Baxter Busts to Leah; Alaei Takes from Klodnicki
Level 6
: 500/1,000, 250 ante
Ray Dehkharghani raised to 2,500, and Billy Baxter three-bet to 7,000 on the button, Randy Ohel four-bet to 12,000 in the big blind, and both opponents folded.
Soon after, Baxter raised to 3,000, and three players called. Mike Leah squeezed to 11,000, and Baxter moved all in for 15,250, while everyone else folded. Leah stood pat and was showing a seventy-six, while Baxter was already drawing dead with an eight.
In one of the last hands of the level, Chris Klodnicki and Daniel Alaei got into a hand, and the draw was already complete. Klodnicki bet 25,000, and Alaei called. Klodnicki announced a pair of eights, and Alaei claimed the pot with 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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147,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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74,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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32,000
-18,000
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-18,000 |
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Busted | |
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