Merry Christmas
Is exactly what Soi Nguyen said a few minutes after an opponent five bet shoved jacks into him.
Nguyen had 
and it held to push him up among the leaders with over 400,000.
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410,000 | 145,000 |
Live Highlights
- Ниво:
- 17
- Блайндове:
- 2,000/4,000
- Анте:
- 500
Grinders
A few of these players are doing OK the rest, as one of them put it, are “Grinding.”
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365,000 | 30,000 | ||
|
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200,000 | 181,900 | ||
|
130,000 | 75,000 | |||
|
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60,000 | -60,000 | ||
|
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50,000 | 11,400 | ||
|
|
45,000 | -45,000 | ||
|
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41,000 | -79,000 | ||
|
21,000 | -3,000 |
Sevens for Pollock
Josh Pollock opened to 6,500 from early position and only the big blind came along as the dealer spread a 
flop. Both players checked as the 
landed on the turn and the big blind bet out 4,000.
Pollock called as both players checked the 
on the river.
The big blind tabled his 
, but it would be Pollock's 
that would see him scoop the pot to move to roughly 265,000 in chips.
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265,000 | 90,000 |
O'Brien Runs Good
Dan O'Brien managed to get one short stack all in and his 
was slightly ahead of that opponent's 
.
A jack on the flop changed all that, but all you Dan O'Brien fans need not worry. He hit a six on fifth street to make a set and bust the shorty.
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240,000 | 15,000 |
Metaal Pays Off
Govert Metaal opened for 6,500 and got one caller in the small blind.
The flop was 
and they both checked. The turn card was the 
and Metaal faced a bet of 7,000. He made the call to go to the river which was the 
. Another bet of 8,000 this time from the small blind and Metaal flicked out the calling chips. He couldn’t beat 
though and lost the pot.
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|
130,000 | 25,000 |
Trumper...Trumps?
Simon Trumper shipped his short stack in with 
and got looked up by an even shorter player with .
There was an ace on the flop, but an eight on the river and Trumper busted his opponent to move up and out of the danger zone.
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90,000 | 52,400 |
Vengrin Doubles
Matt Vengrin decided 
was a good hand to go with.
Lucky for him he got it in against a player with and found the 
more than favorable.
|
|
140,000 | 74,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
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340,000 | -50,000 | ||
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315,000 | -10,000 | ||
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265,000 | 10,000 | ||
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180,000 | -5,000 | ||
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155,000 | -40,000 | ||
|
150,000 | -110,000 | |||
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|
145,000 | 120,000 | ||
|
|
142,000 | 1,000 | ||
|
|
110,000 | 12,000 | ||
|
|
110,000 | 87,700 | ||
|
|
95,000 | 61,000 | ||
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|
70,000 | |||
|
|
60,000 | -2,000 | ||
|
|
18,000 | -58,000 |
Moving Out
The final eight tables left in Amazon Purple are now moving out.
The entire Monster Stack field will now be playing in Pavilion exclusively, bringing everyone together in the same room for the first time.