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Level 34: 100,000/200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,766

The heads-up battle continued when Alfred Karlsson made a move and was all in from the button for 3,900,000. Karthik Ramakrishnan called to put him at risk and they were flipping.

Ramakrishnan:
Karlsson:

Karlsson had the shorter stack with the over cards then hit aces up on the flop. Ramakrishnan could not find the two-outer on the turn or to nearly even up the match.

Alfred Karlsson – 8,100,000 (41 bb)
Karthik Ramakrishnan – 9,560,000 (48 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 34: 100,000/200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,766

Alfred Karlsson began heads-up play with a big lead but Karthik Ramakrishnan quickly erased it before taking the lead.

On the first hand of the new level, Ramakrishnan was all in for 3,345,000 and Karlsson called with a chance to end the match early.

Ramakrishnan:
Karlsson:

Ramakrishnan was ahead for the double as each hit the flop. The turn was safe for Ramakrishnan and he had a double after the river.

Soon after, they saw a with Ramakrishnan on the button. Karlsson checked, Ramakrishnan bet 300,000 and Karlsson check-raised to 900,000. Ramakrishnan called and Karlsson continued for 1,500,000 after the turn.

The river came and Karlsson announced: “all in”. Ramakrishnan quickly called for 3,890,000 and tabled his nut flush . Karlsson showed flopped two pair before sending the lead across the table.

Karthik Ramakrishnan – 13,150,000 (66 bb)
Alfred Karlsson – 4,500,000 (23 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 34: 100,000/200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,766

The WSOP Circuit ring is on the table and the heads-up battle is underway with Alfred Karlsson holding a big lead.

Alfred Karlsson – 14,285,000 (71 bb)
Karthik Ramakrishnan – 3,375,000 (17 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 33: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,766

Joshua Richison and Alfred Karlsson battled it out again and they were heads-up to the flop. Both players checked and Karlsson bet 200,000 after the turn. Richison quickly called with a similar stack.

“If you have a queen, you’re good,” Richison told Karlsson.

Karlsson had a queen with and it was better than Richison’s pair of eights with . No love on the river and Richison’s crazy run was over in third place.

Alfred Karlsson – 14,285,000 (89 bb)
Joshua Richison – Eliminated in 3rd place ($39,872)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 33: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,766

Joshua Richison open-shoved from the button and Alfred Karlsson called in the small blind for 2,445,000.

Richison:
Karlsson:

Richison’s big ace ran into a bigger one and he couldn’t catch up on the board to send chips across the table.

Soon after, Karlsson moved all in and this time it was Richison calling a shove.

Richison:
Karlsson:

Not a conventional flip and Karlsson improved on the flop. Karlsson took the lead after the turn and was another big hit for Richison.

Alfred Karlsson – 8,300,000 (52 bb)
Joshua Richison – 5,950,000 (37 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 33: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,766

Byron Schenk limped his small blind and Joshua Richison moved all in from the big blind. Schenk quickly called for a big stack battle.

Schenk:
Richison:

Schenk needed to catch to drag the big pot but Richison improved on the flop. Schenk picked up a gutshot draw on the turn but he was sent to the payout desk after the river.

Joshua Richison – 10,800,000 (68 bb)
Byron Schenk – Eliminated in 4th place ($30,209)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 33: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,766

Byron Schenk limped from the cutoff and Joshua Richison moved all in from the button. Alfred Karlsson released his small blind and Joe Carrafa moved all in from the big blind for 700,000. Schenk folded and Carrafa was ahead for the double.

Carrafa:
Richison:

Richison was again holding two live ones and hit the flop to take the lead. Carrafa needed to pair his over cards but he was eliminated after the turn and river.

Joshua Richison – 6,150,000 (38 bb)
Joe Carrafa – Eliminated in 5th place ($23,142)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 33: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,766

Joshua Richison open-shoved from under the gun and Karthik Ramakrishnan called in the small blind for his 2,160,000 stack.

Ramakrishnan:
Richison:

Richison called for a nine but it was Ramakrishnan hitting the flop to move further into the lead. The board finished turn and to send the double to Ramakrishnan.

Karthik Ramakrishnan – 4,500,000 (28 bb)
Joshua Richison – 5,100,000 (32 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 33: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,766

The clock ran out on Level 33 and the five remaining players decided to take a quick break to wake up. Joshua Richison and Byron Schenk are the two big stacks with the other three sitting with sub-20 big blind stacks.

Seat 1: Alfred Karlsson – 2,450,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Joe Carrafa – 1,350,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Karthik Ramakrishnan – 2,020,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Byron Schenk – 4,750,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Joshua Richison – 7,100,000 (44 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,766

Joshua Richison was keeping everyone on their toes, open-shoving any time it folded to him. Then he switched it up and limped his button before Alfred Karlsson moved all in from the small blind for 2,680,000.

“This is the last time I’m calling all in,” Richison joked.

Karlsson:
Richison:

Karlsson was dominating with the jacks and held for his double on the board.

On the next hand, Richison open-shoved for 3,380,000 and Karlsson called for another big hand.

Richison:
Karlsson:

Karlsson picked up big pairs in back-to-back hands but Richison turned the tables when he flopped trip queens on the board. The turn and river completed the board and chips swapped spots again.

Joshua Richison – 6,800,000 (57 bb)
Alfred Karlsson – 3,225,000 (27 bb)