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Aug 26 9:01 pm

BPPS $100K: 1st Place – Abraham Korotki ($27,202)

Level 29 (40,000/80,000/10,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 1 Chip Average: 8,100,000 When play was three-handed, Abraham Korotki might have been the shortest stack in front of him, but he was easily the most confident player remaining despite his numerical disadvantage to the rest of the field. Why wouldn’t he be? He was the…

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Aug 26 8:35 pm

BPPS $100K: 2nd Place – Joe ‘Worm’ Palma ($16,029)

Level 29 (40,000/80,000/10,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 1 Chip Average: 8,100,000 While both players were extremely deep going into heads up play, the battle between Joe ‘Worm’ Palma and Abraham Korotki only lasted a few hands. In the end, it was a cooler situation for Palma, who got it in on the flop…

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Aug 26 8:22 pm

BPPS $100K: 3rd Place – John Germano ($9,229)

Level 29 (40,000/80,000/10,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 2 Chip Average: 4,050,000 After doubling up Abraham Korotki, John Germano was left short stacked and while he was able to chip up slightly, the next time he was all-in was his last. This time, it was Joe ‘Worm’ Palma’s turn to hit a timely river,…

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Aug 26 7:15 pm

BPPS $100K: It’s Proving Hard To Kill Korotki

Level 29 (40,000/80,000/10,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 Joe ‘Worm’ Palma jokes that it’s “Hard to kill a worm.” and while that might be true, it’s proving hard to kill Abraham Korotki at this BPPS final table. He just doubled again, for a second time in as many levels against…

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Aug 26 6:59 pm

BPPS $100K: Blinds Up, Korotki In The ‘Danger Zone’

Level 29 (40,000/80,000/10,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 We mentioned earlier when fourth place finisher Justin Kadet was in fit or fold mode that any additions to his stack were quickly being negated by the blinds and antes. Korotki isn’t experiencing that effect on his stack but is also seeing some flops…

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Aug 26 6:30 pm

BPPS $100K: Palma Quickly Recovers Thanks Flopped Full House

Level 28 (30,000/60,000/5,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 Just a few hands after making a big river fold to John Germano, Joe ‘Worm’ Palma was getting those chips back and more after flopping a full house and stringing both opponent’s along until the river. The hand was picked up with…

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Aug 26 6:18 pm

BPPS $100K: “I Can’t Afford To Be Wrong”

Level 28 (30,000/60,000/5,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 While Abraham Korotki returned from break as the short stack, he was not involved in the first major hand of Level 28. Big stacks Joe ‘Worm’ Palma and John Germano did though, tangling in a massive pot that has moved Germano near the…

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