Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
PPC Aruba World Championship
$2,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
First Break
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
The first three levels are in the books and the players are now on a 10-minute break.
Playing the Board
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jimmy Peters limped in from early position before Tim Shortell raised to 925 on the button. Action folded back to Peters, and he called to see the flop come down 
. Peters checked, Shortell bet 1,725, and Peters called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
complete the board on the river. With a straight on board, Peters bet 3,000. Shortell called.
Peters showed the 
, and Shortell showed the 
. Both were playing the board and chopped up the pot.
Peters Busts Bolek and Fortini in Huge Pot
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Chris Bolek and Hayden Fortini have just been eliminated in stunning fashion to Jimmy Peters, who has now taken over as the chip leader with nearly 90,000.
On the 
flop, a raising war broke out between the three players that saw all the money go in. Peters had the 
for middle set, Bolek had the 
for bottom pair and a flush draw, and Fortini had the 
for a royal flush draw.
The turn was the 
to keep Peters in front. The river was the 
, pairing the board and giving Peters a winning full house. Peters had both players covered, and Bolek and Fortini were eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,500
89,500
|
89,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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Bardah Keeps Firing
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
From early position, Ronnie Bardah raised to 500. He was called in two spots, the hijack seat and the big blind, before the dealer placed out the 
flop. After the big blind checked, Bardah fired a continuation bet of 800. The hijack seat called, and the big blind folded.
The turn card was the , and Bardah fired again. This time he made it 1,100 to go. His opponent folded, and Bardah won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
Shortell's Pair of Aces Are Good
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
On the 
flop, the three players in action all checked, with the two latter players being Chris Bolek and Tim Shortell. The turn was the , and the first player checked. Bolek bet 1,200, and Shortell called. The first player folded. The river completed the board with the 
, and both Bolek and Shortell checked.
"You got it," announced Bolek.
Shortell then tabled the 
for a pair of aces, and Bolek mucked his hand.
Savill Folds Turn
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Sterling Savill raised to 450 from early position, a player in middle called, and Stephen Sindler called on the button. The flop came down 
, and Savill bet 800. The middle-position player called, and Sindler folded.
The turn was the 
, and Savill check-folded to a bet of 1,700 from his opponent.
Franklin Out
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
After getting crippled not too long ago, Ryan Franklin has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0