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Event #12 $1,500 6-Max Payouts: 1st - $439K | 2nd - $293K | 3rd - $210K | 4th - $153K | 5th - $112K | 6th - $83K | 7th - 63K

HAND #1 (7 players left 100K/200K blinds - 200K BB ante)

Spasov raises to 400K from UTG w/ T♦ T♣. Dube folds K♦ Q♥ from UTG+1. Only Fan calls from BB with A♠ J♥.

(Stack size notes: Spasov has 8M chips and is in 5th. Dube has 9M chips and is in 3rd. Fan has 11.5M chips and is in 2nd. There is a very short stack with 1.3M chips.)

Flop J♣ T♠ 3♦. Fan checks. Spasov bets 350K. Fan calls.

Turn 3♥. Fan leads for 500K. Spasov calls.

River 2♦. Fan bets 850K. Spasov raises all-in for 4.45M. Fan calls.


HAND #2 (5 players left 150K/300K blinds - 300K BB ante)

Fan raises to 650K from the Button w/ A♣ 6♣. Spasov calls from the SB w/ 9♥ 8♥. Dube calls from the BB w/ 4♦ 2♦.

(Stack size notes: Fan has 8M chips and is in 3rd. Spasov has 21M in chips and is in 2nd. Dube has 6M in chips and is in 4th. The shortest stack has 3M chips.

Flop A♠ T♦ 5♠. Checks around.

Turn J♦. Spasov bets 1.1M. Dube folds his straight+flush draw. Fan calls.

River 8♣. Spasov bets 5.7M all-in (1.3x pot). Fan folds.

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***CORRECTION 11:36***
Gary meant to say "where your opponent's FOLDING range is Jacks and Tens" (he mistakenly said calling)

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