Friday, June 24, 2016 5:32 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu raises to 65,000 from the button and Jeffrey Duvall calls in the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check. On the turn,both players check again.
Duvall checks the river and Xu bets 100,000. Duvall calls and Xu shows for a flush, Duvall shows and mucks for a set of fours.
Jiaqi Xu - 2,600,000 (86 bb)
Jeffrey Duvall - 1,350,000 (45 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:30 PM Local Time
Tommy Le Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,452)
Jiaqi Xu raises to 65,000 from the cutoff and Tommy Le reraises the pot from the small blind, for a total of 225,000. Jeffrey Duvall calls in the big blind and Xu eventually folds after some consideration.
The flop comes and Le moves all in for less than the pot, Duvall calls. "I have top two," Le announces.
Duvall replies, "I have a flush draw."
Le:
Duvall:
The turn improves Duvall to a set of tens and he even completes the flush on the river, eliminating Le.
Jeffrey Duvall - 1,530,000 (51 bb)
Tommy Le - Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,452)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:25 PM Local Time
Jiaqu Xu has the button, and he raises to 65,000. Tommy Le opts to defend his big blind.
The two see a flop of , and they both check.
On the turn , Le bets out 100,000, and after some deliberation, Xu calls.
On the river both check, and Le shows for top pair.
Xu got there on the river with , making two pair.
Jiaqi Xu - 2,400,000 (80 bb)
Tommy Le - 575,000 (19 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:22 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Tommy Le limps. Jeffrey Duvall then raises to 100,000 from the cutoff, and from the big blind, Joshua Pham calls. Le calls as well.
The flop is , and Pham shoves all in for 305,000. Le and Duvall fold, giving Pham the pot and some much-needed chips.
Joshua Pham - 620,000 (20 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:20 PM Local Time
Joshua Pham opens to 75,000 from under the gun, and from the cutoff, Tommy Le calls. Button player Jeffrey Duvall calls, too, and big blind Jiaqi Xu plays as well, creating a pot of 315,000.
The flop comes , and Xu bets 175,000. Three folds later, the pot is his, increasing his chiplead on the way.
Jiaqi Xu - 2,200,000 (73 bb)
Joshua Pham - 405,000 (13 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:16 PM Local Time
Hand 1
Jiaqi Xu raises from the button and Tommy Le calls in the big blind. Both players check the flop and the appears on the turn. Le checks, Xu bets and Le quickly folds. Xu shows him the for top set and the nut flush draw.
Hand 2
Pallas Aidinian raises to 70,000 and Jiaqi Xu calls from one seat over. The flop comes and Aidinian bets 100,000. Xu folds and Aidinian claims the pot.
Pallas Aidinian - 1,250,000 (41 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:09 PM Local Time
From the small blind, Jiaqi Xu opens to 90,000. Big blind Joshua Pham calls.
The flop comes , and Xu continues with 75,000. Pham calls.
On the turn , Xu asks Pham how much he has behind, around 400,000, and then he bets 275,000. Pham folds.
Jiaqi Xu - 2,025,000 (67 bb)
Joshua Pham - 400,000 (13 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:04 PM Local Time
Joshua Pham limps in from the cutoff, Tommy Le does the same from the button and Jeffrey Duvall fills up in the small blind. Pallas Aidinian checks in the big blind and the four players head to the flop.
Action checks to Le and he bets 55,000. Only Aidinian calls and then checks again the turn. Le bets 85,000 and Aidinian folds.
Tommy Le - 955,000 (31 bb)
Pallas Aidinian - 1,250,000 (41 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 5:01 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu raises to 60,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey Duvall calls in the big blind.
On the flop of , both players check. The comes on the turn and Duvall checks. Xu bets 70,000 and Duvall check-raises to 275,000, forcing a fold from Xu.
Jeffrey Duvall - 1,025,000 (34 bb)
Jiaqi Xu - 1,825,000 (60 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:55 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Duvall limps from under the gun for 30,000. From the button, Jiaqi Xu does the same, and big blind Tommy Le checks his option.
The flop is , and after a check from Le, Duvall bets 50,000. Xu calls, and Le folds.
The turn is the , and both players check.
The river is checked again by Duvall, but Xu bets 115,000. Duvall takes his time, and then calls. Xu shows for a straight, and Duvall mucks.
