Nível: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Nível: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Lucas Blanco was already maneuvering one of the largest stacks in the tournament room, and he just added another huge portion of chips to his stack.
Under the gun, Blanco raised to 26,000. The action folded to Leonardo Patacconi who declared "all in" from the big blind. Blanco began scanning his opponent's chip stack, looking at Blanco's 40-chip tall piles of 1,000-chips. The dealer started helping Blanco with the count, but he opted to call before an exact count was determined.
Leonardo Patacconi:
Lucas Blanco:
A standard race went Blanco's way after the hit the felt, delivering nothing for Patacconi. Blanco merged his former right-hand opponent's chips with his stack, then politely asked "Excuse me, can I get a chip race, please?"
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Lucas Blanco |
1,950,000
611,000
|
611,000 |
Leonardo Patacconi | Eliminado |
Kurt Lichtman was in the cutoff and raised to 28,000. Harvey Alegado was on the button and three-bet to 72,000. Lichtman moved all in for 229,000 and Alegado called.
Lichtman tabled and Alegado showed .
The board ran out and Lichtman took it down with his kings full of fives.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Harvey Alegado |
580,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Kurt Lichtman |
500,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Action folded around to Jessica Dawley in the cutoff and she raised to 26,000. Kevin Schulz was in the small blind and asked how much she started with. Dawley confirmed she started with close to 500,000, and Schulz called. Bryan Piccioli was in the big blind and defended as well.
The flop came and action checked to Dawley. She bet 29,000 and Schulz called, while Piccioli quickly folded.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Schulz grabbed some chips and led out for 62,000. Dawley wasted no time and called.
"I have the nut low," said Schulz as he tabled . Dawley tabled and scooped the pot with nines and sixes.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Kevin Schulz |
675,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Jessica Dawley |
580,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
Ralph Perry raised to 26,000 from under the gun, and Farah Galfond called from early position. Harald Sammer was in late position and moved all in for 195,000, and the decision was back on Perry. He tanked for about a minute and eventually called. Galfond put her hands in her head, clearly agonizing over the decision she was put to for her remaining 150,000 in chips. Eventually, she folded.
Perry tabled , and Sammer was disappointed to see he was well behind and at risk with .
The flop came and Perry was looking good to eliminate another player and add to his stack. The turn, however, was the and Sammer had a relieved look on his face as he took the lead with a pair of aces. The river was the and Sammer was safe.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ralph Perry |
435,000
-208,000
|
-208,000 |
|
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Harald Sammer |
430,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Matt Affleck was in late position and raised to 25,000. Thomas Taylor was on the button and called.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn which was the . Affleck check-called Taylor's bet of 28,000 and the river was the . Affleck checked again and after some thought, Taylor bet 80,000 and Affleck mucked his cards.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Thomas Taylor |
595,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Matt Affleck |
395,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
On the turn reading , Michael Falcon Ravn and Kevin Schulz went after each other. Schulz was under the gun and after being checked to made it 38,000 to go. Big blind Ravn placed in chips for a raise, although he didn't put the full amount required for a min-raise. The dealer amended his move to 76,000 and Ravn put in the extra few chips.
Schulz paused for a minute before announcing he was all in, shoving around 250,000 total. Ravn acted faster as he folded within a few seconds to let the PCA Champion take down this one.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Michael Falcon Ravn |
850,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
Kevin Schulz |
400,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
TM Williams raised to 28,000 from the cutoff, and Leo Kaplin moved all in for 138,000 from the cutoff. Alexander Miedl was in the big blind and went into the tank for about a minute before deciding to call. Williams asked to see Miedl's stack, and eventually folded.
Kaplin was at risk and tabled , while Miedl held .
Kaplin started to get up from his seat and gather his things. The flop came and Kaplin picked up a straight flush draw. The turn was the , and the river was the , saving Kaplin's tournament life by completing his flush.
The dealer shipped the pot to Kaplin as he removed his backpack and got comfortable again.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Leo Kaplin |
310,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
Alexander Miedl |
215,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Gerald Cunniff was in early position and raised to 27,000. Chad J Brown was in the cutoff and three-bet to 62,000. Cunniff moved all in for roughly 170,000 and Brown called.
Brown tabled and Cunniff showed .
The board ran out , giving brown a full house and eliminating Cunniff.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Chad J Brown |
1,525,000
799,000
|
799,000 |
Gerald Cunniff | Eliminado |
Two of the biggest stars in the remaining field have been drawn to Table 722 as Brian Rast and Matt Affleck share the flops today.
They indeed shared one in the following hand, which started with Rast's open to 25,000 from the second position. From the hijack, Affleck announced he was all in, shipping his chips towards the middle. Action folded back to Rast who called right away, putting Affleck at risk.
Matt Affleck:
Brian Rast:
It was an easy call for Rast as he held the third-best starting hand. However, he was still trailing as Affleck woke up with the cowboys.
No queen emerged on the board , leaving Affleck ahead. He said he had 207,000 chips and the dealer provided a formal count to confirm Affleck's number.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Matt Affleck |
450,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
Brian Rast |
165,000
-192,000
|
-192,000 |
|