Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
PPC Aruba World Championship
$2,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Sindler Attacking Limpers
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
One early-position player and Stephen Bokor limped in before Stephen Sindler raised to 1,200 out of the cutoff seat. Action folded back to the first limper, and he folded before Bokor called to see the flop. Bokor checked, Sindler bet 2,500, and Bokor folded.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
65,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
51,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
38,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
27,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
|
19,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
12,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
Bardah Moves Over 40K
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
From the hijack seat, a player raised to 800. Ronnie Bardah made the call on the button, and everyone else folded. The two players took a flop of 
, and the hijack seat bet 1,000. Bardah called. The turn was the 
, and the hijack seat checked. Bardah bet 1,600, and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
Franklin Doubles
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
After busting his first bullet, Ryan Franklin has already made more of his second. He just recently picked up pocket kings and double up, but he had to do it the hard way as his opponent held two aces. Franklin hit a king, though, and had his opponent barely covered to eliminate the player and move to 43,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Sullivan with Kicker Problems
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
On the 
board, an opponent checked the action to RJ Sullivan. Sullivan bet 750, and his opponent called. The river was the 
, and the first player checked again. Sullivan bet 1,725, and his opponent called.
Sullivan showed the 
for a pair of aces with a five kicker. His opponent tabled the 
for a pair of aces with a seven kicker and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Set of Eights for Savill
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
On the final board of 
, Sterling Savill fired a bet of 7,150 into a pot of around 10,000 after one player checked. Tim Shortell was behind Savill, and he tanked for a bit before folding. Then, the first player called. Savill showed the 
for a set of his, and his opponent mucked her hand.
Savill won the pot and increased his stack to approximately 53,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
53,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
More for Shortell
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
After four players saw the 
flop for 600 chips each, Andy Seth led with a bet of 1,000. The next player folded, the third player called, and then Tim Shortell raised to 3,600. Everyone folded, and Shortell's aggression won him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
19,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Here are some updated chip counts. Note that David Tuthill has busted, and Ryan Franklin has reentered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
78,000
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
|
75,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
58,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
44,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
34,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
28,500
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
|
28,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
24,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
23,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
23,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
19,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |