Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Matt Newcombe opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Cord Garcia announced that he was all in from the button for 875,000 total. Newcombe called.
Newcombe:
Garcia:
The board came down and Newcombe's ace-jack high was able to send Garcia packing. Garcia will collect $83,640 for his efforts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Newcombe |
4,100,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |
Cord Garcia | Busted |
Jay Merchant has been riding the short stack through what seems to be this entire tournament and he was able to score yet another double up here at the final table.
Aaron Massey made it 160,000 from the button and was called by Matt Newcombe from the small blind and Jay Merchant from the big.
The flop was and Newcombe checked. Merchant moved 220,000 to the middle and Massey threw his cards away. Newcombe announced all in and Merchant called for his tournament life:
Newcombe:
Merchant:
Merchant was ahead and needed to dodge a heart. He did exactly that on the turn and river. He's now sporting a stack of about 2,100,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Newcombe |
3,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Jay Merchant |
2,100,000
1,220,000
|
1,220,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peter Zhmutski |
4,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Andy Robinson |
4,400,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Aaron Massey |
4,100,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Matt Newcombe |
3,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Jay Merchant |
2,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Patricia Cardner |
1,600,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Matt Newcombe raised to 200,000 from the hijack and Patricia Cardner called from the button. The flop fell and Newcombe checked. Cardner fired 150,000 only to have Newcombe make it 335,000 to go. Cardner called.
The turn was the and they both checked. They both did so again on the river and Cardner showed . Newcombe mucked and Cardner took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Newcombe |
2,950,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Patricia Cardner |
2,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Aaron Massey opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Patricia Cardner called from the big blind.
The flop was and Cardner check-called a bet of 235,000 from Massey. The turn was the and Cardner once again check-called although the amount was slightly smaller--210,000.
They both checked the river and Massey showed for a pair of eights.
The very next hand Massey opened to 160,000 from the hijack. Cardner three-bet to 340,000 from the small blind and it folded back to Massey. Massey quickly moved all in and Cardner folded her cards. She is now down to about 1,300,000 while Massey has soared to 5,000,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Massey |
5,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Patricia Cardner |
1,300,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
The final 6 players are now on a 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andy Robinson |
4,720,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Aaron Massey |
4,475,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
Peter Zhmutski |
3,790,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Jay Merchant |
3,775,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Matt Newcombe |
2,915,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Patricia Cardner |
1,260,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Peter Zhmutski opened to 200,000 and was called by Aaron Massey from the button. The blinds folded and the paired flop of was shown. Zhmutski continued for 300,000 and Massey quickly moved out calling chips.
The turn was the and Zhmutski reduced this size of his bet by moving 200,000 into the middle. Massey called once again. The came on the river and Zhmutski bet 400,000. Massey took about twenty seconds before announcing a call.
"I have king-high," said Zhmutski.
"Show that shit!" replied Massey.
Zhmutski flipped over and Massey slapped on the table.
"He tried to bluff me," Massey announced, "But I got him!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Massey |
5,575,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Peter Zhmutski |
2,690,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |