Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 a débuté
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 a débuté
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Today sees the start of Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em at 12 p.m. local time here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with starting stacks of 35,000 and blinds of 100/100/100. Levels will be 40 minutes on Day 1 and 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3.
Day 1 will play for 15 levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later, with 20-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9 around 6:40 p.m. local time.
Day 2 will pick back up at noon and will play ten levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 23 around 6:30 p.m. local time. Day 3 will play down to a winner with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a to-be-determined dinner break.
Last year's event drew 2,068 entries for a prize pool of $4,601,300 as Spain's Samuel Bernabeu defeated heads-up opponent James Anderson to win his first bracelet and $682,432 after a long hiatus from poker.
“I used to play a lot in Spain, but when I moved to Mexico, I took a lot of time off, but I felt like something was missing in my life being away for so long. It just feels amazing to actually win one after everything that has happened,” Bernabeu told PokerNews with tears in his eyes.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Bernabeu | Spain | $682,432 |
| 2 | James Anderson | United States | $421,761 |
| 3 | Zlatin Penev | Italy | $310,528 |
| 4 | Seth Davies | United States | $310,528 |
| 5 | Diego Vaz Sorgatto | Brazil | $230,772 |
| 6 | Justin Kindred | United States | $137,121 |
| 7 | Ramon Fernandez | Spain | $100,252 |
| 8 | Derek Normand | United States | $77,401 |
| 9 | Daniel Schill | United States | $60,346 |
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Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air for the Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, and has begun with 355 entries.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000 | |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
A big field is looming in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em.
The 477 entries so far have already put more than $1,000,000 in the prize pool.
Last year's event drew 2,068 entries for a prize pool of $4,601,300, and those figures already look under threat.
The under the gun player made it 400, with Juan Endara calling from the hijack. The cutoff three-bet to 2,300 before the big blind made it 8,000. The original raiser folded and then Endara sprang into life, back-raising to 18,300. The cutoff got out of the way and so did the big blind after some time in the tank.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
The under-the-gun player opened the action with a raise before Niall Farrell three-bet to 1,100 from the hijack. The original raiser was the only caller.
On the 5♠4♦3♠ flop, Farrell continued for 2,000 and was met with a check-raise to 6,500. The Scotsman called.
Farrell's opponent fired out 8,000 on the 5♥ turn and went into the tank when Farrell jammed for 25,600. After agonizing over the decision, the under-the-gun player called as the slightly bigger stack.
Niall Farrell: A♦A♣
Under-the-Gun: A♠J♠
Farrell was ahead with aces but needed to dodge a spade, while a deuce would chop up the pot.
The board completed with the 10♦ and Farrell scooped an early double.
Elsewhere in the room, his compatriot Dean Hutchison took his seat. Hutchison finished sixth in last year's Main Event, which netted him a $1,850,000 payday.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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70,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |