Break!
The players are now on a 15-minute break with Level 18 behind them.
The players are now on a 15-minute break with Level 18 behind them.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Axen |
370,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Tommy Ingram |
365,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Carl Garland |
330,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Chris Yeary |
275,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Ken Moore |
275,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Steven Gurney-Goldman |
250,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Chris Grove |
165,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Loukas Michael |
150,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Ronald McDonald |
135,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
Chris Yeary made it 19,000 and Mike Axen, Ken Moore and Carl Garland all called.
The flop fell and after a Garland check, Yeary made it 35,000. Axen raised to 70,000 and only Yeary called.
The turn came the and after a Yeary check, Axen bet 40,000. Yeary called, then shipped it in for some 120,000 on the river. Axen snap-called with , but two pair was no good with Yeary holding , having turned a diamond flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Yeary |
550,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Mike Axen |
120,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
One hand after falling from the top of the counts to the bottom, Mike Axen got it all in heads-up with Ronald McDonald holding versus McDonald's .
Not enough help would come on the run out and Axen busted ninth.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ronald McDonald |
260,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Mike Axen | Busted |
One hand after shoving over a Tommy Ingram 20,000-chip raise and getting a fold, Chris Grove did it again facing a 24,000-chip open from Ronald McDonald.
This time McDonald called the 165,500-chip push with holding the slight edge in a race with Grove's .
The flop gave Grove a gutshot. The turn didn't help, but the river did, giving Grove a Broadway straight and the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Grove |
340,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Ronald McDonald |
130,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
A hand or two after losing a big pot versus Steven Gurney-Goldman, folding to a shove after putting a 120,000-chip bet in on the river, Tommy Ingram opened to a whopping 60,000 from the button.
Loukas Michael shoved from the big blind and Ingram called it off with . Michael had and left Ingram with just a few chips and his chair after the board ran out.
The next hand Ingram got it in with , but ran into Ken Moore's . They both made a club flush, but Moore's was best.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Gurney-Goldman |
475,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Loukas Michael |
300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Tommy Ingram | Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Chris Yeary and Ronald McDonald both called a 22,000-chip open from Chris Grover and they all checked the flop.
Then the turn came down and McDonald led for 40,000. Grove called, but Yeary had bigger plans, making it 100,000 more.
Both players folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Yeary |
650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
On an board with 100,000 already in the middle and Ken Moore betting 140,000, Chris Grove pushed all in.
With just 110,000 behind, Moore was put to a decision for his tournament life and took his time about it. Eventually he folded, allowing Grove to push up to 500,000 and leaving him the shortest stack left.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Grove |
500,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Ken Moore |
110,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |