Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/75,000
Ante: 75,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/75,000
Ante: 75,000
The hijack opened to 105,000, Wesley Pantling jammed for 980,000 in the cutoff, the button rejammed, and everyone else folded.
Wesley Pantling:
Button:
Pantling had his opponent pipped with a slightly superior pocket pair, and the board ran out to secure his double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wesley Pantling |
2,215,000
1,991,000
|
1,991,000 |
Near the end of the dinner break, Shouyi Gao tried his luck by redeeming a mystery bounty from a previous knockout he scored. He reached in, pulled out the last $100,000 bounty, and rejoiced with his girlfriend on video chat.
Although the three $100,000 top bounty prizes have been found, there is still a $50,000 awaiting a fortunate player, as well as a few $25,000 bounties.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shouyi Gao |
5,400,000
4,391,000
|
4,391,000 |
Action was picked up on the turn as the board read . Lucas Blanco bet 250,000 and Frank Werder called.
The river was the . Blanco bet 475,000 and Werder went into the tank for a while before he called.
Blanco tabled the for nothing while Werder had the to collect the pot
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Werder |
3,750,000
3,607,000
|
3,607,000 |
Lucas Blanco |
1,125,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
A player in the big blind ended up getting their stack of approximately 860,000 in against Brandon Caputo on the button.
At-Risk Player:
Brandon Caputo:
Caputo was in good shape as the dealer fanned the flop, and the and completed the board to confirm the result.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brandon Caputo |
2,500,000
2,293,000
|
2,293,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The remaining 32 players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. One $100,000 bounty remains so it is still anyone's game.
As the players were getting ready to head off to dinner break, David To got the room's attention as he pulled one of the remaining $100,000 grand prize bounties.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David To |
3,125,000
1,215,000
|
1,215,000 |
Shankar Pillai opened to 100,000 in early position, Prabhakar Kerri moved all in for 690,000 in the cutoff, and Pillai called.
Prabhakar Kerri:
Shankar Pillai:
Kerri was in good shape on the flop, and the turn secured his double, as the meaningless completed the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Prabhakar Kerri |
1,505,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
Shankar Pillai |
800,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
A player in middle position opened to 100,000 and received a single call from Paul Tedeschi on the button.
The middle position player continued for 85,000 on a flop of and Tedeschi called to send both players to the turn.
There was no slowing down on the turn with the middle position player firing off 225,000. Tedeschi again just called.
The river saw the middle position player slow down, checking to Tedeschi who in turn pushed 345,000 into the middle. His opponent thought for some time before eventually sending his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Tedeschi
|
2,350,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |