In the last hand of Level 19, Chris Klodnicki lost some chips to Ian Searing, and it appears might have lost the chip lead, too.
The hand saw Searing open-push all in for 92,000 from early position, Daniel Wach call from middle position, then Klodnicki reraise to 215,000 from the button to force Wach out of the hand.
Searing had and Klodnicki , but when the board came , Searing's tens were best.
The break is upon us, and we'll get exact counts on all 13 remaining players shortly.
John Chapman's first level went well today as he worked his short stack up throughout the 90 minutes. But Level 20 hasn't begun so kindly for him, as he just lost nearly all of his chips in a hand versus Micah Raskin.
The hand began with Edward Pham raising to 22,000 from the hijack seat and Raskin calling from the cutoff. Chapman then pushed all in from the button, and it folded around to Pham who folded. Raskin called, however, putting himself all in for 294,000.
Raskin showed and Chapman . The flop was okay for Chapman, coming . But the fell on the turn, and after the river Chapman was down to less than two big blinds.
In the very next hand after losing most of his stack to Micah Raskin, John Chapman watched as Edward Pham opened for 22,000 from the hijack seat, and Chapman called all in for 17,000 total from the small blind.
Pham had and Chapman , and after the community cards came Chapman had been eliminated.
After a Coury Mascagni opening raise to 20,000 from the cutoff, both Edward Pham (button) and Micah Raskin (small blind) called. The flop then inspired action between Mascagni and Pham, with Mascagni getting all of his chips in the middle, Pham there with him, and Raskin stepping aside.
Mascagni had for a flush draw while Pham had flat-called before the flop with . The turn was the and Pham was still ahead. But the came on the river to save Mascagni, giving him the flush and the pot.
Following a Chris Klodnicki button raise, Drew Heller reraised all in for about 100,000 from the big blind, and Klodnicki called.
Heller had and was hoping his hand would hold versus Klodnicki's . But the board paired Klodnicki a couple of times, coming , and Heller hits the rail in 12th place.
Daniel Wach's Level 20 hasn't gotten off to such a great start, as he's lost a few pots during the first half-hour to slide downward a few spots in the counts.
Just now he watched Richard Allen open for 25,000 from the hijack seat, then came back with a reraise to 55,000 from the big blind. Allen responded with an all-in shove, and Wach let his hand go along with a few more chips.
The table folded around to Richard Allen in the small blind who raised to 20,000, and Ian Searing called from the big blind. The flop came , and Allen pushed out another bet of 20,000. Searing responded by setting his remaining stacks of gray and orange chips in front of him for an all-in reraise to about 180,000, and Allen called right away.
Allen turned over , and Searing winced as he showed his — two pair for both, but Allen had Searing outkicked.
Searing stood and put his arms over his head as the dealer delivered the remaining community cards. The turn was the and river the , and Searing is out.
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flop then inspired action between Mascagni and Pham, with Mascagni getting all of his chips in the middle, Pham there with him, and Raskin stepping aside.
, and Allen pushed out another bet of 20,000. Searing responded by setting his remaining stacks of gray and orange chips in front of him for an all-in reraise to about 180,000, and Allen called right away.
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