Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Darrell Hopkins |
700,000
-256,000
|
-256,000 |
Zach Kauffman |
655,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Nate Kogel |
575,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
Sebastian Tejada |
470,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
Jeff Heiberg |
460,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
David "ODB" Baker |
395,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
||
Joseph Cheong |
390,000
-121,000
|
-121,000 |
|
||
Scott Clements |
330,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
||
John Rosanky |
315,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Andrew Spradlin |
300,000
-500
|
-500 |
Andy Philachack |
245,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Noah Vaillancourt |
225,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Brandon Steven |
200,000
-108,000
|
-108,000 |
Robbie Beck |
200,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Rep Porter |
150,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Russell Ivy |
140,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
Pete Kaemmerlen |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Seneca Easley | Busted | |
Russell Floyd | Busted |
We arrived in time to find Steven Nguyen three-bet ship for 90,000 over an open to 22,000. Action folded to Thanh Chau in the blinds and he called the all-in raise. The original raiser folded and the hands were turned over.
Nguyen:
Chau:
Nguyen needed help heading to the flop to best Chau's aces. Unfortunately for Nguyen, the flop came down , giving him little hope for survival. The on the turn sealed Nguyen's fate and the finished off the board. He was eliminated from play and Chau boosted his stack to 320,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thanh Chau |
320,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Steve Vien Nguyen
|
Busted |
A player was all in and at risk before the flop for roughly 125,000 against Lynn Samples. The all-in player held and was looking good against Samples' .
That all changed on the flop, however, as hit the felt and paired Samples' ace. She now was in a dominating position and looked primed to score the knockout. Samples retained her lead through the on the turn and the on the river, allowing her to scoop the pot. This victory brought her stack up to about 550,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lynn Samples |
550,000
148,500
|
148,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Eyster |
880,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
Jonathan Gaviao |
740,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Austin Lewis |
635,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Kris Tong |
615,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Vasile Fabian | 610,000 | |
Khoa Nguyen |
555,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Darren Rabinowitz |
470,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
Webber Kang |
465,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
Rodeen Talebi |
360,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kevin Posey |
345,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Ronnie Pease | 330,000 | |
Ichiro Takahata |
215,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
W.C. Churchwell
|
195,000
-216,500
|
-216,500 |
Jeff Gibralter |
190,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
John Newcombe |
190,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
We arrived to find Bryan Campanello mid-tank against Alec Czitron. There was a significant pile of chips already in the center of the table and the completed board read . Campanello checked the river and Czitron moved all in for 185,000. Campanello had 176,000 in front of him, meaning this was a bet for the World Series of Poker bracelet winner's tournament life.
Campanello was in the tank for roughly three minutes before plopping chips past the betting line, signifying a call.
"Good call," said Czitron, rolling over .
Campanello showed for a higher two pair of aces and jacks. He was awarded the double up and now has around 590,000 in chips. Czitron, on the other hand, was left crippled at just 9,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryan Campanello |
590,000
496,500
|
496,500 |
|
||
Alec Czitron
|
Busted |
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Brandon Steven and Noah Vaillancourt saw a flop of in a raised pot. Steven checked the flop and Vaillancourt fired out a bet of 25,000. Steven came over the top with a check-raise to 70,000 and Vaillancourt stayed the course.
Fourth street was the and Steven slowed with a check. Vaillancourt knuckled the table in reply, allowing the to finish the board. Steven bet 122,000, sending Vaillancourt deep into the tank.
Roughly three minutes passed while Vaillancourt pondered his action.
"Sorry guys," he said to the table after a bit. All of the while, Steven quietly enjoyed a massage at the table.
Ultimately, Vaillancourt let it go and Steven pulled the pot. Steven now has about 665,000 to Vaillancourt's 220,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brandon Steven |
665,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
Noah Vaillancourt |
220,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
We found a short-stacked Gerome Pruitt all in and at risk before the flop with against Abdul Almagableh's .
The flop came , keeping Pruitt's ace-high out in front. The on the turn, however, spelled disaster for Pruitt as it paired Almagableh's jack and gave him the lead. The completed the board, ensuring that Almagableh would score the knockout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Abdul Almagableh |
450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Gerome Pruitt | Busted |