Frank Vizza opened to 3,500 from middle position, a player in the big blind defended, and the flop fell . The player in the big blind checked, Vizza continued for 5,000, and his opponent check-raised to 12,200. Vizza called.
The turn was another eight - the - and the player in the big blind promptly fired 31,000. Vizza moved all in for less than a true raise, and the player called.
Showdown
Vizza
Opponent
Vizza's opponent was drawing dead, and Vizza is now up over 250,000 chips.
When we reached Table 67, the flop had already fallen . There were over 70,000 chips in the middle already, and Garry Gates was heads up with Joe "Black" Reddick. Gates had a small stack of grey T5,000 chips in front of him, and Reddick moved all in for effectively 90,000. Gates called.
A total of 250,000 chips were in the middle when the dealer burned and turned the . Reddick's outs to a three were now eliminated - only a diamond would secure the knockout.
The river was the , and Gates gave a hearty fist pump. The dealer counted down his stack to verify the amount, then sent a wave of chips his way.
A middle position player opened for 4,700 and Roland Israel called from the button. The blinds released and the flop came . Both players checked and the turn came . The two checked again and the river was .
Again, both players checked and the original raiser announced, "Ace high."
Israel shrugged and tabled and his opponent mucked.
We missed the preflop action but we arrived at the table as three players all tabled their hands. Bobby Bresner, and Eric Ladney were both all in and Josh Brikis called, having them both covered.
Brikis:
Bresner:
Ladney:
The board ran and Brikis knocked out two players and moved up to 126,000.
Three players saw a flop of including Roland Israel. One player was already all in, and another was battling Israel - who won this event in 2010 and reached the final table last far in 2011 - for a side pot. The two players checked.
The turn was the , and Israel called a 13,000-chip bet from his opponent. The completed the board, and Israel's opponent checked. Without much thought, Israel tossed out 25,000, and his opponent blurted, "Worst card in the deck!"
He mucked, and Israel tabled for Broadway. The all-in opponent mucked - he couldn't beat the nuts - and Israel raked in the pot.
The numbers have been verified and the prizepool information has been made official. A total of 641 entries created a prizepool of $932,655 that will pay out the top 72 finishers. A min-cash is worth $2,611 and a trip to the final table will guarantee players at least $17,888. The winner of the even will take home a handsome $191,194 for their efforts.
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. The player in the big blind checked, Vizza continued for 5,000, and his opponent check-raised to 12,200. Vizza called.
- and the player in the big blind promptly fired 31,000. Vizza moved all in for less than a true raise, and the player called.
. His opponent held 
and the board ran 
.
. Reddick's outs to a three were now eliminated - only a diamond would secure the knockout.
, and Gates gave a hearty fist pump. The dealer counted down his stack to verify the amount, then sent a wave of chips his way.
. The two checked again and the river was 
.
and his opponent mucked.
including Roland Israel. One player was already all in, and another was battling Israel - who won this event in 2010 and reached the final table last far in 2011 - for a side pot. The two players checked.
