Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Popular Seneca Niagara grinder Keith Mueller has fired away on previous starting flights in this event, including building a big stack late into last night's flight before running bad to bust.
He's back at it today, has it up over 50,000 again, and is hoping to find himself on the right side of variance this time around as the blinds increase.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Keith Mueller |
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Maniac Bob Kiehl had kings cracked and queens beaten by quad fours before deciding premium starting hands might not be the path to riches in this event.
Instead, he chose to pick up a flush draw, get it in against a better one and river a straight to drag a massive pot, becoming the first player past the 100,000-chip mark and the flight's current chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bob Kiehl |
121,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
The players are off on a 10-minute break with 12 full levels now through. When they return for the start of Level 13, the registration and re-entry period will officially close.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
John Stempien has passed the six-figure mark after another big hand.
When one short stacked pushed in for 6,600 and Bob Szczodrowski flatted, he made it 15,000 more.
Szczodrowski passed and Stempien showed , miles ahead of his opponent's . Queens held on a board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Stempien |
105,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Bob Szczodrowski
|
68,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Mike Kozlowski just doubled up into contention, calling all in with in a classic race against .
Jacks held on a run out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Kozlowski
|
85,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
They are down to 29 players already and dwindling fast as the shorter stacks shove in an attempt to bag big or go home here in the later levels.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300