The cards were on their backs with Tony Cousineau holding 
against a short stack's 
.
The board ran out 
and Cousineau added a small boost to his chip count.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 |
It folded to a big-stacked player in the small blind who moved all in. Bertrand "ElkY" Gropellier was in the big blind and called for 7,100. Grospellier had 
while his opponent showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Grospellier doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
10,300
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
||
|
10,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
10,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
9,500 | |
|
||
|
8,500 | |
|
||
|
8,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
4,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
1,400 | |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
In the previous level, Alex Foxen had raised to 800 from the under-the-gun position. The player on the button shoved all in and Foxen ended up calling for 3,600 in total.
Foxen had 
and his opponent 
. The board ran out 
, meaning the player on the button hit two pair, aces and queens, but Foxen had him beat with trip nines.
"How come you can hit them with king-nine?" the player on Foxen's right. Foxen just laughed a bit and chatted away.
The player that was just eliminated was pretty mad when he walked away and said Foxen should have never called it, but Foxen continued chatting and didn't hear him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
||
Niveau: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
The board read 
on the flop and Daniel Strelitz had bet 1,800 in the hijack. After checking, his opponent in the big blind called.
The turn was the . The big blind checked again and Strelitz shoved all in. His opponent snap-called.
Daniel Strelitz: 
Big Blind: 
His opponent had turned a straight and Strelitz was drawing dead. The on the river didn't make a difference for Strelitz, only making his opponent's hand even stronger by making him a flush.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
8,500 | |
|
|
||
|
7,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000 | |
|
|
||
|
5,800 | |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
|
||
|
4,000 | |
|
2,500
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
1,800
3,325
|
3,325 |
|
Eliminé | |
"What are you limping with?" William Kassouf asked.
A player limped from early position and Kassouf raised from the small blind to 1,400. His opponent then moved all in for 10,025.
"You limp, I raise," he continued, "I'm not raising light."
Eventually the clock was called on Kassouf. With the new 30-second clock rule, Kassouf had slightly less time than last year to come to a decision.
"You show if I fold?" he asked, "You got a big hand?"
"There's only one way to find out," replied his opponent. Eventually Kassouf let his hand go.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
With the board reading 
, Shawn Hall got his stack in against another player.
Hall held 
and was all in for 7,275. His opponent held for a smaller full house and was drawing to one out.
The river was the and Hall doubled in a massive cooler.
The player in the hijack raised to 700 and Craig Varnell called from the big blind. The flop came 
, and Varnell check-called the 1,100 bet of his opponent.
The turn brought the . Varnell checked again, and after his opponent bet 2,600, Varnell released his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
|
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