One for Ebanks
On the flop, Arun C. bet 5,500, and World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Joe Ebanks made the call. The turn was the , and Arun checked. Ebanks bet 7,000, and Arun folded.
On the flop, Arun C. bet 5,500, and World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Joe Ebanks made the call. The turn was the , and Arun checked. Ebanks bet 7,000, and Arun folded.
Joe Ebanks raised to 5,500 from early position, then play folded over to Antonio Storno in the cutoff seat and he moved all in for 13,900. Jimmy Peters made the call of Storno's shove from the button, the blinds folded, and then Ebanks reshoved all in to put the pressure on Peters.
With roughly 64,000 in chips behind, Peters tank-folded. He later claimed to have pocket eights and said, "I knew I should have reraised." Ebanks showed the and Storno had a dominated .
The board ran out , and Storno was eliminated. With that pot, Ebanks moved to 240,000 in chips and now has the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe Ebanks |
240,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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Jimmy Peters
|
64,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Antonio Storno | Busted |
Last year's fourth-place finisher, Steve Karp, has been eliminated. He fell at the hands of Pieter S. There are now 20 players remaining.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steve Karp | Busted |
Last year's runner-up, Jesse Chinni, and Damien Simon have both been eliminated. They fell in a three-way all-in clash with Ryan Franklin that saw the latter come out on top.
Chinni held the , Simon had the , and Franklin the . The board ran out to give Franklin a full house and send Chinni and Simon out the door.
There are now 18 players remaining, and the field will redraw to two tables. The new seating assignments will be posted shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Franklin |
175,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Damien Simon
|
Busted | |
Jesse Chinni | Busted |
Table | Seat | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Hayden Fortini |
1 | 2 | Pieter S. |
1 | 3 | Vincenti Cham |
1 | 4 | Ryan Franklin |
1 | 5 | David Tuthill |
1 | 6 | Stephen Bokor |
1 | 7 | Andy Seth |
1 | 8 | Jimmy Peters |
1 | 9 | Robin K. |
2 | 1 | RJ Sullivan |
2 | 2 | Terry Plagenz |
2 | 3 | Sterling Savill |
2 | 4 | Eddie Kofler |
2 | 5 | Igor Merda |
2 | 6 | Joe Serock |
2 | 7 | Arun C. |
2 | 8 | Stephen Sindler |
2 | 9 | Joe Ebanks |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 300
The players are now onto the fourth level of the day. At the completion of this level, the remaining field will be on a one-hour dinner break.
Eddie Kofler, winner of the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series $500 Main Event for $33,952, has been eliminated in 18th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eddie Kofler
|
Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Sindler |
279,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Joe Ebanks |
234,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
Sterling Savill |
180,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Terry Plagenz
|
180,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
RJ Sullivan |
174,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Igor Merda |
86,000
-89,000
|
-89,000 |
Joe Serock |
60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Arun C.
|
44,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Joe Ebanks raised from middle position to kick off the action, and RJ Sullivan and Terry Plagenz called from the hijack seat and cutoff seat, respectively. Action the moved over to Day 1b chip leader Igor Merda in the small blind. He reraised all in for 85,800. Everyone folded, and Merda's squeeze made it through.