Martin Kabrhel limped in and called off his stack of 280,000 after Joao Valli jammed as the bigger stack from the big blind.
Martin Kabrhel: A♠K♠
Joao Valli: 2♣2♠
The 10♣7♠5♣4♥J♣ runout sent Kabrhel to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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875,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Davide Suriano opened from the cutoff and called when the big blind shoved for 136,000.
Big Blind: 9♥9♦
Davide Suriano: 3♠3♦
Suriano called for a jack after the J♣10♠10♣ flop but he got rewarded with the 3♣ instead to make a full house. The 2♦ completed the board and Suriano chipped up late on in Day 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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600,000 | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
Bin Weng was all-in for his last 136,000 and at risk to Tsugunari Toma.
Bin Weng: K♦8x
Tsugunari Toma: 2x2x
Toma made a set on the 10♦7♦2♦ flop, while Weng picked up a flush draw, However, the J♣ turn and J♥ river filled Toma up, and he sent Weng to the payout desk.
As Weng lined up to collect his payout, he joined Paul Newey and defending Champion Mark Ioli in the queue.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
There were three all-ins and calls on the soft bubble, as 187 players remained.
The first all-in and call saw:
Chance Kornuth had around 194,000 and opened to 20,000 from the cutoff before Jared Ingles jammed the big stack on the button.
Kornuth went deep into the tank, waiting for the other tables to finish up. After it was determined that he was the last active player, he put in the last of his chips.
Chance Kornuth: A♦J♦
Jared Ingles: J♥9♥
Kornuth remained ahead on the K♣Q♦4♥ flop and 6♦ turn. However, Ingles found his three-outer on the 9♣ river to eliminate Kornuth.
The second hand occurred when Ioannis Angelou-Konstas raised preflop to 20,000, and the player on the button three-bet all in for 86,000. Angelou-Konstas made the call.
Button: A♥K♠
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: A♠J♠
The board ran out 10♠3♥4♠J♥J♦, and Angelou-Konstas won with the trips.
The third bust out happened when Jack Sinclair raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, and Ken Aldridge moved all in from the small blind for 74,000. After getting a count from the dealer, Sinclair called to put Aldrige at risk on the bubble.
Ken Aldridge: Q♦Q♠
Jack Sinclair: A♠J♥
The flop of Q♣4♥5♣ looked safe for Aldridge’s ladies. However, the 3♥ turn offered up a potential backdoor wheel for Sinclair. The disastrous 2♣ came on the river, meaning Aldridge had been eliminated on the bubble.
However, as Kornuth and a player had busted alongside Aldridge, the three players shared a $6,015 min-cash between them, providing a small rebate.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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670,000
670,000
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670,000 |
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440,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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348,000
348,000
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348,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Julio Belluscio opened to 16,000 from the small blind before Martin Stausholm jammed for 115,000 from the big blind.
Belluscio went deep into the tank, and while he was thinking, he began chatting with Stausholm.
The duo exchanged friendly words, with Stausholm then saying "I would love it if you had king-nine."
"Fine, Gamble," said Belluscio.
Martin Stausholm: A♠K♥
Julio Belluscio: 2♠2♥
To Belluscio's surprise, his ducks remained best on the Q♠9♣3♣8♥Q♣ runout, to send out Stausholm, who had already experienced some bad luck on the bubble this summer.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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300,000 | |
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Eliminé | |
Action was picked up on the river with a board reading 10♣J♦7♦6♠3♣. Daniel Swartz placed a wager that put Adrián Mateos all in and at risk, and after some thought, Mateos made the call.
Adrián Mateos :K♥K♠
Daniel Swartz :7♣6♣
Swartz's two pairs were a welcome sight in his chip stack. Swartz commented, "Sometimes you gotta send the pros to the showers."
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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420,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Martin Zamani raised to 10,000 from the middle position. The small blind then shoved all in and was at risk. Zach Donovan also shoved all in from the big blind, and the action was back around to Zamani, who thought for a moment before making the call. Zamani had the small blind's stack covered but had a shorter stack than Donovan.
Small Blind: A♠5♠
Martin Zamani 10♠10♣
Zach Donavan : A♣Q♥
The board ran out J♦K♥5♦Q♣4♣, securing Donavan's win and eliminating two opponents from the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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518,000
518,000
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518,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Getting to the table, the board showed 6♥2♣K♣10♦ Andre Akkari checked out of the small blind and the player in the cutoff bet 20,000. Akkari then check-raised all in for around 85,000. The cutoff made the call.
Andre Akkari: A♣3♣
Cutoff: K♠Q♥
Akkari couldn't find the club or ace he needed to stay alive as the J♥ came on the river.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Eliminé | |
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A player in the hijack opened to 10,000. When it folded around to Michael Rocco in the big blind, he jammed all in for roughly 50,000 chips and got snap-called by his opponent.
Michael Rocco: KxQx
Hijack: A♣K♦
The dealer put out a board of 4♣7♦10♥K♣4♦ and Rocco had been eliminated from the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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97,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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90,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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The under the gun player committed all of his 45,000 chips into the middle preflop and Calvin Anderson called from the button to put him at risk.
Under the gun: A♦Q♥
Calvin Anderson: A♥K♥
A clean runout of 10♠2♦8♣10♦9♣ meant Anderson's ace-king high was enough to send is opponent to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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210,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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47,000
47,000
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47,000 |
