Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
The biggest pot of the tournament so far started off with Steven Przybyl opening under the gun.
It came to Scott Hosbach on the button and he made it 75,000. The blinds folded and Przybyl three-bet to 150,000.
Hosbach was mulling it over when Przybyl promised to show. Hosback moved all in.
"Show me," he said, after which Przybyl called with the . Hosbach had the .
An run out left Przybyl drawing dead on the turn. With 37 remaining, Hosbach has moved back into the lead and actually has more chips already than what the average stack will be at the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Hosbach |
1,300,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
Steven Przybyl | Busted |
Thomas Matacale ended up on the wrong end of a classic cooler moments ago, running kings into Omar El-Nasrallah's aces.
Now Metacale is on the rail and El-Nasrallah has worked his way up to a spot near the top of the counts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Omar El-Nasrallah |
680,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Thomas Matacale | Busted |
Just 30 players remain now and they are redrawing for seats at the final three tables.
Eight minutes remain in Level 21 and there will be a short break following.
Scott Hosbach continues to lead with almost double the chips of anyone close to him.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Joseph Elia has built a contending stack now after busting John Bolla into the break.
Bolla turned a flush draw to go with top pair kings and let it rip for almost 300,000. Elia called him with top pair and a better kicker. The river bricked.
In the meantime, Jeff Hobrecker joins Elia in the chase to catch chip leader Scott Hosbach, quickly closing in on the one-million-chip mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Elia |
900,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
Jeff Hobrecker |
850,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
John Bolla | Busted |
Kevin Berry looked good to double up when he shoved the and got looked up by Chris Damick on the .
However, the on the flop and no further help for Berry ended his day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Damick |
600,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Kevin Berry | Busted |
Colin Reid was out-chipped, but not out-pipped, getting it in with versus John McCauley's .
However, McCauley made the miracle straight to defy domination and now Reid is on the rail as McCauley moves up over 750,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John McCauley |
760,000
617,000
|
617,000 |
Colin Reid | Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Nicholas Woo was just chewed up and spit out by the Scott Hosbach machine.
Woo got it all in preflop with his dominating Hosbach's . However, the run out sent Woo packing.
Hosbach's got over two million now with 22 remaining.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Hosbach |
2,100,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Nicholas Woo | Busted |