The Final Break!
The players are now headed off on the final 10-minute break of the evening. They will return to play two more half hour levels before bagging up.
The players are now headed off on the final 10-minute break of the evening. They will return to play two more half hour levels before bagging up.
Joseph Elia just took a chunk out of Kirk Acevedo's once growing stack, fading a myriad of outs.
The hand started with an Acevedo limp and Elia raise to 4,000. Acevedo called, then led out for 11,500 on a flop. Elia shipped for 38,100 total and Acevedo made the call with , essentially flipping against Elia's .
The board ran out to give Elia the double and knock Acevedo down to earth.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kirk Acevedo |
92,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Joseph Elia | 78,000 |
Andy Spears has moved into familiar position at the top of the chip counts as the first player up and over 150,000 in chips.
Spears told PokerNews he's played the calling station to perfection, collecting pot after pot with little more than top pair and a magnetic ability to attract ill-timed bluffs.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andy Spears |
155,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Former PokerNews Managing Editor turned iBus Media Sports Editor-in-Chief and proud Buffalonian Brett Colson fired a couple of bullets into this flight.
His second shot at running deep ended unceremoniously when he folded for what appeared to be 27 straight orbits, then shoved short with and failed to improve against Kieth Mueller's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brett Colson
|
Busted |
With registration now closed the tournament staff have released prizepool information for this event.
A total of 569 entries created a whopping $91,893 prizepool almost doubling the $50,000 guarantee. Some 54 spots will get paid with a min-cash ringing in at $395 and first-place earning a healthy $21,137.
Weiyi Mo just got it in three-ways with against Nick Walker's and Jimmy Thomson's .
Walker looked good for the triple up when the board ran out to the turn. However, Weiyi busted them both after the river made her a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Weiyi Mo | 65,000 | |
Jimmy Thomson | Busted | |
Nick Walker | Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Kieth Mueller bagged 68,400 in chips to end Day 1b, but since this is a best stack forward event, allowing players to re-enter and attempt to build a bigger stack even when they bag, he's taking another shot here tonight.
Mueller had been nursing a relatively short stack, but just got it all in three-ways against Sal Incartona and a third player.
After a board ran out, Mueller's held against Incartona's and the third now busted player's . As a result, he's now on the road to success in his quest to build a bigger stack than what he bagged, having already pushed past that mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kieth Mueller |
75,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
Sal Incartona continues to lead here, picking up another pot moments ago.
He defended his big blind against a raise, floated another bet on a flop, then check-raised the river to drag this one.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sal Incartona
|
125,000
7,000
|
7,000 |