Jeffrey Duvall - 925,000 (30 bb)
Jiaqi Xu - 1,955,000 (65 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:52 PM Local Time
Hand 1
Back from break, Jiaqi Xu raises to 65,000 first to act and Tommy Le announces, "I raise the pot." Xu asks him for an estimated stack size and folds.
Hand 2
Le raises to 70,000 from early position and wins the blinds.
Hand 3
First to act, Le raises to 65,000 and all opponents fold.
Tommy Le - 840,000 (28 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:45 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:31 PM Local Time
The players are on their second 15-minute break of the day. Here is how the remaining five will line up for the next level:
Seat 1: empty
Seat 2: Pallas Aidinian - 1,395,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: empty
Seat 4: Jiaqi Xu - 1,840,000 (61 bb)
Seat 5: Joshua Pham - 780,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: empty
Seat 7: Tommy Le - 640,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: empty
Seat 9: Jeffrey Duvall - 1,165,000 (38 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:30 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu opens to 50,000. Joshau Pham calls from the button, and Tommy Le, in the small blind, calls as well.
The flop comes , and Le checks to Xu, who bets 78,000. Pham raises the pot, to around 450,000.
Le quickly gets out of the way, but Le comments, "I can suck out...." However, in the end, he folds, awarding the pot to Pham.
David Pham - 650,000 (27 bb)
Jiaqi Xu - 1,725,000 (71 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:29 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu raises to 50,000, Joshua Pham calls from one seat over, and all other opponents fold. The flop comes and Xu bets 60,000, Pham quickly folds.
Jiaqi Xu - 1,920,000 (80 bb)
Joshua Pham - 640,000 (26 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:29 PM Local Time
Tommy Le raises to 52,000 first to act and Jeffrey Duvall on the cutoff, Pallas Aidinian on the button and Joshua Pham in the big blind call.
The flop comes and action checks to Aidinian, who bets 100,000. Pham and Le fold, and Duvall calls. After the turn, Duvall checks, Aidinian bets 250,000 and Duvall folds.
Pallas Aidinian - 1,425,000 (59 bb)
Jeffrey Duvall - 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:27 PM Local Time
From the cutoff, Jiaqi Xu opens to 50,000. From the small blind, Le calls, and Xu comments, "You never give up! I like it! Fight!" gaining laughs from the other players.
From the big blind, Jeffrey Duvall also calls, bringing three players to a flop of . They all check, but on the turn , Le bets 60,000, and both Duvall and Xu fold.
Jiaqi Xu - 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Tommy Le - 775,000 (32 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:23 PM Local Time
After four raise-and-take-it hands and one walk without a showdown, Jiaqi Xu raises to 50,000 as first to act. Jeffrey Duvall and Pallas Aidinian call out of the blinds. They see a flop of . Action checks to Xu, who bets 60,000. Duvall and Aidinian call.
The turn goes check-check and Duvall then bets the river for 150,000. Aidinian calls, Xu folds.
Duvall shows first and Aidinian flips over the for trips. Duvall mucks his other two cards and Aidinian reveals .
Pallas Aidinian - 1,150,000 (47 bb)
Jeffrey Duvall - 1,320,000 (55 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:16 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu opens to 50,000 from the button, while small blind Joshua Pham is sitting out. From the big blind, Tommy Le calls, commenting, "That is an extremely weak hand, right there. Raising from the button, with the small blind sitting out!".
The flop is and Le checks to Xu, who bets 65,000. Le calls.
On the turn Le checks again, and Xu bets 128,000. Le takes his time, and then slides his hand into the muck, awarding the pot to Xu.
Jiaqi Xu - 1,870,000 (77 bb)
Tommy Le - 700,000 (29 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:08 PM Local Time
Pallas Aidinian raises to 65,000 from the button and Jiaqi Xu in the small blind calls, as does Joshua Pham in the big blind.
The flop comes and Xu checks. Pham bets 75,000 and Aidinian calls, as does Xu.
All three then check the turn and Xu checks the river. Pham checks also, Aidinian bets 225,000 with around 110,000 behind. Both opponents fold and Aidinian rakes in the pot.
"You got away with that one, huh?" Tommy Le says, from the other side of the table.
Pallas Aidinian - 750,000 (31 bb)