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We pick up a big pot brewing between Jesus Bertoli and big stack Brent Sheirbon. On the flop, the board shows . After a series of raises and reraises, Bertoli ends up all in, and is quickly called by Sheirbon.
Showdown:
Bertoli:
Sheirbon:
Looking for a spade or some running help cards, Sheirbon watched the turn and river blank off with the and respectively. Jesus Bertoli has been patiently biding his time, and he now finds himself over 225,000 courtesy of that timely double up.
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In a battle of the blinds, Andrew Chen moved all in from the small, and was instantly called by Michael DeGilio in the big. With DeGilio at risk of elimination, the hands were turned up.
Showdown:
Chen:
DeGilio:
The flop was about as good of a miss as Chen could hope for, coming . The turn was a blank . DeGilio hated the river though; the paired up Chen, sending the quiet American to the exit. He is knocked out in 16th place, taking home the last $9,770 payday in this structure.
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Table 2
Seat 1: Maria Stern
Seat 2: Jesus Bertoli
Seat 3: Jeffrey Petronack
Seat 4: Ryan Fee
Seat 5: Earl Burklund
Seat 6: Alan Milesky
Seat 7: Robert Woodcock
Seat 8: Brent Sheirbon
Table 3
Seat 1: Claus Rasmussen
Seat 2: Tark Abboud
Seat 3: Carter Gill
Seat 4: Joel Micka
Seat 5: Michael Collins
Seat 6: Shawn Patrick Ryan
Seat 7: Andrew Chen
Seat 8: Michael DiGilio
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A bit of a controversy is sweeping through the tournament area right now. After the tables were re-drawn, both tables were dealt a hand.
On Table 3, Shawn Patrick Ryan opened with a raise to 6,200 and was facing a re-raise to 24,000. While Ryan was in the tank, Tournament Director Mike Ward realized that both tables were dealing and ordered them to stop after the hand. The staff was still finalizing the table assignments, and the button was never re-drawn. Ryan felt that he should get his money back, but the staff disagreed.
"The hands will play," said Ward to both tables. "We can't roll it back now." With that, Ryan folded away 6,200 of his chips. The clock was still running as both tables were inactive, and all 16 of the players were rattled by the momentary lack of communication.
It appears that everything is sorted now though. The button is in Seat 1 on both tables, and the cards are back in the air.
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We are now down to 16 players, and they have been combined into our last two tables of eight. There is 02:15 left in this level after a lengthy hand-for-hand session.
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Jon "Apestyles" Van Fleet has been working with a short stack stack all day, and he finally found his spot to push. Looking down at , he moved all in. Unfortunately for him, Jeffrey Petronack squeezed out and made the call, putting Van Fleet at risk of elimination.
The flop was a disaster for the all-in player, coming . As he stood to prepare to exit, the dealer turned over the on fourth street, providing just a small glimmer of hope. Left drawing to the case six, Van Fleet couldn't find it, as the hit the river.
Jon Van Fleet put on a good show this week, and was supported enthusiastically by his roommates Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck and Stephen Chidwick. For his work over the last two days, he will pocket $9,970, and was the only one of those three to make the money here in San Jose.
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A few minutes ago, Mike Gorodinsky was eliminated in 20th place, amidst a flurry of action.
That's no good for Gorodinsky, but it gets worse. He was in such a hurry to leave that he exited the room immediately, without even picking up his cash. So, Mike, if you're out there, come back to the tournament room. There's nearly $10,000 here with your name on it!
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We join a pot between two of the big stacks in the room on the flop. The board reads , and there is already right at 100,000 in the pot! On that flop, Brent Sheirbon fires a small bet of 12,000. Facing him is Robert Woodcock, and he opts to raise, sliding out a total of 37,000. Very quickly, Sheirbon announces, "All in," putting the decision right back on his opponent.
Woodcock sinks back in his chair his eyes just visible under the green PokerStars hat he is donning. He rubs his temples with his hands, agonizing for several minutes over his options. Finally, he does indeed release his hand, and Sheirbon pulls in a big pot with no showdown.
After that victory, it is now Brent Sheirbon who holds the chip lead, crossing another milestone up to the 360,000 mark!
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. After a series of raises and reraises, Bertoli ends up all in, and is quickly called by Sheirbon.
and 
respectively. Jesus Bertoli has been patiently biding his time, and he now finds himself over 225,000 courtesy of that timely double up.
. The turn was a blank 
. DeGilio hated the river though; the 
, he moved all in. Unfortunately for him, Jeffrey Petronack squeezed out 
on fourth street, providing just a small glimmer of hope. Left drawing to the case six, Van Fleet couldn't find it, as the 
, and there is already right at 100,000 in the pot! On that flop, Brent Sheirbon fires a small bet of 12,000. Facing him is Robert Woodcock, and he opts to raise, sliding out a total of 37,000. Very quickly, Sheirbon announces, "All in," putting the decision right back on his opponent.