Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
"What a cooler," we heard from across the room.
"Karate" Mike Santoro had an opponent all in and at risk, but his was trailing the player's on the flop. The turn and river came , respectively, and Santoro's opponent doubled.
"F***ing disgustingly gross," Santoro muttered as his opponent stacked his chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Santoro
|
25,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Alex Queen opened to 1050 from middle position, and the action folded to Sirous Jamshidi who called out of the small blind. The dealer fanned , and both players checked.
The turn was the , and Jamshidi checked again. Queen tossed out five purple T500 chips, and Jamshidi made the call.
The completed the board, and Jamshidi led out with a 3,050-chip bet. Queen tank-folded, and Jamshidi raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Queen |
85,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Sirous Jamshidi |
18,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
With the board reading , Garry Gates moved all in for 13,475 with around 9,000 in the middle. His opponent went into the tank for well over a minute, but eventually tossed his hand in the muck.
"I wish I had less chips," the gentleman told Gates.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Garry Gates |
23,000
1,700
|
1,700 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Halaska |
138,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Daniel Buzgon | 110,000 | |
Alex Queen |
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Abraham Araya |
48,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
Dwyte Pilgrim | 36,000 | |
|
||
Wendeen Eolis
|
34,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Paul Volpe |
32,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
Ari Engel |
26,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
Jared Jaffe |
26,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Anthony Gregg |
25,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Andy Frankenberger |
24,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
Aaron Massey | 24,000 | |
Garry Gates |
21,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Matthew Chang |
20,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Mike Sica |
19,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
Sirous Jamshidi | 18,000 | |
Luther Louis
|
16,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
John Cernuto |
14,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
||
Heather Sue Mercer |
13,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Chris Bigler | 7,000 | |
Jerry Monroe |
7,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Mike Leah |
6,300
-33,700
|
-33,700 |
|
Aaron Massey recently had a short-stacked opponent all in and at risk before the flop, and the hands looked like this:
Massey | |
Opponent |
The flop pushed Massey's opponent ahead with a pair of tens, and neither the turn () nor the river () improved Massey's hand. His opponent doubled to around 20,000, while Massey dropped below 17,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Massey |
16,150
-7,850
|
-7,850 |
We found Andy Frankenberger, an unknown player and Dwyte Pilgrim go to a flop of . All three players checked and the turn produced the . All three players checked again and the river came . Action checked to Pilgrim on the button and he bet 2,700.
The unknown player folded and Frankenberger paid to see Pilgrim's hand. Pilgrim turned up and Frankenberger mucked his hand.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Players are busting faster than tournament personnel can keep up with. With only a few minutest remaining in the day and the ability to jump in the 7 p.m. flight, short stacks are busting left and right.