Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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20,750,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
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10,800,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
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9,340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
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6,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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4,350,000
-690,000
|
-690,000 |
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3,450,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
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2,875,000
-960,000
|
-960,000 |
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2,415,000
-1,285,000
|
-1,285,000 |
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Another battle between Brittney Barnes (sb) and Benson Tang (bb) transpired and on a flop of Barnes bet 300,000 and Tang called. The
turn prompted a check from Barnes and a bet of 850,000 from Tang, which she flatted.
The river got another check from Barnes and Tang launched a salvo of 1,675,000. She called, only to muck her hands when he showed
for aces-up.
Tang now has more than 19 million and a firm grasp on the chip lead among the final eight players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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19,300,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
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9,000,000
-3,200,000
|
-3,200,000 |


David Jackson opened for 350,000, getting action from only Brittney Barnes in the big blind. On the flop of , Barnes checked, Jackson fired 400,000, Barnes check-raised to 1 million straight, and Jackson called.
On the turn, Barnes again checked to Jackson, who tossed in a bet of 1.4 million, which she called.
River was the and they checked it down. Barnes had
for a pair of queens with jack kicker, but Jackson had
for a pair of queens with king kicker to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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12,200,000
-2,900,000
|
-2,900,000 |
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11,700,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|

Brittney Barnes opened to 400,000 from middle position and Frank Marasco three-bet to 1,400,000. Barnes called, the dealer fanned out on the flop and Barnes tapped the table.
Marasco pushed in 900,000 and Barnes moved all in without hesitation for more than enough to cover her opponent. Marasco took a quick moment to think, ultimately he let his hand go and Barnes pulled in the pot with her check-shove.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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15,100,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
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3,700,000
-4,700,000
|
-4,700,000 |


A battle between the blinds saw an open from Benson Tang for 480,000, then Ilya Dyment (bb) jammed. Tang snapped, tabling . Dyment's
was dominated.
The board fell and although it was all low cards as Dyment requested, they failed to improved his hand. Tang's ace-queen took the pot unimproved and he's now playing north of 14 million, once again in the chip lead.
Ilya Dyment hit the rail in 9th place, earning $19,674.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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14,800,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
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Busted |


Three players to the flop of and they checked it around. On the
turn card, Brittney Barnes (sb) fired 300,000, Benson Tang (bb) folded, then Mitchell Smith (cutoff) called.
Heads-up to the river, they checked it down and Barnes announced "two pair", tabling
. Smith mucked and Brittney took the pot, pulling slightly ahead of Benson Tang.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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11,700,000
2,530,000
|
2,530,000 |
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11,000,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
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2,600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |

The final nine players are back from a break and play has resumed. Here's a reminder of the remaining payouts:
Place | Payout |
---|---|
1 | $228,142 |
2 | $147,938 |
3 | $96,883 |
4 | $82,368 |
5 | $68,334 |
6 | $54,431 |
7 | $40,659 |
8 | $27,544 |
9 | $19,674 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000


Emanuele Gugliuzza got his short-stack in holding pocket nines, but ran into Ilya Dyment's pocket tens. The bigger pair held and Dyment is up to about 5 million.
Gugliuzza gets $13,116 for his tenth place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,000,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
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Busted |