had roughly 40,000 to start the hand and was at risk.
Alex Keating: AxKx 
Opponent: AxJx
It was a clean runout of 7x4x7x6xQx for Keating, who secured the double up, as we approach the money bubble.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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95,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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On a J♥6♠2♦5♦ board Dinesh Alt, who has been sat with a stack in excess of 500,000 for some time now, bet 35,000. His opponent was Will Davies who called.
The river was the Q♦ and both players checked. Alt mucked his cards with Davies turning over 4♦4♠ and taking down the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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585,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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395,000
210,000
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210,000 |
Niveau: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players are going on another 20-minute break as the 500-chips are colored up. The tournament clock shows 422 players remaining.
A reminder that just 396 players will be in the money with a min-cash worth $1,321.
Dan Shak was all in with K♣9♠ but was up against the K♦Q♦ of his opponent. Shak had 55,000 chips in front of him and could only watch as the 4♣4♥J♣A♥4♦ board ran out.
It took a moment before the table realized that it was a chop, with Shak taking back his chips and staying alive.
In a hand between Lou Saeteurn in the big blind and the player on the button, all the money went in preflop, with Saeteurn having his opponent covered.
Button: AxQx
Lou Saeteurn: KxJx
The board ran out 6x9x6xJx2x and Saeteurn's pair of jacks earned him the pot and the bounty.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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117,000
117,000
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117,000 |
Under the gun called a jam of 41,000 from Saleh Payam in middle position, with all the chips going in preflop.
Saleh Payam: 10♠10♥
Under the gun: K♦J♦
The J♠10♣7♣ flop brought under the gun top pair, but Payam hit a ten for trips.
The A♠ turn didn't change anything for either player, but the J♥ river continued to help Payam as under the guns trip jacks wasn't good enough against Payam's full house. Payam got to keep his two bounties and a sizeable stack to remain in the game.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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86,000
86,000
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86,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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510,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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340,000
38,000
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38,000 |
|
130,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
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Ronnie Bardah opened from middle position to 8,500 and it folded to Sarah Kilborn-Strand in the big blind, who went all in and quickly entered a meditative state, closing her eyes.
Bardah shuffled his two cards and spent just over two minutes mulling it over, asking the big blind if she like her hand. Her eyes remained closed and she offered no response. Eventually Bardah folded.
The Very Next Hand:
Bardah opened to 8,500 again but this time from early position. When it folded around he exclaimed, "Ah! You're supposed to go all in this time!" and he tabled the Q♣Q♥ telling Kilborn-Strand that he folded a big hand on the previous one.
Kilborn-Strand travelled all the way from Alaska to compete in the 2024 World Series of Poker and Bardah admitted it was one of the two states he hasn't had the chance to visit yet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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115,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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A player in middle position raised all in for their last 62,000, and Chris Hunichen made the call in the cutoff. After action folded around, the cards were on their backs.
Middle Position: A♦8♦
Chris Hunichen: K♣Q♠
Hunichen was behind but the flop came out J♦K♥9♠ giving him the lead. However, the at-risk player was delighted to see the A♣ on the turn to put him back in front. But unfortunately, that feeling was short lived as the Q♣ completed the run out, to give Hunichen two pair with kings and queens, and secure his ninth bounty of the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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310,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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