Level: 24
Ante: 20,000
High Card: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000
Level: 24
Ante: 20,000
High Card: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000
The remaining four players are taking another 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Alexander |
4,350,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
||
Dzmitry Urbanovich | 2,350,000 | |
Ren Lin |
350,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Hal Rotholz |
30,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/6x5x4xQx/Xx
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/8x5xQx10x/Xx
Hal Rotholz completed, Dzmitry Urbanovich raised, and Rotholz called.
Urbanovich continued betting down to sixth street as Rotholz stuck around and called. Both players checked on sixth.
Urbanovich then bet on seventh and Rotholz called. Urbanovich showed Ax7x4x for 7-6-5-4-A and Rotholz mucked an 8-6, leaving himself with just around 60,000.
After paying the antes for a few hands, Rotholz was forced all in from the bring-in as Urbanovich bet on fourth street to chase out the rest of the table.
Urbanovich finished with 7x6x5x5xJx10xKx for a J-10, but Rotholz caught 10x7x8xAx2x2x9x for 9-8-7-2-A to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dzmitry Urbanovich |
2,350,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
Hal Rotholz |
60,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
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Ren Lin: XxXx / 9xJxKx6x
Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 5x5xQx9x
Lin and Rotholz went heads up to fourth street which saw both players check. On fifth street, Lin check-called a bet from Rotholz. Lin then bet all-in for his remaining 75,000 in chips. As Rotholz thought about his decision, Lin said, "No way you can fold that."
To the table's surprise, Rotholz did fold and Lin raked in the chips with a smile.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hal Rotholz |
500,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Ren Lin |
330,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/7x5x4x
George Alexander: XxXx/3x9x5x
George Alexander completed, Hal Rotholz raised, and Alexander called.
Rotholz bet on fourth street and Alexander called. Rotholz then bet on fifth and Alexander asked how much he had remaining.
"Okay, let's put it in," Alexander said as he raised. Rotholz called all in.
Rotholz finished with 2x5x3xKx for a 7-5-4-3-2. "That's a good card. Took away the sweat," Alexander said when Rotholz caught the three as he mucked 4x8x4xJx, surrendering a double up to Rotholz.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Alexander |
3,800,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
Hal Rotholz |
750,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
George Alexander: XxXx/4x3xJx6x/Xx
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/6xAxQxKx/Xx
George Alexander completed and Dzmitry Urbanovich called.
Alexander bet on fourth street and Urbanovich called. Alexander bet again on fifth, but this time Urbanovich raised.
Alexander got up from his seat and peeked over the table to see how much Urbanovich had behind before calling. He then bet on sixth and Urbanovich called.
Both players checked seventh and Alexander showed Jx10x7x for 10-7-6-4-3 to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Alexander |
4,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
Dzmitry Urbanovich |
1,600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 4xQx ~folded on fourth street
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx / 6x5xKx
Ren Lin: XxXx / 4x10x10x
Rotholz completed, and both Urbanovich and Lin called. On fourth street, Urbanovich bet and Lin called, but Rotholz released his hand. Fifth street saw Urbanovich bet when his opponent paired, and Lin laid his cards down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dzmitry Urbanovich |
1,700,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Ren Lin |
400,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Hal Rotholz |
400,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
George Alexander: XxXx/5xKx4x
Ren Lin: XxXx/2xQx2x - folded on fifth street
Ren Lin completed, George Alexander raised, and Lin called.
Both players checked on fourth street. "Baby," Lin pleaded as he paired his deuce on fifth.
"That is a baby," Alexander said as he bet. Lin tanked for a moment before folding.
"So tilting," Lin said.
Alexander then got involved in another pot against Dzmitry Urbanovich.
George Alexander: XxXx/Ax3x6x
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/3x10x10x - folded on fifth street
Urbanovich completed, Alexander raised again, and Urbanovich called.
"Baby," Urbanovich said, emulating Lin. Alexander bet and Urbanovich called.
"Baby," he repeated, but he paired his ten and quickly folded to another bet from Alexander.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Alexander |
3,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Dzmitry Urbanovich |
1,950,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
Ren Lin |
550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |